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Hard to Say

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"Hard to Say"
side-A label
Side A of the US single
Single by Dan Fogelberg
from the album The Innocent Age
B-side"The Innocent Age"
ReleasedAugust 1981
GenrePop
Length4:00
LabelFull Moon
SongwriterDan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg singles chronology
"Same Old Lang Syne"
(1980)
"Hard to Say"
(1981)
"Leader of the Band"
(1981)

"Hard to Say" is a song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. Released as a single in 1981, it appeared on Fogelberg's album The Innocent Age.

Fogelberg wrote the song while recovering from surgery.[1] The song features backing vocals by singer Glenn Frey of the Eagles.[2] The song became Fogelberg's third Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart when it peaked at No. 7 in October 1981.[2] It also spent three weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[1] It became his greatest hit in Canada, where it peaked at No. 16 Pop and No. 1 AC.

Chart performance

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References

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  1. 1 2 Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  2. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  3. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks, October 3, 1981
  4. "Cash Box Top 100 11/07/81".
  5. "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  6. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1981". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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