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For the song by Sawyer Brown, see Hard to Say (Sawyer Brown song).

1981 single by Dan Fogelberg
"Hard to Say"
side-A labelSide 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 Records
Songwriter(s)Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg singles chronology
"Same Old Lang Syne"
(1980)
"Hard to Say"
(1981)
"Leader of the Band"
(1981)

"Hard to Say" is the title of 1981 song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. It first appeared on Fogelberg's album The Innocent Age.

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

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles 16
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 7
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 2
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks 14
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1981) Rank
Canada 82
U.S. Cash Box 73

References

  1. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  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.

External links

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