Hard to Say

"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 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 a popular song from 1981 written and performed by the American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. The song first 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.

  1. ^ a b Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)