It's Sad to Belong

"It's Sad to Belong"
Single by England Dan & John Ford Coley
from the album Dowdy Ferry Road
B-side"The Time Has Come"
ReleasedApril 1977
Recorded1976
Genre
Length2:54
LabelBig Tree Records
Songwriter(s)Randy Goodrum
Producer(s)
England Dan & John Ford Coley singles chronology
"Nights Are Forever Without You"
(1976) 		"It's Sad to Belong"
(1977) 		"Gone Too Far"
(1977)
Audio
"It's Sad to Belong" on YouTube

"It's Sad to Belong" is a song written by Randy Goodrum and performed by England Dan & John Ford Coley on their 1977 album, Dowdy Ferry Road. Called a "timeless classic",[1] it peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the easy listening chart.[2] It was one of the earlier pop hits in Goodrum's career.[3]

"It's Sad to Belong" was released in May 1977[4] through Big Tree Records, with the b-side "The Time Has Come".[5] It became one of "a string of hit singles" that England Dan & John Ford Coley had in the mid-1970s.[6][7]

The song topped the adult contemporary (then called "easy listening") chart for five consecutive weeks from June 25 to July 23.[8][9] It also appeared on the top 40 "rack singles" list on June 7.[10] On December 24, it ranked #3 on Billboard's end-of-the-year easy listening chart.[11]

  1. ^ Martinez-Belen, Crispina. "MYMP's pre-Valentine show". mb.com.ph, February 11, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 86.
  3. ^ Minting, Will. "Jay Graydon & Randy Goodrum interview, October 2008". ejazznews.com, November 1, 2008. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  4. ^ Nite, Norm N. Rock On: The Modern Years: 1964 - Present, Volume 2 (Crowell, 1980), p. 152.
  5. ^ Koenig, John. Goldmine Records & Prices (Krause Pubns Inc, 2006).
  6. ^ "Dan Seals to perform Friday". The Sumter Daily Item, November 16, 1985, p. 128.
  7. ^ "Singer at Doniphan". The Southeast Missourian, May 28, 1986, p. 2.
  8. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications).
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (Billboard Books, 2000), p. 214.
  10. ^ Billboard, June 18, 1977.
  11. ^ Billboard, December 24, 1977.