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The Innocent Age is the seventh album by American singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). It was also one of his most successful albums; three of his four Top 10 singles on the Billboard pop chart ("Hard to Say" (#7), "Same Old Lang Syne" (#9), and "Leader of the Band" (#9)) were from this album, as well as another Top 20 single in "Run for the Roses" (#18). All four also reached the Top 10 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, with "Leader of the Band" reaching Number 1 on that chart.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted.
Disc One:
- Nexus – 6:04
- The Innocent Age – 4:15
- The Sand and the Foam – 4:19
- In the Passage – 6:28
- Lost in the Sun – 3:53
- Run for the Roses – 4:18
- Leader of the Band (concludes with an excerpt from "The Washington Post" march arranged by Laurence Fogelberg, performed by the UCLA Band) – 4:48
- Same Old Lang Syne – 5:21
Disc Two:
- Stolen Moments – 3:12
- The Lion's Share – 5:10
- Only the Heart May Know – 4:09
- The Reach – 6:30
- Aireshire Lament – 0:52
- Times Like These – 3:02
- Hard to Say – 4:00
- Empty Cages (Fogelberg, Russ Kunkel, Norbert Putnam, Mike Utley) – 6:24
- Ghosts – 7:16
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Production
- Producers: Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis
- Engineer: Marty Lewis
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1981 |
Pop Albums |
6 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1980 |
"Same Old Lang Syne" |
Adult Contemporary |
8 |
| 1980 |
"Same Old Lang Syne" |
Pop Singles |
9 |
| 1981 |
"Hard to Say" |
Adult Contemporary |
2 |
| 1981 |
"Hard to Say" |
Pop Singles |
7 |
| 1981 |
"Lost In The Sun" |
Mainstream Rock |
45 |
| 1982 |
"Leader of the Band" |
Adult Contemporary |
1 |
| 1982 |
"Leader of the Band" |
Pop Singles |
9 |
| 1982 |
"Run for the Roses" |
Adult Contemporary |
3 |
| 1982 |
"Run for the Roses" |
Pop Singles |
18 |
