''The Innocent Age'' is the seventh album by American singer-songwriter

Dan Fogelberg Daniel Grayling Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his 1970s and 1980s songs, including "Longer" (1979), "Same Old Lang Syne" (1980), and " ...

, released in 1981. It was also one of his most successful albums; three of his four Top 10 singles on the ''Billboard'' pop chart ("

Hard to Say "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 surg ...

" (no. 7), "

Same Old Lang Syne "Same Old Lang Syne" is a song written and sung by Dan Fogelberg released as a single in 1980. It was also included on his 1981 album ''The Innocent Age''. The song is an autobiographical narrative ballad told in the first person and tells the sto ...

" (no. 9), and "

Leader of the Band "Leader of the Band" is a song written by Dan Fogelberg from his 1981 album ''The Innocent Age''. The song was written as a tribute to his father, Lawrence Fogelberg, a musician and the leader of a band, who was still alive at the time the song wa ...

" (no. 9) were from this album, as well as another Top 20 single in " Run for the Roses" (no. 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. The album also includes his song "Times Like These" from the 1980 ''

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'' soundtrack. Two of the prominent contributing vocalists are

Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...

and

Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including ...

. ''The Innocent Age'' drew its inspiration from

Thomas Wolfe Thomas Clayton Wolfe (October 3, 1900 – September 15, 1938) was an American novelist of the early 20th century. Wolfe wrote four lengthy novels as well as many short stories, dramatic works, and novellas. He is known for mixing highly origin ...

's major novel ''

Of Time and the River ''Of Time and the River'' (subtitled ''A Legend of Man's Hunger in his Youth'') is a 1935 novel by American author Thomas Wolfe. It is a fictionalized autobiography, using the name Eugene Gant for Wolfe's, detailing the protagonist's early and ...

.'' ''The Innocent Age'' was originally released as a 2-LP Vinyl set and later as a 2-disc CD set.

Track listing

Production

* Producers – Dan Fogelberg and Marty Lewis * Engineer – Marty Lewis *Recorded at Northstar Studios (Boulder, CO);

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(Nederland, CO); Rudy Records and

Wally Heider Studios Wally Heider Studios was a recording studio founded in San Francisco in 1969 by recording engineer and studio owner Wally Heider. Between 1969 and 1980, numerous notable artists recorded at the studios, including Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jeff ...

(Hollywood, CA);

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(Los Angeles, CA);

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(Sausalito, CA). * Mixed at Sunset Sound * Cover Design – Kosh * Cover Photography – Dan Fogelberg and Andy Katz * Liner Photography – Andy Katz * Liner Notes – David Awells * Text – Thomas Wolfe

Charts

Album

Singles

References

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