The Innocent Age

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The Innocent Age
Sunset Sound (Los Angeles)
  • Record Plant (Sausalito)
    • GenreSoft rock
    Length80:01
    LabelFull Moon/Epic
    ProducerDan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis
    Dan Fogelberg chronology
    Phoenix
    (1979)     		The Innocent Age
    (1981)     		Greatest Hits
    (1982)
    Singles from The Innocent Age
    1. "Same Old Lang Syne"
      Released: 1980
    2. "Hard to Say"
      Released: 1981
    3. "Leader of the Band"
      Released: 1981
    4. "Run for the Roses"
      Released: 1982

    The Innocent Age is an album by American singer-songwriter

    Billboard adult contemporary chart
    , with "Leader of the Band" reaching number 1 on that chart.

    The album includes his song "Times Like These", from the 1980 Urban Cowboy soundtrack. Two of the prominent contributing vocalists are Joni Mitchell and Emmylou Harris.

    The Innocent Age drew its inspiration from Thomas Wolfe's major novel Of Time and the River. The Innocent Age was originally released as a 2-LP Vinyl set and later as a 2-disc CD set.

    Critical reception

    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[1]
    The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

    The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "banal and overblown."[2]

    Track listing

    All tracks written by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted.

    Disc 1
    No.TitleLength
    1."Nexus"6:04
    2."The Innocent Age"4:15
    3."The Sand and The Foam"4:19
    4."In The Passage"6:28
    5."Lost in the Sun"3:53
    6."
    UCLA Band)"
    		4:48
    8."Same Old Lang Syne"5:21
    Disc 2
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Stolen Moments" 3:12
    2."The Lion's Share" 5:10
    3."Only The Heart May Know" (duet with Emmylou Harris) 4:09
    4."The Reach" 6:30
    5."Aireshire Lament" 0:52
    6."Times Like These" (from the 1980 Urban Cowboy Soundtrack) 3:02
    7."Hard to Say" 4:00
    8."Empty Cages"Fogelberg, Russ Kunkel, Norbert Putnam, Michael Utley6:24
    9."Ghosts" 7:16

    Production

    Charts

    Album

    Chart (1982) Peak
    position
    U.S. Billboard 200 6
    Australia Albums Chart[3] 38
    Year End Chart (1982) Peak
    position
    U.S. Billboard 200 19[4]

    Singles

    Single Chart Position
    "Same Old Lang Syne" Adult Contemporary 8
    "Same Old Lang Syne" Pop Singles 9
    "Hard to Say" Adult Contemporary 2
    "Hard to Say" Pop Singles 7
    "Lost In The Sun" Mainstream Rock 45
    "Leader of the Band" Adult Contemporary 1
    "Leader of the Band" Pop Singles 9
    "Run for the Roses" Adult Contemporary 3
    "Run for the Roses" Pop Singles 18

    References

    1. ^ AllMusic review
    2. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 254, 255.
    3. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
      .
    4. ^ "Top BIllboard 200 Albums of 1982". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. January 2, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
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