Like a Sad Song

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"Like a Sad Song" is a song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter John Denver, released as a single from his 1976 album, Spirit. Although it only reached No.36 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, "Like a Sad Song" became Denver's eighth single to reach No.1 on the easy listening chart within the span of three years.

"Like a Sad Song"
Single by John Denver
from the album Spirit
B-side"Pegasus"
ReleasedAugust 1976
GenreCountry pop
Length3:41
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)John Denver
Producer(s)Milton Okun
John Denver singles chronology
"It Makes Me Giggle"
(1976)
"Like a Sad Song"
(1976)
"Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight"
(1976)

Cash Box said that "Denver handles the ballad on acoustic guitar with sensitive string backing."[1] Record World called it "a soft spoken love song" in which "[Denver's] vocal grabs your attention and holds on until the song's end."[2]

Chart performance

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles 63
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 36
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 34

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 4, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 4, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  • Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)