1981 Dan Fogelberg – The Innocent Age

Dan Fogelberg, Don Henley, Jerry Hey, Michael Brecker, Russ Kunkel, Tom Scott

The Innocent Age is an album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, 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” (no. 7), “Same Old Lang Syne” (no. 9), and “Leader of the Band” (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 includes his song “Times Like These”, from the 1980 Urban Cowboy soundtrack. Two of the prominent contributing vocalists are Joni Mitchell and Emmylou Harris.

Tracks

1 Nexus (Dan Fogelberg) 06:04
2 The Innocent Age (Dan Fogelberg) 04:12
3 The Sand And The Foam (Dan Fogelberg) 04:18
4 In The Passage (Dan Fogelberg) 06:34
5 Lost In The Sun (Dan Fogelberg) 03:57
6 Run For The Roses (Dan Fogelberg) 04:14
7 Leader Of The Band / Washington Post March (Dan Fogelberg; John Philip Sousa) 04:48
8 Same Old Lang Syne (Dan Fogelberg) 05:31
9 Stolen Moments (Dan Fogelberg) 03:12
10 The Lion’s Share (Dan Fogelberg) 05:12
11 Only The Heart May Know (Dan Fogelberg) 04:09
12 The Reach (Dan Fogelberg) 06:16
13 Aireshire Lament (Dan Fogelberg) 00:53
14 Times Like These (Dan Fogelberg) 03:17
15 Hard To Say (Dan Fogelberg) 04:01
16 Empty Cages (Dan Fogelberg; Mike Utley; Norbert Putnam; Russ Kunkel) 06:25
17 Ghosts (Dan Fogelberg) 07:15

Biography

Dan Fogelberg

Musicians

1 Nexus

Bass	Dan Fogelberg
Drums	Russ Kunkel
Drums	Don Alias
Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Acoustic Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Sitar	Dan Fogelberg
Piano	Dan Fogelberg
Congas	Don Alias
Cowbell	Don Alias
Guiro	Don Alias
Shaker	Don Alias
Percussion	Dan Fogelberg
Vocals	Joni Mitchell
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

2 The Innocent Age

Bass	Dan Fogelberg
Drums	Russ Kunkel
Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Acoustic Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Piano	Dan Fogelberg
Tambourine	Dan Fogelberg
Background Vocals	Richie Furay
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

3 The Sand And The Foam

Acoustic Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Cello	Jesse Ehrlich
Harp	Gayle Levant
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

4 In The Passage

Bass	Kenny Passarelli
Drums	Russ Kunkel
Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Electric Piano	Dan Fogelberg
Mini Moog	Dan Fogelberg
Organ	Mike Finnigan
Piano	Dan Fogelberg
Synthesizer	Dan Fogelberg
Cymbal	Russ Kunkel
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

5 Lost In The Sun

Bass	Kenny Passarelli
Drums	Russ Kunkel
Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Acoustic Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Organ	Mike Finnigan
Cowbell	Dan Fogelberg
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

6 Run For The Roses

Bass	Dan Fogelberg
Drums	Russ Kunkel
Pedal Steel Guitar	Al Perkins
Piano	Dan Fogelberg
Harmonica	Jimmie Fadden
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

7 Leader Of The Band / Washington Post March

Acoustic Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

8 Same Old Lang Syne

Bass	Dan Fogelberg
Drums	Russ Kunkel
Electric Piano	Dan Fogelberg
Piano	Dan Fogelberg
Sax	Michael Brecker
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

9 Stolen Moments

Bass	Norbert Putnam
Drums	Russ Kunkel
Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Acoustic Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Lap Steel	Dan Fogelberg
Tambourine	Marty Lewis
Percussion	Dan Fogelberg
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

10 The Lion’s Share

Bass	Kenny Passarelli
Drums	Russ Kunkel
Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Acoustic Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Organ	Mike Finnigan
Piano	Dan Fogelberg
Synthesizer	Dan Fogelberg
Sax	Michael Brecker
Background Vocals	Don Henley
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

11 Only The Heart May Know

Acoustic Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Pedal Steel Guitar	Al Perkins
Piano	Dan Fogelberg
Background Vocals	Emmylou Harris
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

12 The Reach

Bass	Norbert Putnam
Drums	Russ Kunkel
Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Acoustic Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Piano	Mike Utley
French Horn	David Duke
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Bells	Dan Fogelberg
Background Vocals	Michael Brewer
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

13 Aireshire Lament

Psaltery	Dan Fogelberg
Synthesizer	Dan Fogelberg
Harp	Gayle Levant
Violin	Sid Sharp
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

14 Times Like These

Bass	Dan Fogelberg
Drums	Russ Kunkel
Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Acoustic Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Piano	Dan Fogelberg
Percussion	Marty Lewis
Percussion	Dan Fogelberg
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

15 Hard To Say

Bass	Norbert Putnam
Drums	Russ Kunkel
Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Acoustic Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Electric Piano	Mike Utley
Sax	Tom Scott
Congas	Russ Kunkel
Timbales	Russ Kunkel
Background Vocals	Glenn Frey
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

16 Empty Cages

Bass	Norbert Putnam
Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Acoustic Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Electric Piano	Dan Fogelberg
Piano	Mike Utley
Congas	Joe Lala
Timbales	Joe Lala
Percussion	Dan Fogelberg
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

17 Ghosts

Bass	Kenny Passarelli
Drums	Russ Kunkel
Guitar	Dan Fogelberg
Electric Piano	Dan Fogelberg
Dulcimers	Dan Fogelberg
Piano	Dan Fogelberg
Vocals	Dan Fogelberg

Other Musicians

Choir – Heart Of Darkness Chorale (Track 1)
Choir – Sid’s Raiders, Members Of The UCLA Choir (Track 17)

Liner Notes

Producer – Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis
Arranged By – Lawrence Fogelberg (Track 7)
Arranged By (Brass) – Glen Spreen (Track 7)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Dan Fogelberg, Glen Spreen
Concertmaster – Sidney Sharp
Directed By – Marc Gottesman (Track 17)
Engineer – Marty Lewis
Mixed By – Marty Lewis

Art Direction, Design – John Kosh
Photography – Andy Katz, Dan Fogelberg

Mixed At Sunset Sound
Recorded At Northstar Studios, Boulder
Recorded At Rudy Records, Los Angeles
Recorded At Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Recorded At Record Plant, Sausalito
Recorded At Caribou Ranch
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