The Innocent Age
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" (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 also 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.