- Leader of the Band
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Name = Leader of the Band
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Artist =Dan Fogelberg
Album =The Innocent Age
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Released = 1981
Format = 7" (45 rpm)
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Genre =Adult contemporary , Pop
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Label = Full Moon Records
Writer = Dan Fogelberg
Producer = Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis
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Last single = "Hard to Say"
This single = "Leader of the Band"
Next single = "Run for the Roses"
Misc ="Leader of the Band" is a
song written byDan Fogelberg in tribute to his musician father.The song first appeared in the album "
The Innocent Age ", released in October 1981. Released as a single at the end of the year, it did quite well, climbing to number 9 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. [Whitburn, Joel (1996). "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits", 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)] It became Fogelberg's second #1 song on the "Billboard" adult contemporary chart, following his 1980 hit "Longer ". [Hyatt, Wesley (1999). "The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits" (Billboard Publications)]Lucie Arnaz performs a version of the song as a tribute to her late father,Desi Arnaz .References
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