Like a Sad Song

"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.

Cash Box said that "Denver handles the ballad on acoustic guitar with sensitive string backing." 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."

Chart performance Chart (1976)PeakpositionCanadian RPM Top Singles63Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary4Canadian RPM Country Tracks8U.S. Billboard Hot 10036U.S. Billboard Easy Listening1U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles34

See also List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)

References

Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)