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| "Leader of the Band" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Dan Fogelberg | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Times Like These" | |||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Pop, Pop-Folk | |||
| Length | 4:21 | |||
| Label | Full Moon Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Dan Fogelberg | |||
| Producer | Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis | |||
| Dan Fogelberg singles chronology | ||||
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"Leader of the Band" is a song written by Dan Fogelberg from his 1981 album The Innocent Age. The song was written as a tribute to his father Lawrence Fogelberg, a musician and the leader of a band, who was still alive at the time the song was released.[1] Lawrence died in August 1982.
Released as a single at the end of 1981, the tribute peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[2] in March 1982.[3] It became Fogelberg's second #1 song on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, following his 1980 hit "Longer".[4]
Lucie Arnaz performs a version of the song as a tribute to her late father, Desi Arnaz.
It was used in a montage at the end of the 1985 CART season, in tribute to the Unser racing family.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Dan Fogelberg Official Website Frequently Asked Questions (As answered in 2003)". 2003. http://www.danfogelberg.com/faqs.html. Retrieved 2010-07-11. ""Leader of the Band" was written for my father Lawrence Fogelberg who was a musician, educator, and band leader. I was so gratified that I was able to give him that song before he passed on."
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996)
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=SCQEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#v=onepage&q&f=false The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
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