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"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 number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, "Like a Sad Song" became Denver's eighth single to reach number one on the easy listening chart within the span of three years.

"Like a Sad Song"
Single by John Denver
from the album Spirit
B-side	"Pegasus"
Released	August 1976
Genre	Country pop
Length	3:41
Label	RCA Records
Songwriter(s)	John Denver
Producer(s)	Milton Okun
John Denver singles chronology
"It Makes Me Giggle" (1976) "Like a Sad Song" (1976) "Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight" (1976)

Cash Box said that "Denver handles the ballad on acoustic guitar with sensitive string backing."[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles	63
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	36
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	34

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)

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