The Innocent Age

The Innocent Age is an album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1981. It was 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 includes his song "Times Like These", from the 1980 Urban Cowboy soundtrack. Two of the prominent contributing vocalists are Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Glenn Frey and Don Henley.

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.

Critical reception
The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "banal and overblown."

Track listing
All tracks written by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted.

Production

 * Producers – Dan Fogelberg and Marty Lewis
 * Engineer – Marty Lewis
 * Recorded at Northstar Studios (Boulder, CO); Caribou Ranch (Nederland, CO); Rudy Records and Wally Heider Studios (Hollywood, CA); Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Record Plant (Sausalito, CA).
 * Mixed at Sunset Sound
 * Cover Design – Kosh
 * Cover Photography – Dan Fogelberg and Andy Katz
 * Liner Photography – Andy Katz
 * Liner Notes – David Awells
 * Text – Thomas Wolfe