I'm Sorry (John Denver song)
"I'm Sorry" | ||||
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Single by John Denver | ||||
from the album Windsong | ||||
B-side | "Calypso" | |||
Released | July 1975 (US) | |||
Recorded | 1975 | |||
Genre | Folk, country, pop | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Denver | |||
Producer(s) | Milton Okun | |||
John Denver singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Sorry" is a song written and recorded by American country-folk singer-songwriter John Denver. Released in 1975, it was his final number-one pop hit released during his career.
Chart performance[]
The song, which is an apology for forsaken love,[1] "I'm Sorry" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 27, 1975, as well as reaching number one on the Easy Listening chart.[2] Six weeks after topping the pop chart, the song was Denver's third and final number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[3]
The flip side of "I'm Sorry" was "Calypso", and, like its A-side, enjoyed substantial radio airplay on Top 40 stations.
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 1 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 4 |
South Africa (Springbok)[5] | 8 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
All-time charts[]
Chart (1958–2018) | Position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 242 |
References[]
- ^ Heibutzki, Ralph. Review of Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 by John Denver. Allmusic.com.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 76.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 103.
- ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. October 1, 1975. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965 – March 1989". Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1975 singles
- John Denver songs
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- Cashbox number-one singles
- RCA Records singles
- RPM Top Singles number-one singles
- Songs written by John Denver
- Song recordings produced by Milt Okun
- Torch songs
- 1975 songs
- 1970s country song stubs