I'm Sorry (John Denver song)

"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, 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
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	4

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.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "The Proud One" by The Osmonds	Billboard Easy Listening Singles number-one single September 20, 1975 - September 27, 1975 (two weeks)	Succeeded by "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady" by Helen Reddy
Preceded by "Fame" by David Bowie	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single September 27, 1975 (one week)	Succeeded by "Fame" by David Bowie
Preceded by "(Turn Out the Lights And) Love Me Tonight" by Don Williams	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single November 8, 1975 (one week)	Succeeded by "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"/"Bob Wills Is Still the King" by Waylon Jennings

John Denver

Studio albums	John Denver Sings Rhymes & Reasons Take Me to Tomorrow Whose Garden Was This Poems, Prayers & Promises Aerie Rocky Mountain High Farewell Andromeda Back Home Again Windsong Spirit I Want to Live John Denver Autograph Some Days Are Diamonds Seasons of the Heart It's About Time Dreamland Express One World Higher Ground Earth Songs The Flower That Shattered the Stone Different Directions All Aboard! Love Again

Live albums	An Evening with John Denver Christmas in Concert

Specialty albums	Rocky Mountain Christmas A Christmas Together Rocky Mountain Holiday Christmas, Like a Lullaby Forever, John

Compilation albums	John Denver's Greatest Hits John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 The Very Best of John Denver John Denver: A Portrait The John Denver Collection Something to Sing About 16 Biggest Hits

Tribute albums	The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver

Singles	"Take Me Home, Country Roads" "Rocky Mountain High" "Sunshine on My Shoulders" "Annie's Song" "Back Home Again" "Sweet Surrender" "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" "I'm Sorry" "Calypso" "Fly Away" "Looking for Space" "Like a Sad Song" "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)" "The Cowboy and the Lady" "Perhaps Love" "Shanghai Breezes" "Dreamland Express" "And So It Goes"

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