The Saddest Song I Ever Heard
| "The Saddest Song I Ever Heard" | |||||||
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| Single by For Real | |||||||
| from the album Free | |||||||
| B-side | Free | ||||||
| Released | February 22, 1997 | ||||||
| Format | CD single, Cassette single, 7" vinyl | ||||||
| Recorded | 1996 | ||||||
| Genre | R&B | ||||||
| Label | Arista | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Diane Warren | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Daryl Simmons | ||||||
| For Real singles chronology | |||||||
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"The Saddest Song I Ever Heard" is the title of a R&B single by For Real. Written by Diane Warren.[1][2] "The Saddest Song I Ever Heard" spent eight weeks on the US singles chart.[3] The song would be covered two years later by Australian girl group Cherry. Their version, released with the shortened title "Saddest Song", peaked at #46 in Australia.
Sony BMG released the video to YouTube in 2007, since the video has received nearly 350,000 views as of October 2009.[4]
Personnel
Information taken from Discogs.[5]
- Latanyia Baldwin, Necia Bray, Josina Elder, Wendi Williams : lead and background vocals
- Diane Warren : writer
- Daryl Simmons : producer, keyboards and programming
- Vance Taylor : piano
- Ronnie Garrett : bass
- Thom "TK" Kidd : recording engineer
- Jon Gass : mixing engineer
- Mike Alvord, Kevin Lively, Alex Lowe : assistant engineers
Chart positions
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 65 |
References
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=fA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45&dq=%22THE+SADDEST+SONG+i+EVER+HEARD%22#v=onepage&q=%22THE%20SADDEST%20SONG%20i%20EVER%20HEARD%22&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=YQ8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42&dq=%22THE+SADDEST+SONG+i+EVER+HEARD%22#v=onepage&q=%22THE%20SADDEST%20SONG%20i%20EVER%20HEARD%22&f=false
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/302291/real/chart
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSS8z9g06fM
- ↑ "Free Credits at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
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