It's Sad to Belong
| "It's Sad to Belong" | ||||
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| Single by England Dan & John Ford Coley | ||||
| from the album Dowdy Ferry Road | ||||
| B-side | "The Time Has Come" | |||
| Released | April 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
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| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | Big Tree Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Randy Goodrum | |||
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| England Dan & John Ford Coley singles chronology | ||||
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| "It's Sad to Belong" on YouTube | ||||
"It's Sad to Belong" is a song written by Randy Goodrum and performed by England Dan & John Ford Coley on their 1977 album, Dowdy Ferry Road. Called a "timeless classic", it peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the easy listening chart. It was one of the earlier pop hits in Goodrum's career.
"It's Sad to Belong" was released in May 1977 through Big Tree Records, with the b-side "The Time Has Come". It became one of "a string of hit singles" that England Dan & John Ford Coley had in the mid-1970s.
The song topped the adult contemporary (then called "easy listening") chart for five consecutive weeks from June 25 to July 23. It also appeared on the top 40 "rack singles" list on June 7. On December 24, it ranked #3 on Billboard's end-of-the-year easy listening chart.