Heart Hotels

"Heart Hotels" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. The song appears on Fogelberg's 1979 album Phoenix. It was the second of two single releases from the LP.

"Heart Hotels"
Single by Dan Fogelberg
from the album Phoenix
B-side"Beggar's Game"
ReleasedMarch 1980[1]
RecordedOctober 1979
GenreSoft rock
Length4:15
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Dan Fogelberg
Producer(s)Dan Fogelberg, Norbert Putnam, Morty Lewis
Dan Fogelberg singles chronology
"Longer"
(1979)
"Heart Hotels"
(1980)
"Same Old Lang Syne"
(1980)

In the spring of 1980, the song peaked at #21 in the U.S. and #3 on Billboard magazine's Adult Contemporary chart. It was a lesser hit in Canada.

"Heart Hotels" is a metaphor for protracted loneliness, bordering on despair. The song features a Lyricon solo by acclaimed session musician Tom Scott.

Weekly charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 21
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 3
Canada RPM 100 81

References

  1. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X


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