"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.
| "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 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Diane Warren | |||
| Producer(s) | Daryl Simmons | |||
| For Real singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Saddest Song I Ever Heard" on YouTube | ||||
Sony BMG released the video to YouTube in 2007, since the video has received nearly 350,000 views as of October 2009.[4]
Personnel
editInformation 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
edit| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 65 |
References
edit- ^ "Billboard". 1997-05-24.
- ^ "Billboard". 1997-05-31.
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/for-real/chart-history/
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "Free Credits at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.