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"
Released	March 1980[1]
Recorded	October 1979
Genre	Soft rock
Length	4:15 (album version) 3:20 (7" version)
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Dan Fogelberg
Producer(s)	Dan Fogelberg, Norbert Putnam, Marty Lewis
Dan Fogelberg singles chronology
"Longer" (1979) "Heart Hotels" (1980) "Same Old Lang Syne" (1980)

Background

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

Personnel

• Dan Fogelberg – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Prophet 5, electric and acoustic pianos, orchestral arrangements
• Russ Kunkel – congas
• Jody Linscott – conductor
• Andy Newmark – drums
• Norbert Putnam – bass guitar
• Tom Scott – saxophone, lyricon
• Sid Sharp – concertmaster
• Glen Spreen – orchestral arrangements

Weekly charts

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.

Chart (1980)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	21
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[2]	3
Canada RPM 100	81