It Hurts to Be in Love is the fourth studio album from American singer and songwriter Dan Hartman, released by Blue Sky in 1981.

[3] The album was recorded at the Schoolhouse (Hartman's own home studio in Connecticut), mixed at Power Station and mastered at Sterling Sound.

[8] In a Blue Sky press release, Hartman spoke of the album: "I felt it was time to do the things that were truly me.

My music is spontaneous and provides an outlet for emotional release and expression, while my studio allows me to write, arrange and record my own songs within that same space.

"[9] Upon release, Billboard commented: "Hartman returns to his roots here; that is to the music of the mid '60s.

"[12] People wrote: "This effort shows an eclectic taste that ranges from sensitive, James Taylorish ballads to rhythmic rockers.