| "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | ||||
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| Single by Chicago | ||||
| from the album Chicago 16 | ||||
| B-side | "Sonny Think Twice" | |||
| Released | 17 May 1982 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock[1][2] | |||
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| Label | Full Moon, Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Cetera, David Foster | |||
| Producer(s) | David Foster | |||
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| "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" on YouTube | ||||
"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" is a 1982 power ballad by American rock band Chicago. It was written by bassist Peter Cetera, who also sang the lead vocals on the track, and producer David Foster.[3] It was released on May 17, 1982, as the lead single from the album Chicago 16. On September 11 of that year, it reached No. 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.[4][5] It was the group's second No. 1 single.[6] It was their first top 50 hit since "No Tell Lover" in 1978 and it spent twelve weeks in the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100.[7][8] The single was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal,[9] and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in September of the same year.[10] Songwriter Cetera, a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), won an ASCAP Pop Music Award for the song in the category, Most Performed Songs.[11]
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- ^ Go, Justin (February 1, 2012). "Jazz-rock-fusion group Chicago reflects on a 45-year career". National Post. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ Chicago 16 (audio CD liner notes). Rhino Entertainment Company. 2006. R2 74090.
This album was first issued as Full Moon/Warner Bros. #23689 (5/26/82)
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- ^ Grein, Paul (January 19, 1985). "Chart Beat: Springsteen's 'U.S.A.' returns to the top following Purple Reign". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 3. New York, NY: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 6. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
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- ^ "Chicago". GRAMMY.com. May 14, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA: Artists: Chicago". RIAA. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ Dobrin, Gregory (May 19, 1984). "ASCAP Celebrates 70th Anniversary With First Pop Awards Dinner, Gala" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLVI, no. 50. George Albert. pp. 14, 29. Retrieved March 5, 2019 – via AmericanRadioHistory.com.