Frankie_Violet01 - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
Frankie_Violet01
Feb 17, 2025 11:46pm
<p><strong style="background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: rgb(78, 78, 78);">Take 2. Recorded on 2 full steps down!</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">"</span><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">Hard to Say I'm Sorry" is a 1982 </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_ballad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>power ballad</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"> by American </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>rock</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"> band </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>Chicago</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">. It was written by bassist </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cetera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>Peter Cetera</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">, who also sang the </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_vocalist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>lead vocals</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"> on the track, and producer </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>David Foster</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_to_Say_I%27m_Sorry#cite_note-16_Rhino_liner_notes-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>[3]</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"> It was released on May 17, 1982, as the lead single from the album </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_16" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong><em>Chicago 16</em></strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">. On September 11 of that year, it reached No. 1 for two weeks on the </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_to_Say_I%27m_Sorry#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>[4]</strong></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_to_Say_I%27m_Sorry#cite_note-AM1-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>[5]</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"> It was the group's second No. 1 single.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_to_Say_I%27m_Sorry#cite_note-Grein_Jan19_1985-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>[6]</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"> It was their first top 50 hit since "</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Tell_Lover" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>No Tell Lover</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">" in 1978 and it spent twelve weeks in the top 5 of the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_to_Say_I%27m_Sorry#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>[7]</strong></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_to_Say_I%27m_Sorry#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>[8]</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"> The single was nominated for a </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>Grammy Award</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"> for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal,</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_to_Say_I%27m_Sorry#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>[9]</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"> and was certified gold by the </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America_(RIAA)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"> in September of the same year.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_to_Say_I%27m_Sorry#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>[10]</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"> Songwriter Cetera, a member of the </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"> (ASCAP), won an ASCAP Pop Music Award for the song in the category, Most Performed Songs.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_to_Say_I%27m_Sorry#cite_note-ASCAP84-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: blue; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"><strong>[11]</strong></a></p>