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1982 single by Chicago

"Hard to Say I'm Lamentable"
Hard To Say I´m Sorry Single cover.jpg

Artwork for Italian release

Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago sixteen
B-side "Sonny Remember Twice"
Released May 16, 1982 (1982-05-16)
Genre Soft rock[i] [ii]
Length
  • v:06 (album version, with "Get Away")
  • three:42 (unmarried version)
Characterization Full Moon, Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Peter Cetera, David Foster
Producer(s) David Foster
Chicago singles chronology
"Vocal for Y'all"
(1980)
"Difficult to Say I'1000 Sorry"
(1982)
"Love Me Tomorrow"
(1982)
Music video
"Hard to Say I'm Sad" on YouTube

"Difficult to Say I'g Sorry" is a power ballad written by bassist Peter Cetera, who also sang lead on the track, and producer David Foster,[3] for the group Chicago. Information technology was released on May 16, 1982, equally the lead single from the album Chicago 16. On September 11 information technology reached No. 1 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.[iv] [five] It was the group's second No. 1 single.[six] It was their get-go acme 50 hit since "No Tell Lover" in 1978 and it spent twelve weeks in the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100.[vii] [8] The unmarried was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Operation by a Duo or Group with Vocal,[nine] and was certified Gold by the Recording Manufacture Association of America (RIAA) in September of the same year.[ten] Songwriter Cetera, a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), won an ASCAP Pop Music Award for the vocal in the category, Most Performed Songs.[11]

History [edit]

The song, as well as the album on which it is featured, was a marked departure from Chicago's traditional soft stone, horn-driven sound, taking on a polished and modern feel. With minimal horns, the track instead featured more layered synthesizers and heavier distorted guitar in a 1980s power ballad styling. A second motion of the song, "Go Away", does prominently feature the Chicago horns, and it was co-written past Robert Lamm.[12]

Deviating from Chicago's do of having mostly band members playing on their albums, "Difficult to Say I'm Deplorable" featured several session musicians. The song featured producer David Foster on the pianoforte, as well as iii members of the American stone band Toto, including Steve Lukather on guitar and David Paich and Steve Porcaro both contributing synthesizers. The song'due south vocals were performed by Peter Cetera. The only other member of Chicago besides Cetera that played on the track was drummer Danny Seraphine.[ commendation needed ]

The song was also featured as the ending theme in the picture show and soundtrack for Summer Lovers,[13] a 1982 motion-picture show written and directed by Randal Kleiser, starring Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah and Valerie Quennessen, and filmed on location on the island of Santorini, Greece.[14]

Music video [edit]

Chicago fabricated a music video for the song. According to Cetera, the videos for "Hard to Say I'chiliad Pitiful" and "Honey Me Tomorrow" were shot on the same mean solar day.[15] The band appears in a black colored room with diamonds on the wall.

Personnel [edit]

  • Peter Cetera – atomic number 82 and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • David Foster – audio-visual piano, Minimoog bass
  • Steve Lukather – guitar
  • David Paich – synthesizers
  • Steve Porcaro – synthesizers, synthesizers programming
  • Danny Seraphine – drums
  • Strings arranged by Peter Cetera, David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock

Nautical chart performance [edit]

Certifications and sales [edit]

Az However version [edit]

"Hard to Say I'm Distressing"
Hard to Say I'm Sorry by Az Yet.jpg
Single by Az Still featuring Peter Cetera
from the album Az Yet
Released Feb 3, 1997 (1997-02-03)
Genre R&B
Length three:17
Label
  • LaFace
  • Arista
Songwriter(s) Peter Cetera and David Foster
Producer(due south) Babyface
Az Notwithstanding singles chronology
"Concluding Night"
(1996)
"Hard to Say I'thou Sorry"
(1997)
"Y'all're the Inspiration"
(1997)
Music video
"Hard to Say I'thou Sorry" on YouTube

American R&B group Az Yet included a cover version on their cocky-titled debut album (1996). The song, released every bit a single on February 3, 1997, was produced by Babyface.[37] A remix by David Foster[38] features vocals from Peter Cetera.[38] [39] Foster won a BMI Pop Award for this version.[40] The song peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart and number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.[41] It reached platinum status[42] and was nominated for a Grammy Award for All-time Operation by an R&B Grouping or Duo with Vocal.[43] [44]

Track list [edit]

CD-single

  1. "Hard to Say I'k Sorry" (David Foster Remix featuring Peter Cetera) 3:18
  2. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Anthology Version) 3:xiv
  3. "Hard to Say I'chiliad Distressing" (Acappella) 3:xiv
  4. "Difficult to Say I'grand Pitiful" (Hunt Extended Mix) 5:14

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

Release history [edit]

Other cover versions [edit]

  • In 1982, The Three Degrees covered the song on "Album of Dearest".[seventy]
  • In 2003, the Canadian boy ring b4-4 recorded a comprehend version included as a bonus track on the "limited edition" of their second anthology In Your Face up.[ commendation needed ]
  • In 2007, Irish male child ring Westlife covered the song on the B-side to their single "Domicile" from the band's seventh UK #1 album Back Home. The vocal charted itself without existence properly released as a single.[ citation needed ]
  • In 2008, Barry Manilow covered the song on his album The Greatest Songs of the Eighties.
  • In 2015, state music star Tim McGraw released a "behind-the-scenes" video of him and his band performing "Hard to Say I'm Deplorable" as a warm-up for his testify in Chicago. At the cease of the song he turns to the photographic camera and says, "Hello, Chicago."[71]
  • After interviewing Peter Cetera while he was in Lucerne, Switzerland to perform at the Retro Festival in 2016, Swiss interviewer and musician, Phil Dankner, performed the vocal for Cetera.[72] [73]
  • In Jan 2017, Roger Federer tweeted a video of him singing the song with fellow professional person tennis players, Tommy Haas and Grigor Dimitrov, with David Foster at the piano, while at the Australian Open. Haas is the son-in-law of Foster.[74]

Sampling [edit]

  • German Eurodance group Aquagen sampled the verses of the song (omitting the chorus) on their song with the same title, from the 2002 album Weekender.

See as well [edit]

  • Listing of RPM number-ane singles of 1982
  • List of number-one hits of 1982 (Switzerland)
  • List of Hot 100 number-i singles of 1982 (U.South.)
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1982 (U.S.)

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