Hard to Say I'm Sorry by Chicago
Artist: Chicago Weeks at #1: 2 weeks Chart dates: September 11, 1982 – September 18, 1982
About
“Hard to Say I’m Sorry/Get Away” was written by bassist/vocalist Peter Cetera and producer David Foster and included in the unsuccessful 1982 film Summer Lovers. But the song itself was very successful. Their first single for Full Moon/Warner (after being dropped by Columbia), the song hit number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1982 – their second of three US chart-toppers. It was also a top 10 song in several countries including Austria, Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and the UK. The album version ended with a second song called “Get Away,” which was closer to the older horn-driven Chicago sound. In 1997, the R&B group Az Yet had international success with their recording of “Hard To Say I’m Sorry”, featuring Cetera. It reached the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, the US and UK.
