Hard Habit to Break - wikipedia Hard Habit to Break `` Hard Habit to Break '' Single by Chicago from the album Chicago 17 B - side `` Remember The Feeling '' Released July 2, 1984 ( 1984 - 07 - 02 ) Recorded 1983 -- 1984 Genre Soft rock Length 4 : 44 Label Full Moon / Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) Steve Kipner, John Lewis Parker Producer ( s ) David Foster Chicago singles chronology `` Stay the Night '' ( 1984 ) `` Hard Habit to Break '' ( 1984 ) `` You 're the Inspiration '' ( 1984 ) `` Stay the Night '' ( 1984 ) `` Hard Habit to Break '' ( 1984 ) `` You 're the Inspiration '' ( 1984 ) `` Hard Habit to Break '' is a song written by Steve Kipner and John Lewis Parker, produced and arranged by David Foster and recorded by the group Chicago for their 1984 album Chicago 17, with Bill Champlin and Peter Cetera sharing lead vocals. Released as the second single from the album, it reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was prevented from any more chart movement by `` Caribbean Queen ( No More Love on the Run ) '' by Billy Ocean and `` I Just Called To Say I Love You '' by Stevie Wonder. `` Hard Habit to Break '' also peaked at No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Overseas it peaked at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart. The record was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices, and won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal ( s ). Puerto Rican singer Glenn Monroig recorded a Spanish - language cover version entitled `` El Vicio Que No Puedo Romper '' for his album Apasionado ( 1986 ). All - 4 - One also recorded a cover version on their compilation album Greatest Hits ( 2004 ). Personnel Peter Cetera -- lead and background vocals Bill Champlin -- keyboards, lead and background vocals Robert Lamm -- background vocals Lee Loughnane -- trumpet James Pankow -- trombone, horn arrangements Walter Parazaider -- woodwinds Danny Seraphine -- drums Additional personnel Michael Landau -- guitar Paul Jackson, Jr. -- guitar Paulinho da Costa -- percussion David Foster -- keyboards, synth bass, synthesizer programming, rhythm and vocal arrangements John Van Tongeren -- synthesizer programming Erich Bulling -- synthesizer programming Marcus Ryle -- synthesizer programming Gary Grant -- trumpet Greg Adams -- trumpet References Jump up ^ `` Explore : Soft Rock Top Songs AllMusic ''. Web.archive.org. 2011 - 11 - 12. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Hot 100 Singles ( October 27, 1984 ) ''. Billboard. Vol. 96 no. 44. October 27, 1984. p. 64. Retrieved July 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Chicago - Chart history Billboard Adult Contemporary ( p2 ) ''. www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 55. Jump up ^ `` Chicago charts ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Chicago 17 Awards ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 15. Jump up ^ HILBURN, ROBERT ( 1985 - 02 - 24 ). `` Grammy Picks : Is It Tina 's Turn To Grab The Grammys ? ''. Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458 - 3035. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ `` David Foster ''. GRAMMY.com. May 14, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` 27th Annual GRAMMY Awards ''. GRAMMY.com. 2013 - 01 - 16. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ Grein, Paul ( 1986 - 07 - 26 ). `` With Hit Songs for Steppingstones, Star - Shaper Foster Is Now Writing His Own Script For Total Success ''. Billboard. 100 ( 30 ). p. D - 10. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Chicago Robert Lamm Lee Loughnane James Pankow Walter Parazaider Keith Howland Lou Pardini Walfredo Reyes Jr. Ray Herrmann Brett Simons Neil Donell Ramon Yslas Terry Kath Danny Seraphine Peter Cetera Laudir de Oliveira Donnie Dacus Chris Pinnick Bill Champlin Jason Scheff Dawayne Bailey Tris Imboden Bruce Gaitsch Drew Hester Daniel De Los Reyes Jeff Coffey Studio albums Chicago Transit Authority Chicago Chicago III Chicago V Chicago VI Chicago VII Chicago VIII Chicago X Chicago XI Hot Streets Chicago 13 Chicago XIV Chicago 16 Chicago 17 Chicago 18 Chicago 19 Twenty 1 Night & Day : Big Band Chicago XXV : The Christmas Album Chicago XXX Chicago XXXII : Stone of Sisyphus Chicago XXXIII : O Christmas Three Chicago XXXV : The Nashville Sessions Chicago XXXVI : Now Live albums Chicago at Carnegie Hall Live in Japan Chicago XXVI : Live in Concert Chicago XXXIV : Live in ' 75 Compilations Chicago IX : Chicago 's Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Volume II If You Leave Me Now Take Me Back to Chicago Greatest Hits 1982 -- 1989 Group Portrait The Heart of Chicago 1967 -- 1997 The Heart of Chicago 1967 -- 1998 Volume II The Very Best of Chicago : Only the Beginning The Box Love Songs The Best of Chicago : 40th Anniversary Edition Singles `` Questions 67 and 68 '' `` Beginnings '' `` Make Me Smile '' `` 25 or 6 to 4 '' `` Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is ? '' `` Free '' `` Lowdown '' `` Saturday in the Park '' `` Dialogue ( Part I & II ) '' `` Feelin ' Stronger Every Day '' `` Just You ' n ' Me '' `` ( I 've Been ) Searchin ' So Long '' `` Call on Me '' `` Wishing You Were Here '' `` Harry Truman '' `` Old Days '' `` Brand New Love Affair '' `` Another Rainy Day in New York City '' `` If You Leave Me Now '' `` You Are on My Mind '' `` Baby, What a Big Surprise '' `` Alive Again '' `` No Tell Lover '' `` Hard to Say I 'm Sorry '' `` Love Me Tomorrow '' `` Stay the Night '' `` Hard Habit to Break '' `` You 're the Inspiration '' `` Along Comes a Woman '' `` Will You Still Love Me ? '' `` If She Would Have Been Faithful... '' `` Niagara Falls '' `` I Do n't Wanna Live Without Your Love '' `` Look Away '' `` You 're Not Alone '' `` We Can Last Forever '' `` What Kind of Man Would I Be ? '' `` Chasin ' the Wind '' Related articles Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hard_Habit_to_Break&oldid=852114266 '' Categories : 1984 singles Chicago ( band ) songs Songs written by Steve Kipner Song recordings produced by David Foster 1984 songs Warner Bros. Records singles Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist ( s ) Full Moon Records singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Nederlands Norsk nynorsk Edit links This page was last edited on 26 July 2018, at 18 : 37 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote hard habit to break by chicago
Answer: Steve Kipner