Label : Rhino Records
DISC 101 - Make Me Smile (New Edit) (James Pankow)
02 - 25 Or 6 To 4 (Robert Lamm)
03 - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (New Edit) (Robert Lamm)
04 - Beginnings (GH Edit) (Robert Lamm)
05 - Questions 67 And 68 (Robert Lamm)
06 - I'm A Man (New Edit) (Steve Winwood & James Miller)
07 - Colour My World (James Pankow)
08 - Free (Robert Lamm)
09 - Lowdown (Peter Cetera & Danny Seraphine)
10 - Saturday In The Park (Robert Lamm)
11 - Dialogue (Part I & II) (Single Version) (Robert Lamm)
12 - Just You 'N' Me (James Pankow)
13 - Feelin' Stronger Every Day (Peter Cetera & James Pankow)
14 - (I've Been) Searchin' So Long (James Pankow)
15 - Wishing You Were Here (Peter Cetera)
16 - Call On Me (Lee Loughnane)
17 - Happy Man (GH2 Edit) (Peter Cetera)
18 - Another Rainy Day In New York City (Robert Lamm)
19 - If You Leave Me Now (Peter Cetera)
DISC 2
01 - Old Days (James Pankow)
02 - Baby, What A Big Surprise (Peter Cetera)
03 - Take Me Back To Chicago (Single Version) (Danny Seraphine & David 'Hawk' Wolinski)
04 - Alive Again (James Pankow)
05 - No Tell Lover (Lee Loughnane, Danny Seraphine & Peter Cetera)
06 - Love Me Tomorrow (Single Version) (Peter Cetera & David Foster)
07 - Hard To Say I'm Sorry / Get Away (Peter Cetera & David Foster) / (Peter Cetera, David Foster & Robert Lamm)
08 - Stay The Night (Peter Cetera & David Foster)
09 - Hard Habit To Break (Steve Kipner & John Parker)
10 - You're The Inspiration (Peter Cetera & David Foster)
11 - Along Comes A Woman (Single Version) (Peter Cetera & Mark Goldenberg)
12 - Will You Still Love Me? (Single Version) (David Foster, Tom Keane & Richard Baskin)
13 - If She Would Have Been Faithful... (Steve Kipner & Randy Goodrum)
14 - Look Away (Single Version) (Diane Warren)
15 - What Kind Of Man Would I Be? (Single Version) (Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford & Bobby Caldwell)
16 - I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love (Diane Warren & Albert Hammond)
17 - We Can Last Forever (Single Version) (Jason Scheff & John Dexter)
18 - You're Not Alone (Single Version) (Jim Scott)
19 - Chasin' The Wind (Diane Warren)
20 - Sing, Sing, Sing (Louis Prima)
This Compilation Produced by Chicago & David McLees
Remastering by Jeff Magid, Lee Loughnane & David Donnelly at DNA Studios, Studio City, CA
Original Members :
Robert Lamm (1967-present) (A-U) : Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion
Terry Kath (1967-1978) (A-J) : Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Bass on "Happy Man" & "Wishing You Were Here"
Peter Cetera (1967-1985) (A-O) : Vocals, Bass, Guitar on "Wishing You Were Here"
Danny Seraphine (1967-1990) (A-Q) : Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, Vocals
Lee Loughnane (1967-present) (A-U) : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Vocals
James Pankow (1967-present) (A-U) : Trombone, Percussion, Vocals, Most Brass Arrangements
Walter Parazaider (1967-present) (A-U) : Woodwinds, Percussion Vocals
Others...
Laudir De Oliveira (1973-1980) (F-M) : Congas, Percussion, Vocals
Donnie Dacus (1978-1980) (K-L) : Vocals, Guitar
Chris Pinnick (1980-1984) (M-O) : Guitar
Bill Champlin (1981-present) (N-U) : Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Jason Scheff (1985-present) (P-U) : Vocals, Bass
DaWayne Bailey (1986-1994) (Q-R) : Guitar, Vocals
Tris Imboden (1990-present) (R-U) : Drums, Harmonica
Bruce Gaitsch (1995) (S) : Guitar
Keith Howland (1995-present) (T-U) : Guitar
Original Album Sources
(Recording Information & Personnel) :
A - CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Columbia #GP-8 (4/69); LPs #17
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineered by Fred Catero
Recorded & Mixed at Columbia Recording Studios, New York (January 1969)
B - CHICAGO
Columbia #KGP-24 (1/70); LPs #4
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineered by Donald Puluse, Brian Ross-Myring & Chris Hinshaw
Recorded & Mixed at Columbia Recording Studios, New York & Columbia Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (August, 1969)
C - CHICAGO III
Columbia #C2-30110 (1/71); LPs #2
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineered by Don Puluse & Sy Mitchell
Recordists : Lou Waxman & Willie Greer
Recorded & Mixed at Columbia Recording Studios, New York (November 1970)
D - CHICAGO AT CARNEGIE HALL, VOLUME I, II, III & IV
Columbia #C4X-30865 (10/71); LP's #3
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineered by Donald Puluse, Bud Graham, Hank Altman, Aaron Baron & Larry Dahlstrom
Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (By Location Recorders) (April 5-10, 1971)
Mixed at Columbia Recording Studios, New York, NY
E - CHICAGO V
Columbia #KC-31102 (7/72); LPs #1
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineered by Wayne Tarnowski
Recorded & Mixed at Columbia Recording Studios, New York (September 20-24, 27-29, 1971)
F - CHICAGO VI
Columbia #KC-32400 (6/73); LPs #1
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineered by Wayne Tarnowski
Mixed by Phil Ramone
Recorded & Mixed at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO (February 1973)
Additional Musicians :
G. O'Rafferty : Pedal Steel
Joe Lala : Congas
G - CHICAGO VII
Columbia #C2-32810 (3/74); LPs #1
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineered by Wayne Tarnowski & Jeff Guercio
Strings Recorded by Armin Steiner
Mixed by Phil Ramone
Recorded & Mixed at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO (August-December, 1973)
Strings Recorded at Sound Labs, Hollywood, CA
Additional Musicians :
David 'Hawk' Wolinski : Synthesizer on "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" & "Wishing You Were Here"
James William Guercio : Guitar on "Wishing You Were Here", Acoustic Guitar on "Happy Man"
Guille Garcia : Congas, Percussion
Jimmie Haskell : String Arrangement on "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long"
Al Jardine, Carl Wilson & Dennis Wilson : Additional Background vocals on "Wishing You Were Here"
H - CHICAGO VIII
Columbia #PC-33100 (3/75); LPs #1
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineered by Wayne Tarnowski, Jeff Guercio & Mark Guercio
Strings Recorded by Armin Steiner
Mixed by Phil Ramone
Recorded & Mixed at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO (September 1974)
Strings Recorded at Sound Labs, Hollywood, CA
Additional Musicians :
Patrick Williams : String Orchestration for "Old Days"
* LIVE IN JAPAN
CBS/Sony (Japan) #SOPj-31/32XR (1975)
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineered by Wayne Tarnowski
Recorded Live at Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan (June 10-11 & 14, 1972)
* CHICAGO IX : CHICAGO'S GREATEST HITS
Columbia #FC-33900 (11/75); LPs #1
Produced by James William Guercio
Various Engineers, Studios & Additional Musicians
I - CHICAGO X
Columbia #PC-34200 (6/76); LPs #3
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineered by Wayne Tarnowski
Strings Recorded by Armin Steiner
Recorded & Mixed at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO (March-April, 1976)
Strings Recorded at Sound Labs, Hollywood, CA
Additional Musicians :
James William Guercio : Acoustic Guitar & Bass on "If You Leave Me Now"
Othello Molineaux & Leroy Williams : Steel Drums on "Another Rainy Day In New York City"
Jimmie Haskell : String & French Horn Orchestration on "If You Leave Me Now"
J - CHICAGO XI
Columbia #JC-34860 (9/77); LPs #6
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineered by Wayne Tarnowski
Strings Recorded by Armin Steiner
Recorded & Mixed at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO
Strings Recorded at Sound Labs, Hollywood, CA
Additional Musicians :
David 'Hawk' Wolinski : Arp on "Take Me Back To Chicago"
James William Guercio : Acoustic Guitar & Bass on "Baby, What A Big Surprise"
Dominic Frontiere : (w/WG & PC) : Orchestration on "Baby, What A Big Surprise"
Tim Cetera & Carl Wilson : Additional Background vocals on "Baby, What A Big Surprise"
Chaka Khan : Background vocals & Preach on "Take Me Back To Chicago"
K - HOT STREETS
Columbia #FC-35512 (10,78); LPs #12
Produced by Phil Ramone & Chicago
Engineered by Jim Boyer with Don Gehman & Lee DeCarlo
Mixed by Jim Boyer & Phil Ramone
Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, FL & Record Plant (3rd Street), Los Angeles, CA (May-June, 1978)
Mixed at A&R Recording, Inc., New York, NY
Additional Musicians :
Blue Weaver : Synth Strings on "No Tell Lover"
L - CHICAGO 13
Columbia #FC-36105 (8/79); LPs #21
Produced by Phil Ramone & Chicago
Engineered by Jim Boyer
Recorded at Le Studio, Montreal, QU & A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at A&R Recording Studios, New York, NY
M - CHICAGO XIV
Columbia #FC-36517 (7/80); LPs #71
Produced by Tom Dowd
Engineered by Michael Carnevale
Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant (3rd Street), Los Angeles, CA
* GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II
Columbia #FC-37682 (11/81); LPs #171
Produced by James William Guercio, Phil Ramone & Chicago
Various Engineers, Studios & Additional Musicians
N - CHICAGO 16
Full Moon / Warner Bros. #1-23689 (5/26/82); LPs #9
Produced by David Foster
Engineered & Mixed by Humberto Gatica
"Hard To Say I'm Sorry" & "Get Away" Mixed by Bill Schnee
Recorded at Bill Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, CA ; Record Plant (3rd Street), Los Angeles, CA ; Davlen Studios, Hollywood, CA & Skyline Recording Studios, Topanga Park, CA
Mixed at Studio 55, Hollywood, CA
Additional Musicians :
David Foster : Additional Keyboards & Arrangements
David Paich : Synthesizer
Steve Porcaro : Synthesizer Programming
Michael Landau & Steve Lukather : Guitar
Jeremy Lubbock : String Arrangements on "Love Me Tomorrow" & "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"
* IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW
Columbia #PC-38590 (1983)
Produced by James William Guercio, Phil Ramone, Chicago & Tom Dowd
Various Engineers, Studios & Additional Musicians
O - CHICAGO 17
Full Moon / Warner Bros. #1-25060 (5/14/84); LPs #4
Produced by David Foster
Engineered & Mixed by Humberto Gatica
Recorded at The Lighthouse, North Hollywood, CA ; Record Plant (3rd Street), LOs Angeles, CA ; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Lion Share Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Additional Musicians :
David Foster : Additional Keyboards & Arrangements, Synthesizer Programming
Erich Bulling, Marcus Ryle & John Van Tongeren : Synthesizer Programming
Mark Goldenberg, Paul Jackson Jr. & Michael Landau : Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Greg Adams & Gary Grant : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Jeremy Lubbock : String Arrangements
Kenny Cetera : Additional Background vocals
* TAKE ME BACK TO CHICAGO
Columbia #CK-39579 (1985)
Produced by James William Guercio, Phil Ramone, Chicago & Tom Dowd
Various Engineers, Studios & Additional Musicians
P - CHICAGO 18
Full Moon / Warner Bros. #1-25509 (9/22/86); LPs #35
Produced by David Foster
Engineered & Mixed by Humberto Gatica
Recorded at Chartmaker Studio, Malibu, CA ; Skyline Recording Company, Malibu, CA ; Lion Share Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Additional Musicians :
David Foster : Additional Keyboards & Arrangements, Synthesizer Programming
Michael Boddicker, Dave Boruff, Rhett Lawrence & Bo Tomlyn : Synthesizer Programming
Buzz Feiten, Michael Landau & Steve Lukather : Guitar
Jeremy Lubbock : String Arrangements
Q - CHICAGO 19
Full Moon / Warner Bros. #1-25714 (6/12/88); LPs #37
Produced by Chas Sandford
"Look Away", "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love", "We Can Last Forever" & "You're Not Alone" Produced by Ron Nevison
Engineered by Gary McGachen, Chas Sandford & Ron Nevison
Mixed by Greg Walsh, James Guthrie & Chas Sandford
"What Kind Of Man Would I Be" Remixed by Humberto Gatica
Recorded & Mixed at Secret Sound, Woodland Hills, CA ; A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA ; Record Plant, Hollywood, CA ; Can-Am Recorders, Tarzana, CA ; Goldmine Studios, Woodland Hills, CA
Additional Musicians :
Philip Ashley, John Campbell & Charles Judge : Keyboards
Kiki Ebsen : Keyboards, Programming
Peter Kaye & Peter Mayer : Programming
Mike Murphy : Additional Programming Cowbell
Dann Huff & Chas Sandford : Guitar
Efrain Toro : Drum Programming
Tamara Champlin : Additional Background vocals
* GREATEST HITS, 1982-1989
Full Moon / Reprise #W2-26080 (11/21/89); LPs #37
Produced by David Foster, Ron Nevison & Chas Sandford
Various Engineers, Studios & Additional Musicians
R - TWENTY I
Full Moon / Reprise #9-26391 (1/29/91); LPs #66
Produced by Ron Nevison
Engineered by Ron Nevison & Alex Rodriguez
Mixed by Humberto Gatica
Recorded & Mixed at Record Plant, Hollywood, CA ; Can-Am Recorders, Tarzana, XA ; Ground Control, Santa Monica, CA
Additional Musicians :
David Foster : Acoustic Piano
Robbie Buchanan, Tom Keane & Efrain Toro : Keyboards
Steve Porcaro : Keyboard Programming
Michael Landau : Guitar
John Keane : Drums
Steven 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
* GROUP PORTRAIT
Columbia #4K-47416 (1991)
Produced by James William Guercio, Phil Ramone, Chicago & Tom Dowd
Various Engineers, Studios & Additional Musicians
S - NIGHT & DAY: BIG BAND
Giant #24615 (5/23/95), LPs #90
Produced by Bruce Fairbairn
The Gypsy Kings Co-Produced with Gerard Prevost
Engineered by Erwin Musper
Mixed by Bruce Fairbairn & Erwin Musper
Recorded & Mixed at The Armoury Studios, Vancouver, BC (December 1994), Record Plant, Hollywood, CA (January 1995)
Additional Musicians :
Nicholas Reyes & Ptachai Reyes (of The Gipsy Kings) : Additional Vocals
The Gipsy Kings : Rumba Flamenco Guitars
Tonino Baliardo : Lead Guitar
Luis Conte : Percussion
Shelly Berg & Bill Watrous : Big Band Arrangements, Orchestration
* THE HEART OF CHICAGO 1967-1997
Reprise #9-46554 (4/22/97); LPs #55
Various Producers, Engineers, Studios & Additional Musicians
* THE HEART OF CHICAGO 1967-1998 - VOLUME II
Reprise #9-46911 (5/12/98); LPs #154
Various Producers, Engineers, Studios & Additional Musicians
T - CHICAGO 25: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM
Chicago #CRD-3035 (11/98), LPs #47
Produced by Roy Bittan
Engineered & Mixed by Ed Thacker
Recorded at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA ; Rumbo Studios, Canoga Park, CA ; Goldmine Studios, Woodland Hills, CA (March-April, 1998)
Mixed at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA
U - CHICAGO 26: LIVE IN CONCERT
Chicago #CRD-3026 (10/12/99)
Produced by Mervyn Warren & Roy Bittan
Engineered by Ted Perlman, Ed Thacker, Roger Gibbons & Carlos Garcia
Live Recordings Mixed by Ed Thacker
Studio Recordings Mixed by Humberto Gatica
Recorded Live at Grant Park, Chicago, IL ; Caesar's Palace, Atlantic City, NY ; Foxwoods Arena, Mashantucket, CT (July 1999)
Mixed at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA
DISC 1
01 - Make Me Smile
From The Album "CHICAGO" (1/70) B
Columbia Single (Edit) #45-45127 (31/17/70); Pop #9
This Edit contains "Make Me Smile" & "Now More Than Ever" (The Beginning & ending segments of "Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon"), and Bridges them in a similar manner as the original single, but without all the other significant cuts
02 - 25 Or 6 To
From The Album "CHICAGO" (1/70) B
Columbia Single (Edit) #4-45194 (6/30/70); Pop #4
03 - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
From The Album "CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY" (4/69) A
Columbia Single (Mono Mix/Edit) #4-45264 (11/4/70); Pop #7, AC #5
This edit (w/o introductory piano piece) is a stereo representation of the original single release
04 - Beginnings
From The Album "CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY" (4/69) A
Columbia Single (Edit) #4-45417 (6/11/71); Pop #7, AC#1
This edit (w/o percussion tag) was originally issued on "CHICAGO IX: CHICAGO GREATEST HITS"
05 - Questions 67 And 68
From The Album "CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY" (4/69) A
Columbia Single (Mono Mix) #4-44909 (7/3/69); Pop #71
Reissued as Columbia single (Edit) #4-45467 (9/16/71); Pop #24, AC#34
06 - I'm A Man
From The Album "CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY" (4/69) A
Columbia Single (Edit) #4-45467 (9/16/71); Pop #49
This edit (w/o drum & percussion interlude) appears for the first time
07 - Colour My World
From The Album "CHICAGO" (1/70) B
Columbia Single #4-45127 (3/17/70); Pop #49
Reissued as Columbia Single #4-45417 (6/11/71); Pop #7
08 - Free
From The Album "CHICAGO III" (1/71) C
Columbia Single #4-45331 (2/8/71); Pop #20
09 - Lowdown
From The Album "CHICAGO III" (1/71) C
Columbia Single #4-45370 (4/19/71); Pop #35
10 - Saturday In The Park
From The Album "CHICAGO V" (7/72) E
Columbia Single #4-45657 (7/13/72); Pop #3, AC #8
11 - Dialogue (Part I & II)
From The Album "CHICAGO V" (7/72) E
Columbia Single (Edit) #4-45717 (10/6/72); Pop #24
12 - Just You 'N' Me
From The Album "CHICAGO VI" (6/73) F
Columbia Single #4-45933 (9/7/73); Pop #4, AC #7
13 - Feelin' Stronger Every Day
From The Album "CHICAGO VI" (6/73) F
Columbia Single #4-45880 (6/5/73); Pop #10
14 - (I've Been) Searchin' So Long
From The Album "CHICAGO VII" (3/74) G
Columbia Single (Edit) #4-46020 (2/21/74); Pop #9, AC #8
15 - Wishing You Were Here
From The Album "CHICAGO VII" (3/74) G
Columbia Single #3-10049 (10/74); Pop #1, AC #1
16 - Call On Me
From The Album "CHICAGO VII" (3/74) G
Columbia Single #4-46062 (5/31/74); Pop #6, AC #1
17 - Happy Man
From The Album "CHICAGO VII" (3/74) G
This Edit (w/o false start) was originally issued on "GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II"
18 - Another Rainy Day In New York City
From The Album "CHICAGO X" (6/76) I
Columbia Single #3-10360 (6/76); Pop #32, AC #2
19 - If You Leave Me Now
From The Album "CHICAGO X" (6/76) I
Columbia Single #3-10390 (7/76); Pop #1, AC #1
DISC 2
01 - Old Days
From The Album "CHICAGO VIII" (3/75) H
Columbia Single #3-10131 (4/75); Pop #5, AC #3
02 - Baby, What A Big Surprise
From The Album "CHICAGO XI" (9/77)
Columbia Single #3-10620 (9/77); Pop #4, AC #8
03 - Take Me Back To Chicago
From The Album "CHICAGO XI" (9/77) J
Columbia Single (Edit) #3-10737 (5/78); Pop #63, AC #39
04 - Alive Again
From The Album "HOT STREETS" (10/78) K
Columbia Single (Edit) #3-10845 (10/78); Pop #14, AC #39
05 - No Tell Lover
From The Album "HOT STREETS" (10/78) K
Columbia Single (Edit) #3-10879 (12/78); Pop #14, AC #5
06 - Love Me Tomorrow
From The Album "CHICAGO 16" (5/26/82) N
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single (Edit) #7-29991 (9/1/82); Pop #22, AC #8
07 - Hard To Say I'm Sorry / Get Away
From The Album "CHICAGO 16" (5/26/82) N
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single (Edit) #7-29979 (5/82); Pop #1, AC #1
08 - Stay The Night
From The Album "CHICAGO 17" (5/14/84) O
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single #7-29306 (4/18/84); Pop #16
09 - Hard Habit To Break
From The Album "CHICAGO 17" (5/14/84) O
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single #7-29214 (7/18/84); Pop #3, AC #3
10 - You're The Inspiration
From The Album "CHICAGO 17" (5/14/84) O
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single #7-29126 (10/31/84), Pop #3, AC #1
11 - Along Comes A Woman
From The Album "CHICAGO 17" (5/14/84) O
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single (Remix/Edit) #7-29082 (2/6/85); Pop #14, AC #25
12 - Will You Still Love Me?
From The Album "CHICAGO 18" (9/22/86) P
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single (Remix/Edit) #7-28512 (10/24/86); Pop #3, AC #2
13 - If She Would Have Been Faithful...
From The Album "CHICAGO 18" (9/22/86) P
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single #7-28424 (3/6/87); Pop #17, AC #9
14 - Look Away
From The Album "CHICAGO 18" (9/22/86) P
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single (Remix) #7-27766 (9/9/88); Pop #1, AC #1
15 - What Kind Of Man Would I Be?
From The Album "CHICAGO 19" (6/21/88) Q
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single (Remix) #7-27855 (5/20/88); Pop #3, AC #5
16 - I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love
From The Album "CHICAGO 19" (6/21/88) Q
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single #7-27855 (5/20/88); Pop #3, AC #5
17 - We Can Last Forever
From The Album "CHICAGO 19" (6/21/88) Q
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single (Remix) #7-22985 (4/21/89); Pop #55, AC #12
18 - You're Not Alone
From The Album "CHICAGO 19" (6/21/88) Q
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single (Remix) #7-27757 (1/13/89); Pop #10, AC #9
19 - Chasin' The Wind
From The Album "TWENTY 1" (1/29/91) R
Full Moon/Warner Bros. Single #7-19466 (1/3/91); Pop #39, AC #13
20 - Sing, Sing, Sing
With The Gipsy Kings
From The Album "NIGHT & DAY: BIG BAND" (5/23/95) S
