CHICAGO


X

(1976 / 2003)



1. Once Or Twice 3'02
(Terry Kath)
й1976 COOK COUNTRY MUSIC and BIG ELK MUSIC, (ASCAP)
2. You Are On My Mind 3'25
(James Pankow)
Also issued as COLUMBIA Single #3-10523 (3/77); Pop #49, AC#I7
й1976 MAKE ME SMILE MUSIC and BIG ELK MUSIC, (ASCAP)
3. Skin Tight 3'22
(James Pankow)
й1976 MAKE ME SMILE MUSIC and BIG ELK MUSIC, (ASCAP)
4. If You Leave Me Now 3'59
(Peter Cetera)
Also issued as COLUMBIA Single #3-10390 (7/76); Pop #1, AC#1
й1976 POLISH PRINCE MUSIC and BIG ELK MUSIC, (ASCAP)
5. Together Again 3'56
(Lee Loughnane)
Also issued as COLUMBIA Single #3-10390 (7/76)
й1976 COM MUSIC and BIG ELK MUSIC, (ASCAP)
6. Another Rainy Day In New York City 3'06
(Robert Lamm)
Also issued as COLUMBIA Single #3-10360 (6/76); Pop #32, A╤ #2
й1976 LAMMINATIONS MUSIC and BIG ELK MUSIC, (ASCAP)
7. Mama Mama 3'33
(Peter Cetera)
й1976 POLISH PRINCE MUSIC and BIG ELK MUSIC, (ASCAP)
8. Scrapbook 3'33
(Robert Lamm)
й1976 LAMMINATIONS MUSIC and BIG ELK MUSIC, (ASCAP)
9. Gently I'll Wake You 3'35
(Robert Lamm)
Also issued as COLUMBIA Single #3-10523 (3/77)
й1976 LAMMINATIONS MUSIC and BIG ELK MUSIC, (ASCAP)
10. You Get It Up 3'37
(Robert Lamm)
Lead Vocal: CHICAGO
й1976 LAMMINATIONS MUSIC and BIG ELK MUSIC, (ASCAP)
11. Hope For Love 3'08
(Terry Kath)
Also issued as COLUMBIA Single #3-10360 (6/76)
й1976 COOK COUNTRY MUSIC and BIG ELK MUSIC, (ASCAP)

Bonus Tracks

12. I'd Rather Be Rich (Original Version / Rehearsal) 2'38
(Robert Lamm)
Previously unissued (Recorded 22/9/75)
й1975 LITTLE SACHA SONGS, (ASCAP
13. Your Love's An Attitude 5'59
(Terry Kath)
Previously unissued (Recorded 22/9/75)
й1975 COOK COUNTRY MUSIC and BIG ELK MUSIC, (ASCAP)

Total Time: 46:53


  • Terry Kath - Guitar, Lead Vocal (1, 11, 13)
  • Robert Lamm - Keyboards, Lead Vocal (8, 9, 12)
  • Peter Cetera - Bass, Lead Vocal (3, 4, 6, 7)
  • Lee Loughnane - Trumpet, Lead Vocal (5)
  • James Pankow - Trombone, Lead Vocal (2)
  • Walter Parazaider - Woodwinds, Vocals
  • Danny Seraphine - Drums, Vocals
  • Laudir De Oliveira - Percussion, Vocals

    Produced by James William Guercio
    Engineered by Wayne Tarnowski
    Assistant Engineer: Tom likes
    Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax
    Album Cover Concept and Design: John Berg
    Art & Logo Design: Nick Fasciano
    Sweettooth Courtesy: Ron Coro
    Photo of Candy Bar: COLAMBIA RECORDS PHOTO STUDIO
    Inside Photograph: Reid Miles
    Special Thanks To Peter Schivarelli

    This Reissue:
    A&R / Project Supervision: Lee Louhnane, Jeff Magid, David McLees & Gary Peterson
    Bonus Selection Mixed by David Donnelly & Jeff Magid at DNA STUDIO A, Studio City, CA
    Remastering: David Donnelly at DNA MASTERING, Studio City, CA
    Product Manager: Mike Engstrom
    Editorial Supervision: Cory Frye
    Art Direction & Design: Maria Villar
    Additional Photos: PICTORIAL PRESS REDFERNS
    Project Assistance: Bob O'Neill, Tim Scanlin, Steve Woolard & Steven Chean
    Representation: HK MANAGEMENT, Howard KAUFMAN & Peter SCHIVARELLI

    Special Thanks:

    Emily Simon, Lynda Lou Bouch, Laurie Gorman, Mal1nda Ramirez, David Millman, Nina Avramides, Debbie Aronofsky, Lisa Thomas & Steve Brumbach

    Production Notes:

    Special Thanks To Peter Schivarelli

    "If You Leave Me Now"

    Bass & Acoustic Guitar by J.W.G.
    Strings & French Horns Orchestrated
    By Jimmie Haskell

    "Together Again"
    Brass Arrangements by James Pankow

    >"Another Rainy Day In New York City"

    Steel Drums: Othello Molineaux - Leroy Williams

    "Mama Mama"

    Strings & French Horns
    Orchestrated by Jimmie Haskell

    "Gently I'll Wake You"

    String Arrangements by Robert Lamm,
    Conducted by Jimmie Haskell

    "Hope For Love"

    Piano & Mellotron by David Wolinski
    Guitar by J.W.G.

    Recorded and Mixed at CARIBOU RANCH, Nederland, Colorado
    Strings Recorded by Armin Steiner at
    SOUND LABS, Hollywood, CA

    Chart Information:

    Jul. '76 - Chicago X - Chart Position 3

  • Sept. '76 - If You Leave Me Now / Together Again - Chart Position 1
  • Feb. '77 - You are On My Mind / Gently I'll Wake You - Chart Position 49

    NOTE:

    This album was Originally issued as COLUMBIA #PC-34200 (6/76); IPs #3. Numbers in italics (following original release information) denote peak positions attained by singles on Billboard's "Hot 100" and "Easy Listening" charts, respectively, and by this album on the "Top LP's & Tapes" chart - courtesy BPI COMMUNICATIONS and Joel WHITBURN's RECORD RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS.

    й1976 & 2003 WARNER STRATEGIC MARKETING. WARNER MUSIC GROUP. an AOL TIME WARNER COMPANY

    'Chicago' and are marks owned by CHICAGO MUSIC, Inc. These marks are registered in the U.S. Patent Office, and in foreign countries, and licensed for use to WARNER STRATEGIC MARKETING.


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    1. Once Or Twice

      Oh girl
      I looked you over once or twice
      I think that you are very nice
      And you're just meant for me

      Oh girl
      I think you got a messed up mind
      But if you will take the time
      Baby i can set you free

      Well i'm not trying to be
      What i am not
      But i think what you need
      Is what i got

      Girl i'm no philosopher
      But i can offer you that cure
      To mend your broken heart
      I konw that you are not blind
      I know you see my messed up mind
      Yes, you see my broken heart too

      So won't you
      Bring your heart and
      Your mind that's out
      On the run
      Fuse them with my broken
      Heart, in my mind
      We'll be one.

      Girl i looked you over once or twice
      I think that you are very nice
      And you're just meant for me

      Girl i think you got a messed up mind
      Now that you know yours is
      Just like mine
      Baby, won't you set me free

    2. You Are On My Mind

      You are on my mind
      The echo of your laughter flowing through me
      Sitting by a mountain fire
      And wishing you were in my arms
      And loving me completely
      Rocky mountain highs are very nice
      But you are gone and nothing's quite the same
      L.A. is so far away and I can't
      Stand another day
      Without you by my side
      Though I've tried, tried, tried

      You are on my mind
      You are everything a woman could be
      Consequently i believe taht no one
      Else could tak eyour place if you
      Should ever leave me
      I'll be coming home again to you
      And look upon the woman that I love
      There is nothing i can say that celebrates
      The special way you keep me satisfied
      Pretty girl

    (break)

      Feeling just a little lonely
      Wishing you were in my arms
      Yeah .....

      You are on my mind
      The echo of your laughter flowing through me
      Sitting by a mountain fire
      And wishing you were in my arms
      And loving me completely
      Rocky mountain highs are very nice
      But you are gone and nothing's quite the same
      L.A. is so far away and i can't
      Stand another day
      Without you by my side
      Though i've tried, tried, tried.

    3. Skin Tight

      Skin tight
      Fits me like a glove
      Your love is
      Skin tight
      Yes indeed it is
      Your love is
      Alright
      Anytime of day or night
      Is alright
      Skin tight

      Skin tight
      Fits me like a glove
      Your love is skin tight
      Only you can keep me going
      All night
      Love me till the cows come home
      It's alright
      Skin tight

      Skin tight
      Fits me like a glove
      Your love is
      Skin tight
      Yes indeed it is
      Your love is
      Alright
      Any time of day or night
      Is alright
      Skin tight

    4. If You Leave Me Now

      If you leave me now, you'll take away the biggest part of me
      No baby please don't go
      If you leave me now, you'll take away the very heart of me
      No baby please don't go

      A love like ours is love that's hard to find
      How could we let it slip away
      We've come too far to leave it all behind
      How could we end it all this way
      When tomorrow comes we'll both regret
      Things we said today

      Cause i need you more than you'll ever know

    5. Together Again

      The lonely days i spend away from you
      Sometimes seem like they will never end
      But then i picture the glow of your smiling face
      And i can make it through the lonely days
      And nights until i'm

      Home
      With you
      Where we
      Can see
      And feel
      Our love
      Together again
      My friend

      The lonely nights i spend away from you
      Are filled with memories of your dancing eyes
      I feel i can make it through another day
      Knowing that you'll be waiting to kiss me
      Tenderly when i get home

    2. Another Rainy Day In New York City

      Another rainy day in New York City
      Softly sweet, so silently it falls
      As crosstown traffic crawls

      Memories in my way in New York City
      Tender, tough, too tragic to be true
      And nothing i can do

      City workers cheer
      The taxis disappear
      Another rainy day in New York City

      Another spacey stay in New York city
      High up in an overpriced hotel
      The view is really swell

      Windy, wet and gray in New york City
      No one here i really want to see
      Old friends and family

      So suddenly serene
      The air is fresh and clean
      Another rainy day in New York City

    7. Mama Mama

      I can feel the magic
      Suddenly it's all around
      I can see it clearly
      I can even hear the sound

      It's all so new to me
      I'm not the same
      If this is love - it's words i feel
      Then you're to blame - but can't explain

      Mama mama when you look at me
      I see love in your eyes
      Mama mama softly sweet tender love in your eyes

      You are all i live for
      Maybe that's enough to say
      And you're the one i wrote this song for
      Everywhere & everyway

    8. Scrapbook

      Six sets smoked on Saturdays
      At Barnaby's on State
      Countless California calls
      We could not stand the wait

      We played the pier on Venice beach
      The crowd called out for more
      Zappa and the Mothers next
      We finished with a roar

      Jimi was so kind to us
      Had us on the tour
      We got some education
      Like we never got before

      Around the world in twenty days
      We played most every night
      Jet-lag, girls, strange languages
      Everyone began to fight

      Lowdown at the Caribou
      All rumours aside
      Was we could never get together
      Not unless we tried

      Summer with the Beach Boys
      We got sand all in our shoes
      Made some special music
      Everybody sang the blues

    9. Gently I'll Wake You

      Come to me, baby mine
      And i'll make love to you
      Just when the sun begins to shine
      On the morning dew

      I've been gone, far away
      The days they seemed like years
      Right by your side i'm gonna stay
      Kiss away your tears

      Gently i'll wake you
      I won't hardly shake you
      Gently i'll wake you
      I won't hardly shake you
      And i'll make sweet love to you

      Hold me tight, don't let go
      We'll dream the whole day through
      I missed you more than you could know
      I love only you

      Come to me, baby imne
      And i'll make love to you
      Just when the sun begins to shine
      On the morning dew

      Gently i'll wake you
      I won't hardly shake you
      Gently i'll wake you
      I won't hardly shake you
      And i'll make sweet love to you

    10. You Get It Up

      You get it up
      You get it up
      You get me feeling so hot
      Mama, i'm your buttercup

      I'm blowing up
      I'm blowing up
      It's getting hotter and I
      Don't know if i'll ever stop

      Baby
      Baby baby baby
      You get it up
      You get it up

    11. Hope For Love

      Here i go again
      Why does the ghost of love still haunt me
      It's all been cried about before
      It's all been cried about before
      Yes, it's all been cried about before

      Still it's everywhere
      Is it crying to be heard
      Don't think you've had your say
      Don't think you've had your say
      Yes, don't you think you've seen your day

      I don't know
      No i don't
      Don't i know
      I don't know
      Don't i know
      No i don't
      I don't know

      Not knowing if it's love
      Is better than no thoughts of love at all
      But it's been cried about before
      I guess i'll cry for it some more
      It's just the hope for love once more
      It's just the hope for love once more

    12. I'd Rather Be Rich

      I'd rather be rich, it sounds a little funny;
      If diggin' a ditch would earn me lots of money,
      I'd dig like a fool in the land of milk and honey;
      Where everything's cool, provided you have money, yeah, yeah, yeah.

      I'd rather be rich, just short of being greedy;
      I'm eager to switch, to hell with being needy.
      I'd rather be rich, the truth of cash is tragic,
      The system's a bitch, but money works like magic, yeah, yeah, yeah.

      Money makes the world go round;
      Buy and sell it by the pound;
      Bitter truth that I have found:
      Food to eat, shoes on your feet,
      Maybe some heat, you live with defeat.

    Bridge:
      Money gets you justice, money sets you free,
      Money makes it possible to be or not to be.
      Money is the power, money is the key,
      Sad and so unfortunate, but real as it can be, yeah, yeah, yeah.

      I'd rather be rich, than what the other choice is;
      My thumb out to hitch, or riding in Rolls Royces;
      'Cause I ain't no fool in the land of milk and honey;
      Where everything's cool until you lose your money.

    13. Your Love's An Attitude

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