CHICAGO


17

(1984)



1. Stay The Night 3'52
(Peter Cetera / David Foster)
2. We Can Stop The Hurtin' 4'12
(Robert Lamm / Bill Champlin / D. Neal)
3. Hard Habit To Break 4'46
(Steve Kipner / John Parker)
4. Only You 3'55
(James Pankow / David Foster)
5. Remember The Feeling 4'30
(Peter Cetera / Bill Champlin)
6. Along Comes A Woman 4'17
(Peter Cetera / Mark Goldenberg)
7. You're The Inspiration 3'52
(Peter Cetera / David Foster)
8. Please Hold On 3'43
(David Foster / Bill Champlin / Lionel Richie)
9. Prima Donna 4'36
(from the Sound Track of Motion Pictures TWO OF KIND)
(Peter Cetera / Mark Goldenberg)
10. Once In A Lifetime 4'10
(James Pankow)

Total Time: 41:53


  • Peter Cetera - Electric Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Lead & Background Vocals
  • Bill Champlin - Pianos, Keyboards, Guitars
  • Chris Pinnick - Acoustic & Electric Guitars
  • Robert Lamm - Pianos, Keyboards, Percussion, Lead & Background Vocals
  • Lee Loughnane - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Guitar, Percussion, Background Vocals
  • James Pankow - Trombone, Percussion, Background Vocals
  • Walt Parazaider - Saxophones, Flute, Clarinet
  • Danny Seraphine - Drums, Percussion

    Additional Musicians:
    Guitar:

  • Micheal Landau
  • Paul Jackson
  • Mark Goldenberg
    Percussion:
  • Paulinho Da Costa
    Synthesizer Programming:
  • David Foster
  • Jon Van Tongeren
  • Erich Bulling
  • Marcus Ryle
    Horns:
  • Gary Grant
  • Greg Adams
    Background Vocals:
  • Peter Cetera
  • Bobby Lamm
  • Bill Champlin
  • Ken Cetera
    Additional Background Vocals on "We Can Stop The Hurtin’":
  • Donny Osmond
  • Richard Marx

    Produced by David Foster
    Engineered & Mixed by Humberto Gatica
    Assistant Engineer: Laura Livingston,
    The RECORD PLANT, Los Angeles
    Assistant Engineer: Eddie DeLena,
    SUNSET SOUND, Hollywood
    Assistant Engineer: Terry Christian
    Mixed at
    LION SHARE RECORDING STUDIOS, Los Angeles
    Assistant Engineer: Larry Fergusson Additional Overdubs: Paul Lani & Larry Fergusson
    Originally Mastered at
    STERLING SOUND, New York by George Marino
    CDD Pre-Mastering by
    WCI RECORD GROUP
    String Contractor: Jules Chaiken
    Concertmaster: Jerry Vinci
    LP Art Direction / Design: Simon Levy
    Album Cover Art: Larry Vigon
    Photography: Harry Langdon, James Goble
    Front Line Management, Direction: Howard Kaufman
    Horn Arrangements: Jimmy Pankow
    String Arrangements: Jeremy Lubbock
    String Contractor: Jules Chaiken
    Art Direction / Design: Simon Levy
    Photography: Harry Langdon, James Gotie
    Front Line Management Direction: Howard Kaufman

    Special Thanks To Irving Azoff, Howard Kaufman, Lester Kaufman, Jack Goudie, Hank, Bear, Donnie, Nina, Laurel, Robin, Eduardo, Rose at The RECORD PLANT, LEEDS Musical Instruments, YAMAHA, OBERHEIM, Terry Williams, Martin Derek

    Recorded at The LIGHTHOUSE, North Hollywood

    Chart Information:

    Jul. '84 - Chicago 17 - May '84 Chart Position 4

  • Jun. '84 - Stay The Night / Only You - Apr. '84 Chart Position 16
  • Oct. '84 - Hard Habit To Break / Remember The Feeling - Aug. '84 Chart Position 3
  • Jan. '85 - You're The Inspiration / Love Me Tomorrow - Nov. '84 Chart Position 3
  • Mar. '85 - Along Comes A Woman / We Can Stop The Hurtin' - Feb. '85 Chart Position 14



    1. Stay The Night

      I don't want you to misunderstand me
      I just wanna say what's on my mind
      No need to hit me with an attitude
      Because I haven't got the time

      I want you to know one thing's for certain
      I surely love your company
      And I won't take no if that's your answer
      At least that's my philosophy

    chorus:

    Stay the night
    There's room enough here for two
    Stay the night
    I'd like to spend it with you
    Stay the night
    Why don't we call it a day
    No one can stop us, nothing is in the way

      Have some friendly conversation
      And if you still don't have a clue
      Unless there's something else you've got in mind
      We've got better things to do

    chorus

      Just to have you near me
      Here by my side
      Just to have you near me
      And when I get next to your body
      Just to have you near me
      I wanna tell you something, make it perfectly clear
      We're gonna have a very good time

    chorus

    2. We Can Stop The Hurtin'

      What has happened to our town
      There's people sleeping on the ground
      Cold and lost, they fear the night
      Left alone, they'll lose the fight

      Hadn't we better reach for more than just a dime
      Shouldn't we try to talk that boy out of his crime
      Haven't you had it knowing nothing's getting solved
      Maybe we'd better, better get involved

    chorus:

    We could stop the hurtin' for awhile
    We could stop the hurtin' for awhile
    If we found a way to reconcile
    We could stop the hurtin'

      Families livin' in their cars and kids run numbers out of bars
      Knowing pride won't pay the bills, men work jobs beneath their skills
      Hadn't we better hand out more than just a line
      Shouldn't we try to find solutions with our minds
      Haven't you had it knowing nothing's getting solved
      Maybe we'd better, better get involved

    chorus

    3. Hard Habit To Break

      I guess I thought you'd be here forever
      Another illusion I chose to create
      You don't know what ya got until it's gone
      And I found out just a little too late

      I was acting as if you were lucky to have me
      Doin' you a favor I hardly knew you were there
      But then you were gone and it was all wrong
      Had no idea how much I cared

    chorus:

    Now being without you
    Takes a lot of getting used to
    Should learn to live with it
    But I don't want to
    Living without you
    Is all a big mistake
    Instead of getting easier
    It's the hardest thing to take
    I'm addicted to ya babe
    You're a hard habit to break

      You found someone else you had every reason
      You know I can't blame you for runnin' to him
      Two people together but living alone
      I was spreading my love too thin

      After all of these years
      I'm still tryin' to shake it
      Doin' much better they say that it just takes time
      But deep in the night it's an endless flight
      I can't get ya out of my mind

    chorus

    2nd chorus:

    Being without you
    Takes a lot of getting used to
    Should learn to live with it
    I don't want to
    Being without you
    Is all a big mistake
    Instead of getting any easier
    It's the hardest thing to take
    I'm addicted to you
    You're a hard habit to break

    4. Only You

      Hold me forever
      Whisper the words I've waited so long to hear
      Love's sweet surrender
      Steals an embrace and kisses away the tears

      Lookin' back down the road of love
      We can still feel the heartache
      Pain and joy of an unrelenting love
      Hold us together

    chorus:

    Only you
    You've got control
    Only you
    You've got the key to my heart
    Only you
    You've got control
    Need your love, take me forever

      Sad empty faces
      Faded away when I fell in love with you
      True love erases
      Fear and the doubt not knowing we'd see things through

      So in love, unaware of time
      In a world of illusion
      We fell in love until the end of time
      True love, forever

    chorus

      Lookin' back down the road of love
      We can still feel the heartache
      Pain and joy of an unrelenting love
      Hold us together

    chorus

    5. Remember The Feeling

      Shadows were hiding what I couldn't see
      Out in the dark - she was calling to me
      Calling to me with a voice I'd never forget
      She was a vision I couldn't believe
      I held her close wo that she wouldn't leave
      Suddenly hopeless - hopelessly falling in love

    chorus:

    I remember the feeling
    I remember the way
    She came and wrapped her arms around me
    Told me that she cared
    Said she'd always be there

      Taking me places that I've never been
      She had the beauty that comes from within
      Was I just dreaming was it too good to be true

      I was a man all alone in the night
      She came along and she showed me the light
      I was confused then she told me the way
      I was alone and I begged her to stay

      She was alive I was caught by the fire
      She brought emotions that filled my desire
      I should have noticed that something was wrong
      When I awoke she was gone

    chorus

      She was alive I was caught by the fire
      She brought emotions that filled my desire
      I should have noticed that something was wrong
      When I awoke, I could see that she was gone

    6. Along Comes A Woman

      There is a time when a man needs somebody to talk to
      Someone to talk to, somebody who'll always be there

      All alone, nothin' seemed to matter
      So alone, doesn't get much better
      Can't explain somethin' that you're feelin'
      For the very first time

      There was a time when you needed someone to hold onto
      Someone to hold you, somebody who's always sincere

      All alone, suddenly you see her
      So alone, you know you're gonna need her
      Can't explain, somethin' that you're feelin'
      For the very first time

    chorus:

    Then along comes a woman
    There's a change in the way that you're feeling tonight
    Then along comes a woman
    And you know that it's right

      There was a time when you needed someone to count on
      You needed someone to count on, somebody to care

      Now she's here, nothin' seems to matter
      She's so near, everything is better
      Can't explain, somethin' that you're feelin'
      For the very first time

    chorus

    7. You're The Inspiration

      You know our love was meant to be
      The kind of love that lasts forever
      And I need you here with me
      From tonight until the end of time

      You should know, everywhere I go
      You're always on my mind, in my heart
      In my soul

    dhorus:

    You're the meaning in my life
    You're the inspiration
    You bring feeling to my life
    You're the inspiration
    Wanna have you near me
    I wanna have you hear me sayin'
    No one needs you more than I need you

      And I know, yes I know that it's plain to see
      We're so in love when we're together
      And I know that I need you here with me
      From tonight until the end of time

      You should know, everywhere I go
      Always on my mind, in my heart
      In my soul

    chorus

    8. Please Hold On

      Do you love me
      Do you need me
      Tell me the truth tonight
      Do you love me
      Do you need me
      Can I still call you mine

      I've heard the same old story
      So many times
      For every lie you've told me
      I'd be a righ man if I had a dime

      Why do you take me
      Why do you rake me
      Over your red hot coals
      Why do you scold me
      After you hold me
      Why do you turn so cold

      The lad's constant cruisin'
      Expains the tears
      The lonely path she's choosin'
      If I didn't love her would I still be here

      Please hold on, stay with me
      Tell me what you have in mind
      Please hold on, stay with me
      Baby, don't you leave me behind

      Do you love me
      Do you need me
      Tell me the truth this time
      Do you love me
      Do you need me
      Can I still call you mine

      Soft lights and quiet music
      Forgets your name
      Some people try to use it
      But loneliness chooses the rules to the game

      Please hold on, stay with me
      Tell me what you have in mind
      Please hold on, stay with me
      Baby, don't you leave me behind
      Please hold on, stay with me
      Loneliness will leave you blind
      Please hold on, stay with me
      Fall in love with me this time

    9. Prima Donna

    ( From the Sound Track of the Motion Picture TWO OF A KIND )

      You've got the look - they'll never forget
      You wanna be noticed - but they haven't noticed yet

      When the time is right - a star on your door
      Taking you places that you've never been before
      Where did you go?

      Go to sleep tonight and dream about it till the morning
      Make a scene tonight - read about it in the morning
      Appearing for the very first time - on the screen tonight
      And when you wanna - they treat you like a Primma Donna

      You're a movie queen - familiar face
      Prettiest woman in the whole of the human race

      You're gonna be famous - you wanna go far
      (Your) name up in lights - everybody knows who you are
      On with the show

      (How) will it feel being number one
      Hard to imagine but I can't blame you for tryin'
      How will it feel havin' so much fun
      Hard to imagine but it's so electrifying

    10. Once In A Lifetime

      When I saw your face
      I could feel my heartbeat begin to race
      In the still of the night
      It was love at first sight

      Not too long ago
      I was on my own
      Never would have known
      You'd come into my life
      Now, you're the love of my life

    chorus:

    Once in a lifetime
    Maybe the last time
    Just the right time to fall in love
    Once in a lifetime
    For such a long time
    I've been waiting for you

      You were there for me
      It was there for you
      We were meant to be
      Now we're fallin' in love
      Finally fallin' in love

    chorus