CHICAGO


Twenty 1

(1991)



1. Explain It To My Heart * 4'47
(Diane Warren)
2. If It Were You 4'43
(Jason Scheff / Darin Scheff / Tony Smith)
3. You Come To My Senses 3'50
(Billy Steinberg / Tom Kelly)
4. Somebody, Somewhere 4'23
(Bill Champlin / Dennis Matkosky / Kevin Dukes)
5. What Does It Take 4'39
(Jason Scheff / Gerard McMahon)
6. One from The Heart 4'44
(Robert Lamm / Gerard McMahon)
7. Chasin' The Wind 4'12
(Diane Warren)
8. God Save The Queen 4'20
(James Pankow / Jason Scheff)
9. Man To Woman 3'57
(Jason Scheff / Adam Mitchell)
10. Only Time Can Heal the Wounded 4'45
(Robert Lamm / Gerard McMahon)
11. Who Do You Love 3'20
(Bill Champlin / Dennis Matkosky)
12. Holdin' On 4'14
(Bill Champlin / Tom Saviano)

Total Time: 52:01


  • Jason Scheff - Bass, Lead & Background Vocals
  • Robert Lamm - Keyboards, Lead & Background Vocals
  • Bill Champlin - Pianos, Keyboards, Guitars
  • Dawayne Bailey - Guitars, Background Vocals
  • Lee Loughnane - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Background Vocals
  • James Pankow - Trombone, Percussion, Background Vocals
  • Walt Parazaider - Saxophones, Flute, Background Vocals
  • Tris Imboden - Drums, Percussion

    Additional Musicians:

  • John Keane - Drums
  • Robbie Buchanan - Keyboards
  • Efrain Toro - Keyboards
  • Tom Keane - Keyboards
  • Steve Porcaro - Keyboards Programming
  • David Foster - Acoustic Piano
  • Michael Landau - Guitar
  • Stephen "Doc" Kupka - Horns

    All Songs Produced and Engineered by Ron Nevison
    Except* Produced, Engineered by Humberto Gatica for HUM, Inc. PRODUCTIONS
    All Songs Mixed by Humberto Gatlca
    Additional Engineer: Alex Rodriguez
    Assistant Engineers:
    Jim Mitchell,
    RECORD PLANT
    Jeff Poe,
    CAN AM
    Production Assistant: Deandra Miller
    Direction:
    HK MANAGEMENT
    Howard Kaufman
    Peter Schivarelli
    Design & Art Direction:
    Kosh BROOKS DESIGN
    Photography: Chris Cuffaro /
    VISAGES

    Production Notes:
    Brass Arrangements by James Pankow and Lee Loughnane
    Except:
    "Only Time Can Heal The Wounded" by Jerry Hey
    "Who Do You Love" by Bill Champlin, Lee Loughnane, & Dennis Matkosky
    "One From The Heart" by Lee Loughnane, James Pankow and Robert Lamm

    Studios:

    RECORD PLANT, Hollywood, CA
    CAN AM, Tarzana, CA
    GROUND CONTROL, Santa Monica, CA

    CHICAGO Special Thanks:

    Tom Anderson, Eric Brant, Steve Brumbach, Bill Burns, Rick Byrd, Chicago Crew, Don Felder, Brett Gould, All at HK Management, Christi Harris, Jerry Hey, Mark Hogue, Marty Hom, Tris Imboden, Scott James, Paul Jamieson, Howard Kaufman,
    All at KAUFMAN / EISENBERG, Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Will Lee, Sheryl Louis, Peter Maher, Lisa Marie, Gernard McMahon, Michael Ostin, Howard Rose, Peter Schivarelli, Hank Steiger, John VanEps and everyone at WARNER BROS. / REPRISE RECORDS

    This album is dedicated to the memory of Jack E. Goudie
    (1948-1988) ... We Miss You !!!!

    Chart Information:

    May '91 - Twenty 1 - Feb. '91 Chart Position 66

  • January 26, 1991 - Chasin' The Wind - Chart Position 39



    1. Explain It To My Heart

      I understand there's no future for us here
      Guess I fooled myself into thinking there was
      Now you've made it clear
      It'll never be right
      Guess we knew it all along
      Now we've got to say good-bye and I've got to be strong
      So tell me one more time how it's better for the both of us
      Tell me one more time how we'll hurt each other if we stay
      Tell me one more time then darling there's just one more thing
      Before you walk away

    chorus:

    Explain it to my heart
    It's better that we're over now
    Tell me one more time this is the way that it's supposed to be
    Tell me that I'm better off without you
    How it's better to forget about you
    Darling I understand
    Now won't you please explain it to my heart

      Now if I try I can see the reasons why
      Why we can't stay together and I might convince my mind
      But it's breaking my heart to know I've got to let you go
      To find that I must leave behind the only love I've known
      Well I can tell myself that I never really needed you
      I can tell myself that it's better just to say good-bye
      I can tell myself a thousand lies
      But tell me now
      Tell me how do I

    chorus

      Say that I'll be better
      If we don't stay together
      Say that I'll be better off free
      But don't say it to me
      Explain it to my heart ...

    2. If It Were You

      There's a time when the heart can no longer give in
      You try to stand up and fight
      You've known pain for so long and you know what's gone wrong
      But you can't make it right
      Another broken heart is all you're feeling
      How can you go on
      But the memories of the times there was love in your eyes
      Keep leading me on

    chorus:

    If it were you
    Would you hold on and hope that it might
    Bring back the dreams we once knew
    Or just give up forever that part of your life
    Tell me what would you do
    If it were you

      You can never take back all you've given in love
      No matter how hard you try
      Once it's over and done you just have to let go
      Though a part of you died
      Another waste of time is all that's left now
      But life must go on
      All the nights that we spent, never thought they would end
      Why can't they go on

    corus

      If it were you
      Would you hold on and hope that it might
      Bring back the love we once knew
      Or just give up forever that part of your life
      Tell me what would you do
      If it were you
      If it were you
      Tell me what would you do
      If it were you
      Over and over I go back through time
      Didn't we promise our love till we die
      Asking you deep down inside
      Did we really try
      Another broken heart is all that's left
      But life must go on
      All the nights that we spent, never thought they would end
      Why can't they go on

    chorus

    3. You Come To My Senses

      I picture you on the beach
      Lying in the sand
      Out of reach of my trembling hands
      I picture you in a car
      Blonde hair in the wind
      I picture you in my arms
      And the touch of your skin
      The smile on your face
      The way that you taste

    chorus:

    You come to my senses
    Every time I close my eyes
    I have no defenses
    You come to my senses
    I can't stop this ache inside
    I have no defenses
    You come to my senses

      Driving home in the cold
      January rain
      I've got to find my way out of this pain
      I reached for you in the night
      I dreamed of your kiss
      I woke before it got light
      With your name on my lips
      Alone in my bed
      Your voice in my head

    chorus

      I picture you in my arms
      And the touch of your skin
      The smile on your face
      The way that you taste
      You come to my senses
      Every time I close my eyes
      I have no defenses
      You come to my senses
      I can't stop this ache inside
      Oh, I have no defenses
      You come to my senses
      Ah ...

    4. Somebody Somewhere

      The sun is coming up
      But I don't see the light
      I keep goin' on and on
      Thinking 'bout where we went wrong
      I've always heard that love
      Could stand the test of time
      But somethin' that we had is gone
      Maybe we just stayed too long
      I wish that I could lie
      And tell myself it's alright
      It was nothing at all

    chorus:

    Somebody, somewhere
    Is falling in love tonight
    Is it nothing at all
    Somebody, somewhere
    Is saying their last goodbyes
    I gotta know
    Is it the same when it comes
    And when love goes

      Where do I go from here
      Don't know where to turn
      Will you find another face
      Or disappear in yesterday
      Should I hold on
      Should I let all the memories go
      Was it nothing at all

    chorus

      She comes and goes ...

    chorus

    5. What Does It Take

      All I do is think about you
      I never did let go of what we were
      Can't pretend I'll live without you
      As I learn to live alone
      Why can't I be a man about it
      I've tried and tried to hide you from my heart
      If I could just forget about us
      If I knew just where to start
      You're still my destiny

    chorus:

    What does it take
    To win you back
    To hold in these arms once more
    What can I say
    To make you understand
    You're still all I'm waiting for

      At times I feel it's best without you
      And times I still believe in you so much
      After what I've been through without you
      You'd think that I'd move on
      But you're still my destiny

    chorus

      What does it take
      'Cause we can't go back
      Can't be like it was before
      What does it take
      To win you back
      To hold in these arms
      What does it take
      What will it take now
      You're still my destiny

    chorus

    6. One From The Heart

      I'm movin' too fast, the pace of things has got to change
      I never have time to think of words I want to say
      I look around me, I don't know who really knows
      What does it matter anyway?
      Sometimes I feel like I've got a heart made out of stone
      And somedays I feel so alone
      When nobody sees what's going on anymore
      If I could just know that someone's there
      One from the heart that's all it takes
      One to hold you, one who knows you
      One to one together
      One from the heart, one for each day
      One to lean on, one to keep on
      Keep on getting stronger the more I see your face

      It's never too late to get to where I want to go
      It's never too late to get to love someone
      All that I need is to be more than yesterday
      And all I can give along the way
      One from the heart that's all it takes
      One to hold you, one who knows you
      One to one together
      One from the heart, one for each day
      One to lean on, one to keep on
      The words you will remember
      The words you'll hear me say
      It's all about love
      It's all about give and take

    7. Chasin' The Wind

      Did the best I could
      To make you mine
      If you ever felt anything for me
      Well, you never gave a sign
      Thought time would make you change
      Make you want me
      But baby I never had a chance
      Now I know that there's just some things
      Just not meant to be

    chorus:

    No use
    Making you care about me
    No way
    That I'm gonna win
    Oh darlin'
    I might as well be
    Chasin' the wind
    Oh, I'm just
    Chasin' the wind

      Opened up my heart
      Let you inside
      If love was what you were lookin' for
      Well, I guess it wasn't mine
      So I guess I better go
      It's over and done
      But you know I'm not really sad at all
      'Cause you can't really say it's over
      When it never had begun

    chorus

      Can't reach the sea
      If you can't get past the sand
      Can't touch the sky
      If you can't reach up your hand
      Can't give if you give nothing back

    chorus

    8. God Save The Queen

      Smoke in the sky
      Slime in the sea
      Tall timber tumblin' down around me
      Red acid rain
      Glows in the night
      Nuclear winter closes down on me
      The light of the world is fading to black
      And the absence of people who care
      Is bringing me down, bringing me down

    chorus:

    God save the queen
    Dear mother earth is dying away
    Time's running out
    One more tomorrow depends on today

      Nowhere to run
      Nowhere to hide
      Greenhouse condition getting' steamier
      Nobody's clean
      Nobody's free
      Nobody's breathin' any easier
      The children of earth are dying each day
      And the nightmare of who is to blame
      Is bringing me down, bringing me down

    chorus

    9. Man To Woman

      Girl, when the moon across the water starts to rise
      I'll be looking for tomorrow and I'll see it in your eyes
      Girl, though the strongest heart'll shatter in a storm
      Now we got this love that we can run to
      Tonight, I'll keep you warm

    chorus:

    Man to woman
    When you're lying next to me
    Man to woman
    Girl you're everything I need
    Hold on, we'll always be
    Always you and me

      Hold me close
      You're the nearest thing to heaven that I've known
      I can feel the fire that burns inside you
      Look how this love has grown

    chorus

      Man to woman (man to woman)
      Man to woman (man to woman)
      Just say we'll always be
      Always you and me
      I wanna hold you in the night
      Can't you see
      That I'm just livin' for your light
      I want the world to know
      I can't let you go

    chorus

      Man to woman (man to woman)
      Man to woman (man to woman)
      I want the world to see
      Baby what you mean to me

    10. Only Time Can Heal The Wounded

      You hear a sound as she's leaving
      You'll hear your heart pound so hard
      You'll miss her warm touch and the way things once were
      It's such a cold town when you miss her
      It's not the same place no more
      When it's hard to mend what's broken
      And you still can't let her go
      Beyond the storm there's an answer
      Beyond the nights you spend alone
      Beyond the headlights and the highways you go
      You'll take a long ride without her
      Until the tears dry away
      In every way you try to reason
      When there's no reason left to hold
      Only time can heal the wounded of love
      Any day now time will tell
      Only love can turn it all around again
      There's no heart that time can't heal

      Whatever pieces you're missing
      Whatever you leave behind
      However you look at things they do change
      It's not the same conversation
      It's not the way that it was
      There'll be one less tear tomorrow
      There'll be one less night alone
      Only time can heal the wounded of love
      Any day now time will tell
      Only love can turn it all around again
      There's no heart that time can't heal
      Only time can heal the wounded of love
      There's no heart that time can't heal

    11. Who Do You Love

      I never know
      What you're gonna do
      You're always so far away
      Down below
      You used to tell the truth
      Now you're lookin' for something to say
      You give me those eyes
      And then look away
      Do you want me down on my knees
      Are you livin' a lie
      Is this some kind of game
      Baby, won't you tell me please
      Give me one good reason to stay
      When you won't come
      Right out and say

    chorus:

    Who do you love
    What makes you happen
    What do you need for satisfaction
    Who do you love
    I need an answer
    Is it just about a good time, good time
    Who do you love

      I wish that you'd lie
      Or tell me the truth
      So I can decide for myself
      Maybe you've tried
      What we used to do
      With somebody, somewhere else
      Give me one good reason to stay
      When you won't come
      Right out and say

    chorus

    12. Holdin' On

      Walkin' through time
      Reachin' for yesterday
      'Cause we're frightened of tomorrow
      Trying to find
      The feeling that's gone astray, far away
      I remember the look in your eyes
      Love we made unafraid
      Now we've opened the window
      So let's not close the shade

    chorus:

    Holdin' on
    'Cause the memory of you
    Is something I just can't erase
    Holdin' on
    I don't know what to do
    'Cause the pieces won't fit into place
    But no matter what happens
    We can't let it end this way

      So far away
      So close to something new
      But we're holdin' off tomorrow
      Maybe someday
      We'll find what we need to do, until then
      We'll be doing the best that we can
      Out of rhyme, out of time
      While we're hiding our feelings
      We're leaving love behind

    chorus

      Far away
      Reachin' for yesterday
      So far away
      Something has gone away
      So afraid
      To find what we had

    chorus