CHICAGO
Best Ballads
(1999)
1. You're The Inspiration 3'50 (Peter Cetera)
2. Sophisticated Lady 5'11 (Duke Ellington / Irving Mills / Mitchell Parish)
3. If You Leave Me Now 3'55 (Peter Cetera)
4. Dream A Little Dream Of Me 3'10 (Wilber Schwandt / Fabian Andre / Gus Kahn)
5. Wishin' You Were Here 4'35 (Peter Cetera)
6. Colour My World 3'00 (James Pankow)
7. Will You Still Love Me 5'41 (David Foster / Tom Keane / Richard Baskin)
8. Look Away 4'01 (Diane Warren)
9. Baby, What A Big Surprise 3'03 (Peter Cetera)
10. The Only One 5'59 (James Pankow / Greg O'Connor)
11. Let's Take A Lifetime 3'18 (Jason Scheff / Brock Walsh / Aaron Zigman)
12. Bigger Than Elvis 4'28 (Jason Scheff / Peter Wolf / Ina Wolf)
13. Hard Habit To Break 4'45 (Steve Kipner / John Parker)
14. Here In My Heart 4'14 (Glen Ballard / James Newton Howard)
15. Hard To Say I'm Sorry / Get Away 5'05 (Peter Cetera / David Foster / Robert Lamm)
16. Moonlight Serenade 4'25 (Glenn Miller / Mitchell Parish)
17. Take Me Back To Chicago 5'10 (Danny Seraphine / David Wolinski)
Total Time: 73:50
10. The Only One
What's been goin' on
I've been tryin' to get through to you
Has it really been that long ?
I've been thinkin' about you baby
And the way it used to be
There's so many things I want to say
But will the words come out all wrong ?
After all that's said and done
You're still the only one
You're the only one for me
I'm the only one for you
Baby can't you see
You're still the only one
Each and every night I pray
Hopin' there'll come a day
Baby you believe
You're still the only one
Got to find a way
To get back inside your heart again
If I let you walk away
I'd be dyin' without you baby
So I'll just keep holdin' on
Don't you know that we were meant to be
But then I knew it all along
After all that we've been through
You're still the only one
You're the only one for me
I'm the only one for you
Baby can't you see
You're still the only one
Each and every night I pray
Hopin' there'll come a day
Baby you believe
You're still the only one
And the fire of our love
Keeps me runnin' back to you
And no matter where you are
I will never be that far away
You're the only one for me
I'm the only one for you
Baby can't you see
You're still the only one
Each and every night I pray
Hopin' there'll come a day
Baby you believe
You're still the only one
Ain't no need to wonder why
I'll love you 'till the day I die
Baby I believe
You're still the only one
You're the only one
You're the only one
You're the only one for me sweet baby
You're the only one
You're the only one
You're the only one for me sweet darlin'
( repeat )
When times are rough and hard
With you is where I want to be, yeah
When I am down and out, oh yeah
With you is where I'll be
Oh yeah
Yeah yeah baby
The only one for me
Me
Me, yeah
11. Let's Take A Lifetime
Say no more
If you want to kiss goodnight
That's alright by me
Close your door
Make sure the latch is tight
Fall gently to sleep
We don't have to rush ahead
Putting questions in your head
And an ache in your heart
Let's take a lifetime
All that we desire
Build it day by day into forever
Let's take a lifetime
All that you require
Here and now and ever
In these times
Love is not some harmless game
It's played strictly for keeps
No, and it's no crime
Wanting me to feel the same
With water so deep
Come tomorrow once again
We'll be together and till then
We've dreaming to do
Let's take a lifetime
All that you desire
Build it day by day into forever
Let's take a lifetime
All that you require
Here and now and lasting ever more
So hard to leave you standing there in the night
You look so lovely
If we must wait
No use tempting fate
( repeat chorus out )
12. Bigger Than Elvis
Come let's talk just you and me
For once just let me be
The little boy you used to know
Relive that summer's bliss
'Cause they came no more like this
Those were the days
The days when love was still in style
All I ever dreamed I'd be
Is what you are to me
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
A memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis
I saw you on TV
The king, you were to me
Could you feel me watching you?
At times my heart got mad
Only heroes are allowed
To run free that they could come back inside of me
All I ever dreamed I'd be
Is what you are to me
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
A memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis
We know the saddest of goodbyes
Must be the one that's bringing tears to your child's eyes
Oh, from now on I'll walk with you
Making music like you do
Would you believe I always knew?
You were never hard to take
In some mysterious way
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
Your memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis
Now I've found the missing years
Forgotten all my tears
I've found the missing years
14. Here In My Heart
I keep on thinkin'
I should be free
This time just leave it alone
With seventeen reasons
Not to believe
Nothin' goes everybody knows like you always want it to be
But here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
But here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
What I've been feelin'
I can't explain
Lost in the blues of your eyes
And I'm fallin' so hard
Just like the rain
There comes a time when you cross a line and you've got to believe
'Cause here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
And here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
I know
I may never sleep again
Till I see you
Oh baby I know
I know
Life is too short and I can't pretend
It's not about you
Can't do without you
But here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
There's a dream that's unbroken
It gets in my way
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
I've been tryin' to get through to you
Has it really been that long ?
I've been thinkin' about you baby
And the way it used to be
There's so many things I want to say
But will the words come out all wrong ?
After all that's said and done
You're still the only one
You're the only one for me
I'm the only one for you
Baby can't you see
You're still the only one
Each and every night I pray
Hopin' there'll come a day
Baby you believe
You're still the only one
Got to find a way
To get back inside your heart again
If I let you walk away
I'd be dyin' without you baby
So I'll just keep holdin' on
Don't you know that we were meant to be
But then I knew it all along
After all that we've been through
You're still the only one
You're the only one for me
I'm the only one for you
Baby can't you see
You're still the only one
Each and every night I pray
Hopin' there'll come a day
Baby you believe
You're still the only one
And the fire of our love
Keeps me runnin' back to you
And no matter where you are
I will never be that far away
You're the only one for me
I'm the only one for you
Baby can't you see
You're still the only one
Each and every night I pray
Hopin' there'll come a day
Baby you believe
You're still the only one
Ain't no need to wonder why
I'll love you 'till the day I die
Baby I believe
You're still the only one
You're the only one
You're the only one
You're the only one for me sweet baby
You're the only one
You're the only one
You're the only one for me sweet darlin'
With you is where I want to be, yeah
When I am down and out, oh yeah
With you is where I'll be
Oh yeah
Yeah yeah baby
The only one for me
Me
Me, yeah
11. Let's Take A Lifetime
Say no more
If you want to kiss goodnight
That's alright by me
Close your door
Make sure the latch is tight
Fall gently to sleep
We don't have to rush ahead
Putting questions in your head
And an ache in your heart
Let's take a lifetime
All that we desire
Build it day by day into forever
Let's take a lifetime
All that you require
Here and now and ever
In these times
Love is not some harmless game
It's played strictly for keeps
No, and it's no crime
Wanting me to feel the same
With water so deep
Come tomorrow once again
We'll be together and till then
We've dreaming to do
Let's take a lifetime
All that you desire
Build it day by day into forever
Let's take a lifetime
All that you require
Here and now and lasting ever more
So hard to leave you standing there in the night
You look so lovely
If we must wait
No use tempting fate
( repeat chorus out )
12. Bigger Than Elvis
Come let's talk just you and me
For once just let me be
The little boy you used to know
Relive that summer's bliss
'Cause they came no more like this
Those were the days
The days when love was still in style
All I ever dreamed I'd be
Is what you are to me
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
A memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis
I saw you on TV
The king, you were to me
Could you feel me watching you?
At times my heart got mad
Only heroes are allowed
To run free that they could come back inside of me
All I ever dreamed I'd be
Is what you are to me
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
A memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis
We know the saddest of goodbyes
Must be the one that's bringing tears to your child's eyes
Oh, from now on I'll walk with you
Making music like you do
Would you believe I always knew?
You were never hard to take
In some mysterious way
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
Your memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis
Now I've found the missing years
Forgotten all my tears
I've found the missing years
14. Here In My Heart
I keep on thinkin'
I should be free
This time just leave it alone
With seventeen reasons
Not to believe
Nothin' goes everybody knows like you always want it to be
But here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
But here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
What I've been feelin'
I can't explain
Lost in the blues of your eyes
And I'm fallin' so hard
Just like the rain
There comes a time when you cross a line and you've got to believe
'Cause here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
And here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
I know
I may never sleep again
Till I see you
Oh baby I know
I know
Life is too short and I can't pretend
It's not about you
Can't do without you
But here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
There's a dream that's unbroken
It gets in my way
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
If you want to kiss goodnight
That's alright by me
Close your door
Make sure the latch is tight
Fall gently to sleep
We don't have to rush ahead
Putting questions in your head
And an ache in your heart
Let's take a lifetime
All that we desire
Build it day by day into forever
Let's take a lifetime
All that you require
Here and now and ever
In these times
Love is not some harmless game
It's played strictly for keeps
No, and it's no crime
Wanting me to feel the same
With water so deep
Come tomorrow once again
We'll be together and till then
We've dreaming to do
Let's take a lifetime
All that you desire
Build it day by day into forever
Let's take a lifetime
All that you require
Here and now and lasting ever more
So hard to leave you standing there in the night
You look so lovely
If we must wait
No use tempting fate
12. Bigger Than Elvis
Come let's talk just you and me
For once just let me be
The little boy you used to know
Relive that summer's bliss
'Cause they came no more like this
Those were the days
The days when love was still in style
All I ever dreamed I'd be
Is what you are to me
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
A memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis
I saw you on TV
The king, you were to me
Could you feel me watching you?
At times my heart got mad
Only heroes are allowed
To run free that they could come back inside of me
All I ever dreamed I'd be
Is what you are to me
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
A memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis
We know the saddest of goodbyes
Must be the one that's bringing tears to your child's eyes
Oh, from now on I'll walk with you
Making music like you do
Would you believe I always knew?
You were never hard to take
In some mysterious way
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
Your memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis
Now I've found the missing years
Forgotten all my tears
I've found the missing years
14. Here In My Heart
I keep on thinkin'
I should be free
This time just leave it alone
With seventeen reasons
Not to believe
Nothin' goes everybody knows like you always want it to be
But here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
But here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
What I've been feelin'
I can't explain
Lost in the blues of your eyes
And I'm fallin' so hard
Just like the rain
There comes a time when you cross a line and you've got to believe
'Cause here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
And here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
I know
I may never sleep again
Till I see you
Oh baby I know
I know
Life is too short and I can't pretend
It's not about you
Can't do without you
But here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
There's a dream that's unbroken
It gets in my way
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
For once just let me be
The little boy you used to know
Relive that summer's bliss
'Cause they came no more like this
Those were the days
The days when love was still in style
All I ever dreamed I'd be
Is what you are to me
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
A memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis
I saw you on TV
The king, you were to me
Could you feel me watching you?
At times my heart got mad
Only heroes are allowed
To run free that they could come back inside of me
All I ever dreamed I'd be
Is what you are to me
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
A memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis
We know the saddest of goodbyes
Must be the one that's bringing tears to your child's eyes
Oh, from now on I'll walk with you
Making music like you do
Would you believe I always knew?
You were never hard to take
In some mysterious way
Bigger than Elvis
And for all the missing years
Your memory reappears
Bigger than Elvis
Now I've found the missing years
Forgotten all my tears
I've found the missing years
14. Here In My Heart
I keep on thinkin'
I should be free
This time just leave it alone
With seventeen reasons
Not to believe
Nothin' goes everybody knows like you always want it to be
But here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
But here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
What I've been feelin'
I can't explain
Lost in the blues of your eyes
And I'm fallin' so hard
Just like the rain
There comes a time when you cross a line and you've got to believe
'Cause here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
And here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
I know
I may never sleep again
Till I see you
Oh baby I know
I know
Life is too short and I can't pretend
It's not about you
Can't do without you
But here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
There's a dream that's unbroken
It gets in my way
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
I should be free
This time just leave it alone
With seventeen reasons
Not to believe
Nothin' goes everybody knows like you always want it to be
But here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
But here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
What I've been feelin'
I can't explain
Lost in the blues of your eyes
And I'm fallin' so hard
Just like the rain
There comes a time when you cross a line and you've got to believe
'Cause here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
And here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
I know
I may never sleep again
Till I see you
Oh baby I know
I know
Life is too short and I can't pretend
It's not about you
Can't do without you
But here in my heart
There's a dream that's unbroken
And it gets in my way
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life
There's a dream that's unbroken
It gets in my way
But it won't be denied
Here in my heart
The door is still open
Waiting for you
To walk in to my life