Year : 1975 (Rhino Records 50th Anniversary Expanded Digisleeve Edition 2025)
Style : Classic Rock , Melodic Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 174 mb
Bio:
Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The self-described "rock and roll band with horns" began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, generating several hit ballads. The group had a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Second only to The Beach Boys in Billboard singles and albums chart success among American bands, Chicago is one of the longest-running and most successful rock groups, and one of the world's best-selling groups of all time, having sold more than 100 million records.According to Billboard, Chicago was the leading US singles charting group during the 1970s. They have sold over 38 million units in the US, with 22 gold, 18 platinum, and 8 multi-platinum albums.[3][4] Over the course of their career they have had five number-one albums and 21 top-ten singles.In late 2013, the band began releasing singles for a new album, starting with "Somethin' Comin', I Know" in August, "America" in September, "Crazy Happy" in December 2013, and "Naked in the Garden of Allah" in January 2014. The album, titled Chicago XXXVI: Now, is scheduled for release on July 4, 2014.
Album:
Chicago IX, originally released in time for the Christmas shopping season in 1975, was the band's first greatest hits album.Originally released on the Columbia label in both stereo and quadraphonic formats, the collection brought together 11 songs spanning 1969's Chicago Transit Authority through 1974's Chicago VII. On August 8, Rhino will revisit Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits in a gold-hued edition to mark its 50th anniversary. It's been expanded from 11 to 21 songs, and its purview has been expanded, too: it now goes all the way through 1980's Chicago XIV, and even stretches back to fill in some missed tracks from the period covered by the original compilation.Rather than Robert Lamm's Chicago (II) classic "25 or 6 to 4," the new edition opens with another Lamm composition from Chicago Transit Authority: his duet with Peter Cetera on "Questions 67 and 68." The sequence has been altered, too, to adopt a more chronological approach; whereas "Beginnings" closed the original 1975 LP, it now follows "Questions 67 and 68." The changes don't end there; edits of Steven Wilson's 2017 remixes of "Make Me Smile," "25 or 6 to 4," and "Colour My World" replace the versions on the original Chicago IX.Of the ten new songs added, "Free" (from Chicago III, an album entirely overlooked on the '75 track listing) and "Dialogue (Part I & II)" (from Chicago V) fit within the time frame covered by the original compilation. Chicago VIII, at the time, was felt too fresh to warrant representation; now, James Pankow's nostalgic "Old Days," a No. 5 hit, makes the cut. It's followed by Cetera's "If You Leave Me Now" (No. 1, 1976) and "Baby, What a Big Surprise" (No. 4, 1977), Pankow's "Alive Again" (No. 14, 1978), Cetera, Lee Loughnane, and Danny Seraphine's "No Tell Lover" (No, 14, 1978), Seraphine and David "Hawk" Wolinski's "Street Player" (non-charting, 1979, though still a staple in Chicago setlists today), and Lamm and Seraphine's "Thunder and Lightning" (No. 56, 1980). These songs bring Chicago up to Chicago XIV; they followed that up with a second volume of greatest hits, all of which are now included here other than "Dialogue (Part II)," "Happy Man," "Gone, Long Gone," and "Take Me Back to Chicago." With 1982's Chicago 16, the band's David Foster era began.Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and remained on the chart for a whopping 72 weeks, eventually attaining a 5x Platinum certification. If you're in the market for an expanded and reimagined edition, it arrives from Rhino this Friday, August 8, in both CD and LP formats. You'll find the track listing and pre-order links below. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Line-Up:
Peter Cetera – bass, vocals
Terry Kath – guitar, vocals
Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals
Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, backing vocals
Danny Seraphine – drums
Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
Production:
A&R [A&R Administration] – Susanne Savage
Design [Cover Design] – John Berg
Design [Redesign] – Bryan Lasley
Management [Critter Management] – Peter Schivarelli
Other [Packaging Manager] – Matthew Taoatao
Other [Project Assistance] – Allison Boron, Maryhollis Matheney, Sam Stone (7), Sheryl Farber
Performer – Danny Seraphine, James Pankow, Laudir de Oliveira, Lee Loughnane, Peter Cetera, Robert Lamm, Terry Kath, Walter Parazaider
Photography By – Reid Miles
Producer – James William Guercio
Product Manager – Mike Engstrom, Mimi Gontar
Reissue Producer – Dave Gabarino, Steve Woolard
Supervised By [Art Supervision] – Rory Wilson
Tracklist:
01. Questions 67 and 68 (2007 Remaster) 3:28
02. Beginnings (2007 Remaster) 2:51
03. Make Me Smile (Steven Wilson Remix) (Edit) 2:58
04. 25 or 6 to 4 (Steven Wilson Remix) (Edit) 2:55
05. Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is? (2007 Remaster) 2:46
06. Free (2002 Remaster) 2:18
07. Color My World (Steven Wilson Remix; 2016) 3:00
08. Saturday in the Park (2007 Remaster) 3:57
09. Dialogue, Pt. I & Pt. II (2002 Remaster) 5:02
10. Feelin' Stronger Every Day (2007 Remaster) 4:15
11. Just You 'N' Me (2007 Remaster) 3:42
12. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long (2007 Remaster) 4:20
13. Call on Me (2007 Remaster) 4:04
14. Wishing You Were Here (2007 Remaster) 3:01
15. Old Days (2007 Remaster) 3:32
16. If You Leave Me Now (2007 Remaster) 3:58
17. Baby, What a Big Surprise (2007 Remaster) 3:08
18. Alive Again (Single Version) 3:30
19. No Tell Lover (2007 Remaster) 3:49
20. Street Player 4:25
21. Thunder and Lightning (2003 Remaster) 3:33
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