Chicago IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits
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Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album
by American
rock
band Chicago
and was released in 1975, in both stereo and SQ quadraphonic versions.
Considering all of Chicago's biggest hits thus far, this set stretches all the way back to their 1969 debut, The Chicago Transit Authority
, to 1974's Chicago VII
. Chicago VIII
and its hits, having only come out just months earlier, were considered too recent to anthologize, while Chicago III
s material was overlooked for inclusion due to its lack of truly big hit singles.
Released in November 1975 on Columbia Records
, Chicago IX proved to be an enormous seller, reaching #1 in the US. Despite 2002's The Very Best of: Only the Beginning
superseding it, Chicago IX was also reissued by Rhino Records, Chicago's current distributor.
Chicago IX (Columbia 33900) reached #1 in the US during a chart stay of 72 weeks. It did not chart in the UK.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Chicago
Chicago (band)
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, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads. They had...
and was released in 1975, in both stereo and SQ quadraphonic versions.
Considering all of Chicago's biggest hits thus far, this set stretches all the way back to their 1969 debut, The Chicago Transit Authority
The Chicago Transit Authority (album)
The Chicago Transit Authority is the eponymous debut album by the Chicago-based rock band The Chicago Transit Authority, who would later be known as Chicago. It was recorded and released in 1969.-History:...
, to 1974's Chicago VII
Chicago VII
Chicago VII is the seventh album by American rock band Chicago and was released in 1974. It is notable for being their first double album of new material since 1971's Chicago III, and remains their final studio release in that format....
. Chicago VIII
Chicago VIII
Chicago VIII is the eighth album by American rock band Chicago and was released in 1975. Following the experimental jazz/pop stylings of Chicago VII, the band returned to a more streamlined sound on this follow-up....
and its hits, having only come out just months earlier, were considered too recent to anthologize, while Chicago III
Chicago III
-Personnel:*Peter Cetera - bass, vocals*Terry Kath - guitar, vocals*Robert Lamm - keyboard, vocals*Lee Loughnane - trumpet, vocals*James Pankow - trombone*Walter Parazaider - woodwinds, vocals*Danny Seraphine - drums...
s material was overlooked for inclusion due to its lack of truly big hit singles.
Released in November 1975 on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, Chicago IX proved to be an enormous seller, reaching #1 in the US. Despite 2002's The Very Best of: Only the Beginning
The Very Best of: Only the Beginning
The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning is a two-CD greatest hits album by American rock band Chicago. Released in 2002, this collection marked the beginning of a long-term partnership with Rhino Records which, between 2002 and 2005, would go on to remaster and re-release Chicago's 1969–1980...
superseding it, Chicago IX was also reissued by Rhino Records, Chicago's current distributor.
Side one
- "25 or 6 to 425 or 6 to 4"25 or 6 to 4" is a song written by American musician Robert Lamm, one of the founding members of the rock/jazz fusion band Chicago. It was recorded for their second album, Chicago , with Peter Cetera on lead vocals. The song was edited and released as a single in June of the year 2009, climbing to...
" (Robert LammRobert LammRobert William Lamm is an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter who came to fame as a founding member of the pop rock band Chicago...
) – 4:51 - "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" is a song written and sung by Robert Lamm while in the rock band Chicago and recorded for their debut album The Chicago Transit Authority ....
" (Robert Lamm) – 3:20- This has most of the instrumental intro cut off. On the original LP (and cassette) version of IX, more of the intro was cut off and the spoken part in the last verse was omitted.
- "Colour My WorldColour My World (Chicago song)"Colour My World" is a song written by American musician James Pankow, one of the founding members of the rock/jazz fusion band Chicago. Part of Pankow's Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon song cycle/suite, it was recorded for their second album Chicago II...
" (James PankowJames PankowJames Carter "Jimmy" Pankow is an American trombone player, songwriter and brass instrument arranger best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago.-Early life:...
) – 2:59 - "Just You 'N' MeJust You 'N' Me"Just You 'N' Me" is a song written by James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VI , with Peter Cetera singing lead vocals. The second single released from that album, it reached #4 on the U.S...
" (James Pankow) – 3:42 - "Saturday in the ParkSaturday in the Park (song)"Saturday in the Park" is a song written by Robert Lamm and recorded by the group Chicago for their 1972 album Chicago V, with Lamm on piano and lead vocals and Peter Cetera on bass and backing vocals. The single version hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's highest-charting single...
" (Robert Lamm) – 3:54 - "Feelin' Stronger Every DayFeelin' Stronger Every Day"Feelin' Stronger Every Day" is a song written by Peter Cetera and James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VI . The first single released from that album, it reached #10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100....
" (Peter CeteraPeter CeteraPeter Paul Cetera is an American singer, songwriter, bassist and producer best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago, before launching a successful solo career...
/James Pankow) – 4:14
Side two
- "Make Me SmileMake Me Smile"Make Me Smile" is a song written by James Pankow for the rock band Chicago. Part of Pankow's Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon song cycle/suite, it was recorded for their second album Chicago II...
" (James Pankow) – 2:59- This is the single edit that also includes parts of "Now More Than Ever".
- "Wishing You Were HereWishing You Were Here"Wishing You Were Here" may also refer to a different song by Deborah Gibson."Wishing You Were Here" is a song written by Peter Cetera for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VII , with lead vocals by Terry Kath , while Cetera sang the song's bridge...
" (Peter Cetera) – 4:34 - "Call on MeCall on Me (Chicago song)"Call On Me" is a song written by Lee Loughnane for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VII , with Peter Cetera singing lead vocals. The second single released from the album, it reached No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart."Call On Me" was...
" (Lee LoughnaneLee LoughnaneLee Loughnane , born 21 October 1946 in Elmwood Park, Illinois to Juanita Wall and Philip Louis Loughnane, is an American trumpeter, flugelhorn player, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for being a founding member of the rock band Chicago.- Biography :...
) – 4:02 - "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" Searchin' So Long" is a song written by James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VII . The first single released from that album, it reached number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100....
" (James Pankow) – 4:29 - "BeginningsBeginnings (song)"Beginnings" is a song written by Robert Lamm for the rock band Chicago and recorded for their debut album The Chicago Transit Authority, released in 1969. Lamm also provided lead vocals...
" (Robert Lamm) – 7:51- On the original LP version of IX this song was faded out about 1:20 early.
Chicago IX (Columbia 33900) reached #1 in the US during a chart stay of 72 weeks. It did not chart in the UK.
Personnel
- John Berg – Design
- Peter Cetera – Bass, Guitar, Vocals
- Laudir DeOliveira – Percussion
- Nick Fasciano – Logo
- James William Guercio – Producer
- Terry Kath – Guitar, Vocals
- Robert Lamm – Keyboards, Vocals
- Lee Loughnane – Percussion, Trumpet, Vocals
- Reid Miles – Photography
- James Pankow – Trombone
- Walter Parazaider – Wind
- Daniel Seraphine – Drums
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Pop Albums | 1 |
| 1976 | ||