Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority
1969


Tracklist:

1 Introduction (Kath) 6:35
2 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Lamm) 4:36
3 Beginnings (Lamm) 7:54
4 Questions 67 And 68 (Lamm) 5:02
5 Listen (Lamm) 3:21
6 Poem 58 (Lamm) 8:37
7 Free Form Guitar (Kath) 6:47
8 South California Purples (Lamm) 6:11
9 I'm A Man (Winwood/Miller) 7:39
10 Prologue, August 29, 1968 (Guercio) 0:57
11 Someday (August 29, 1968) (Pankow/Lamm) 4:13
12 Liberation (Pankow) 14:38

Produced by James William Guercio.
Recorded and mixed at Columbia Recording Studios, New York (January 1969)
All brass arrangements by James Pankow, with some help from the rest of the boys.
Originally issued Columbia (4/1969), digitally remastered - spring 2002

Band:

Robert Lamm vocals, keyboards
Terry Kath vocals, guitar
Peter Cetera vocals, bass
Daniel Seraphine drums
Lee Loughnane trumpet, vocals
James Pankow trombone
Walter Parazaider woodwinds, vocals

Chicago - Chicago
1970


Tracklist:

1 Movin' On (Pankow) 4:05
2 The Road (Kath) 3:10
3 Poem For The People (Lamm) 5:30
4 In The Country (Kath) 6:33
5 Wake Up Sunshine (Lamm) 2:29
Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon (tracks 6 - 12)
6 Make Me Smile (Pankow) 3:16
7 So Much To Say, So Much To Give (Pankow) 1:12
8 Anxiety's Moment (Pankow) 1:01
9 West Virginia Fantasies (Pankow) 1:33
10 Colour My World (Pankow) 2:39
11 To Be Free (Pankow) 1:15
12 Now More Than Ever (Pankow) 1:26
13 Fancy Colours (Lamm) 5:10
14 25 Or 6 To 4 (Lamm) 4:50
15 Prelude (Kath/Matz) 1:10
16 A.M. Mourning (Kath/Matz) 2:03
17 P.M. Mourning (Kath/Matz) 1:58
18 Memories Of Love (Kath) 3:58
It Better End Soon (tracks 19 - 23)
19 1st Movement (Lamm) 2:33
20 2nd Movement (Parazaider/Lamm) 3:41
21 3rd Movement (Kath/Lamm) 3:18
22 4th Movement (Lamm) 0:51
23 Where Do We Go From Here (Cetera) 2:34


Produced by James William Guercio.
Recorded and mixed at Columbia Recording Studios, New York and Columbia Recording Studios, Hollywood (August 1969).
Orchestration for 15 by Peter Matz

Originally issued Columbia (1/1970), digitally remastered - spring 2002


Band:

Robert Lamm vocals, keyboards
Terry Kath vocals, guitar
Peter Cetera vocals, bass
Daniel Seraphine drums
Lee Loughnane trumpet, vocals
James Pankow trombone
Walter Parazaider woodwinds, vocals

1 Sing A Mean Tune Kid (Lamm) 9:18
2 Loneliness Is Just A Word (Lamm) 2:38
3 What Else Can I Say (Cetera) 3:13
4 I Don't Want Your Money (Kath/Lamm) 4:47

Travel Suite (tracks 5 - 10)

5 Flight 602 (Lamm) 2:44
6 Motorboat To Mars (Seraphine) 1:30
7 Free (Lamm) 2:15
8 Free Country (Lamm/Parazaider/Kath) 5:46
9 At The Sunrise (Lamm) 2:48
10 Happy 'Cause I'm Going Home (Lamm) 7:28
11 Mother (Lamm) 4:31
12 Lowdown (Cetera/Seraphine) 3:36

An Hour In The Shower (tracks 13 - 17)

13 A Hard Risin' Morning Without Breakfast (Kath) 1:52
14 Off To Work (Kath) 0:45
15 Fallin' Out (Kath) 0:53
16 Dreamin' Home (Kath) 0:49
17 Morning Blues Again (Kath) 1:11

Elegy (tracks 18 - 23)

18 When All The Laughter Dies In Sorrow (Kendrew Lascelles) 1:03
19 Canon (Pankow) 1:05
20 Once Upon A Time.... (Pankow) 2:34
21 Progress? (Pankow/Guercio) 2:34
22 The Approaching Storm (Pankow) 6:26
23 Man vs. Man: The End (Pankow) 1:33

Produced by James William Guercio.
Recorded and mixed at Columbia Recording Studios, New York (November 1970).

Originally issued Columbia (1/1971), digitally remastered - spring 2002


Band:

Robert Lamm vocals, keyboards
Terry Kath vocals, guitar
Peter Cetera vocals, bass
Daniel Seraphine drums
Lee Loughnane trumpet, vocals
James Pankow trombone
Walter Parazaider woodwinds, vocals

Recorded in New York during the week of April 5th - 10th, 1971 at Carnegie Hall

Produced by James William Guercio


Band:


Peter Cetera bass, vocals
Terry Kath guitar, vocals
Robert Lamm keyboard, vocals
Lee Loughnane trumpet, percussion, guitar, background vocals
James Pankow trombone, percussion
Walter Parazaider woodwinds, percussion, background vocals
Danny Seraphine drums

1 A Hit By Varèse 4:56
2 All Is Well 3:52
3 Now That You've Gone 5:01
4 While The City Sleeps 3:53
5 Saturday In The Park 3:56
6 State Of The Union 6:12
7 Goodbye 6:02
8 Alma Mater 3:56
9 Dialogue, Part I 2:57
10 Dialogue, Part II 4:13

Bonus tracks (2002 reissue)

11 A Song For Richard And His Friends 8:13 (studio version, without vocals)
12 Mississippi Delta City Blues 5:27 (First recorded version, with scratch vocals)
13 Dialogue (Parts I & II) (Single version)5:00
 

All songs written by Robert Lamm, except 3 by James Pankow and 8 by Terry Kath.
Produced by James William Guercio.


Band:

Robert Lamm keyboards, vocals
Terry Kath guitar, vocals
Peter Cetera bass, vocals
Danny Seraphine drums, congas, antique bells
Lee Loughnane trumpet, percussion, vocals
James Pankow trombone, percussion
Walter Parazaider woodwinds, percussion

1 Critics' Choice (Lamm) 2:49
2 Just You 'N' Me (Pankow) 3:42
3 Darlin' Dear (Lamm) 2:56
4 Jenny (Kath) 3:31
5 What's This World Coming To (Pankow) 4:58
6 Something In This City Changes People 3:42 (Lamm)
7 Hollywood (Lamm) 3:52
8 In Terms Of Two (Cetera) 3:29
9 Rediscovery (Lamm) 4:47
10 Feelin' Stronger Every Day 4:14

Bonus tracks

11 Beyond All Our Sorrows (demo)(Kath) 7:17
12 Tired Of Being Alone (Green) 3:50  (with Al Green)

Produced by James William Guercio


Band:

Robert Lamm keyboards, vocals
Terry Kath guitar, vocals
Peter Cetera bass, vocals
Danny Seraphine antique bells, congas, drums
Lee Loughnane trumpet, background vocals, percussion
Walter Parazaider woodwinds, percussion
James Pankow trombone, percussion

Additional Musicians:

Laudir Soares de Oliviera congas
Joe Lala congas
J.G. O'Rafferty pedal steel

1 Once Or Twice (Kath) 3:01
2 You Are On My Mind (Pankow) 3:24
3 Skin Tight (Pankow) 3:20
4 If You Leave Me Now (Cetera) 3:58
5 Together Again (Loughnane) 3:53
6 Another Rainy Day In New York City 3:03 (Lamm)
7 Mama Mama (Cetera) 3:31
8 Scrapbook (Lamm) 3:28
9 Gently I'll Wake You (Lamm) 3:36
10 You Get It Up (Lamm) 3:34
11 Hope For Love (Kath) 3:04

Bonus Tracks

12 I’d Rather Be Rich (Lamm) 2:37 (original version/rehearsal)
13 Your Love’s An Attitude (Kath) 5:59

Produced by James William Guercio.


Band:

Terry Kath guitar, vocals
Peter Cetera bass, vocals
Robert Lamm keyboards, vocals
Laudir De Oliveira percussion, vocals
Lee Loughnane trumpet, vocals
James Pankow trombone, vocals
Danny Seraphine drums, vocals
Walter Parazaider woodwinds, vocals

Additional Musicians:

David J. Wolinski piano & mellotron on Hope For Love
James William Guercio: acoustic guitar & bass on If You Leave Me Now; guitar on Hope For Love
Othello Molineaux & Leroy Williams steel drums on Another Rainy Day In New York City
Jimmie Haskell string & french horn orchestration on If You Leave Me Now; string conductor on Gently I'll Wake You

1 Alive Again (Pankow) 4:11
2 The Greatest Love On Earth 3:18 (Seraphine/Wolinski)
3 Little Miss Lovin' (Cetera) 4:35
4 Hot Streets (Lamm) 5:22
5 Take A Chance (Loughnane/Stash Wagner) 4:45
6 Gone Long Gone (Cetera) 3:59
7 Ain't It Time 4:14) (Dacus/Seraphine/Warner Schwebke)
8 Love Was New (Lamm) 3:32
9 No Tell Lover (Loughnane/Seraphine/Cetera) 4:16
10 Show Me The Way (Seraphine/Wolinski) 3:40

Bonus Track

11 Love Was New (alternate vocal)(Lamm) 3:30

Produced by Phil Ramone & Chicago.

Band:

Robert Lamm keyboards, CS-80 Synthesizer, vocals
James Pankow trombone
Peter Cetera bass, vocals
Lee Loughnane trumpet, vocals
Walter Parazaider woodwinds
Danny Seraphine drums
Donnie Dacus guitar, vocals

Additional Musicians:

Blue Weaver synthesizer strings on No Tell Lover
David "Hawk" Wolinski Fender Rhodes on Show Me The Way
The BeeGees background vocals on Little Miss Lovin'

1 Niagara Falls 3:49 (Steve Kipner/Bobby Caldwell)
2 Forever (Robert Lamm/Bill Gable) 5:15
3 If She Would Have Been Faithful... 3:53  (Steve Kipner/Randy Goodrum)
4 25 Or 6 To 4 (Robert Lamm/James Pankow) 4:15
5 Will You Still Love Me? 5:44  (David Foster/Tom Keane/Richard Baskin)
6 Over And Over 4:19 (Robert Lamm/James Newton-Howard/SteveLukather)
7 It's Alright 4:27 (Bill Champlin/David Foster)
8 Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Now 4:23  (James Pankow)
9 I Believe (Bill Champlin) 4:22
10 One More Day 4:16  (James Pankow/Carmen Grillo)

Produced by David Foster.

Band:

Jason Scheff electric bass, lead & background vocals
Bill Champlin pianos, keyboards, 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

1 Heart In Pieces (5:03)
2 I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love (3:53)
3 I Stand Up (4:05)
4 We Can Last Forever (3:44)
5 Come In From The Night (4:41)
6 Look Away (4:02)
7 What Kind Of Man Would I Be? (4:21)
8 Runaround (4:10)
9 You're Not Alone (3:55)
10 Victorious (6:03)


Produced by Ron Nevison and Chas Sandford.

Band:

Jason Scheff electric bass, lead & background vocals
Bill Champlin pianos, keyboards, 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
Dawayne Bailey guitar, vocals

All brass arrangements by James Pankow and Lee Loughnane.

1  Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Get Away 5:06
2 Look Away 3:59
3 Stay The Night 3:48
4 Will You Still Love Me? 5:44
5 Love Me Tomorrow 5:06
6 What Kind Of Man Would I Be? (remix) 4:18
7 You're The Inspiration 3:49
8 I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love 3:54
9 Hard Habit To Break 4:43
10 Along Comes A Woman 4:14
11 If She Would Have Been Faithful... 3:53
12 We Can Last Forever 3:42

1 Explain It To My Heart (Diane Warren) 4:44
2 If It Were You 4:43 (Jason Scheff/Darin Scheff/Tony Smith)
3 You Come To My Senses 3:49 (Billy Steinberg/Tom Kelly)
4 Somebody, Somewhere 4:21 (Bill Champlin/Dennis Matkosky/Kevin Dukes)
5 What Does It Take 4:38 (Jason Scheff/Gerard McMahon)
6 One From The Heart 4:43 (Robert Lamm/Gerard McMahon)
7 Chasin' The Wind (Diane Warren) 4:18
8 God Save The Queen 4:19 (James Pankow/Jason Scheff)
9 Man To Woman 3:56 (Jason Scheff/Adam Mitchell)
10 Only Time Can Heal The Wounded 4:43  (Robert Lamm/Gerard McMahon)
11 Who Do You Love 3:20 (Bill Champlin/Dennis Matkosky)
12 Holdin' On (Bill Champlin/Tom Saviano) 4:15

Produced by Ron Nevison, except Explain It To My Heart Humberto Gatica.


Band:

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, Efrain Toro, Tom Keane keyboards
Steve Porcaro keyboards programming
David Foster acoustic piano
Michael Landau guitar
Stephen "Doc" Kupka horns

Producer – Chas Sandford (tracks: 14, 15), David Foster (tracks: 5 to 13), James William Guercio (tracks: 1 to 4,)

Licensed From – Warner Bros. Records (Japan) Inc.
Manufactured By – Warner Music Japan Inc.
Manufactured By – Warner-Pioneer Corporation
Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
Copyright (c) – WEA International Inc.
Made By – Warner Music Japan Inc.

Band:

Backing Vocals – Lee Loughnane, Walter Parazaider
Bass – Jason Scheff
Design, Art Direction – Kosh*
Drums – Tris Imboden
Engineer – Ed Thacker, Roger Gibbons, Ted Perlman
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Carlos Garcia (3)
Guitar – Bill Champlin, Keith Howland
Keyboards – Robert Lamm
Lead Vocals – Bill Champlin, Jason Scheff, Robert Lamm
Mixed By [Live Recordings] – Ed Thacker
Mixed By [Studio Recordings] – Humberto Gatica
Producer – Mervin Warren* (tracks: 13), Roy Bittan (tracks: 11)
Saxophone – Walt Parazaider*
Trombone – James Pankow
Trumpet – Lee Loughnane

Recorded in Chicago, IL, July 1999

Acoustic Guitar, Guitar – Tom Bukovac
Arranged By [Background Vocals], Bass, Vocals – Jason Scheff
Arranged By [Background Vocals], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Organ [Hammond], Piano, Vocals – Bill Champlin Arranged By [Horns], Trombone – James Pankow
Arranged By, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Loops, Recorded By – Jay DeMarcus
Arranged By, Keyboards, Loops, Recorded By, Sequenced By – James Matchack
Drums – Tris Imboden (tracks: 1, 5, 7 to 13)
Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Organ [Hammond], Piano, Vocals – Robert Lamm
Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Trumpet [Piccolo] – Lee Loughnane
Flute, Saxophone – Walter Parazaider
Guitar – Keith Howland
Management – HK Management, Peter Schivarelli
Mixed By – James Matchack (tracks: 3 to 6), Jeff Balding (tracks: 1, 2, 7 to 13)
Mixed By [Assistant] – Jed Hackett (tracks: 1, 2, 7 to 13)
Recorded By – Ben Fowler, Jeff Balding, Sean Neff
Recorded By [Assistant] – Aaron Walk, Tony Zeller*, David Fricks, Jay Goin, Jed Hackett, Jody Sappington
Trumpet – Lee Thornberg*

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rhino Entertainment Company
Copyright (c) – Rhino Entertainment Company
Manufactured By – Rhino Entertainment Company
Marketed By – Rhino Entertainment Company

Additional musicians

Bruce Gaitsch — guitar
The Jordanaires — backing vocals on "Bigger Than Elvis"
Sheldon Reynolds — guitar
Jerry Scheff — bass guitar on "Bigger Than Elvis"
Joseph Williams — backing vocals on "Let's Take a Lifetime"
Peter Wolf — arranger, keyboard bass, keyboards


Production

Produced by Peter Wolf
Engineered by Peter Wolf and Paul Ericksen
Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge at Encore Studios, Burbank, California in 1993 and 1994
Recorded at Embassy Studios in Simi Valley, California in 1993
The Jordanaires recorded in Nashville, Tennessee in 1993