Chicago 16
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| Studio album by Chicago | ||||
| Released | June 7, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | January–April 1982 in Los Angeles, USA | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 41:51 | |||
| Label | Full Moon/Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | David Foster | |||
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Chicago 16 is the thirteenth studio album by the American band Chicago, released on June 7, 1982. It is the first album in a decade-long association with new label Warner Bros. Records; the band's first project to be produced by David Foster; and their first hit album since 1978's Hot Streets. It is also the first album since Chicago V (1972) not to feature Laudir de Oliveira on percussion.
Background
The band brought in Sons of Champlin founder Bill Champlin as keyboard player and singer, to fill the past vocal parts of the late Terry Kath. The group also retained Chris Pinnick from the Chicago XIV sessions. Through the band's manager, Jeff Wald, and on suggestion of Danny Seraphine, producer David Foster would make contact with the band.[2] Once they agreed to Foster producing the album (the band had considered him for 1980's Chicago XIV), the producer radically redefined Chicago's sound for the 1980s, with all of the latest technologies and techniques and introducing the significant use of outside songwriters and studio players. Three members of Toto lent their expertise to the sessions.
The soft rock leanings of Peter Cetera and David Foster permeate much of Chicago 16. The band was moving to a new label after an entire career at Columbia. Robert Lamm was also unavailable for the majority of the album's production because of personal issues, and the once-prolific writer only shared a sole partial writing credit on the release. Percussionist Laudir de Oliveira was dismissed from the band after the Chicago XIV tour, as his Latin-American style would not fit with the new direction of the band.
Upon its June 1982 release, Chicago 16 proved a hit album, especially as "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" became the band's second #1 US single, and the album ultimately went platinum, reaching #9. The single would also be included in its lengthier form "Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away" on the "Summer Lovers" movie soundtrack. "Love Me Tomorrow", the second single lifted off the album, featured a lengthy orchestration at the end. A third single, "What You're Missing", was released, but failed to chart.
The Rhino remaster does not include the full-length versions of "What You're Missing" and "Love Me Tomorrow." The former was replaced with its single edit, and the latter had one piece removed near the end. However, it does include a Bill Champlin demo, called "Daddy's Favorite Fool", as a bonus track.
The original UK LP release contains "Rescue You" before "What Can I Say," unlike subsequent releases of this album.
Track listing
| Side One | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals | Length |
| 1. | "What You're Missing" | Jay Gruska, Joseph Williams | Peter Cetera | 4:10/3:29 |
| 2. | "Waiting for You to Decide" | David Foster, Steve Lukather, David Paich | Cetera with Bill Champlin | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Bad Advice" | Peter Cetera, Foster, James Pankow | Champlin with Cetera | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Chains" | Cetera, Ian Thomas | Cetera | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away" | Cetera, Foster, Robert Lamm | Cetera | 5:08 |
| Side Two | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals | Length |
| 6. | "Follow Me" | Foster, Pankow | Champlin | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Sonny Think Twice" | Bill Champlin, Danny Seraphine | Champlin | 4:01 |
| 8. | "What Can I Say" | Foster, Pankow | Cetera | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Rescue You" | Cetera, Foster | Cetera | 3:57 |
| 10. | "Love Me Tomorrow" | Cetera, Foster | Cetera | 5:06/4:58 |
| Bonus track of Rhino re-release | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals | Length |
| 11. | "Daddy's Favorite Fool" | Champlin | Champlin | 3:52 |
Outtakes
"Remember There's Someone Who Loves You" and "Come On Back" were recorded during from the sessions and remain unreleased.
Personnel
- Chicago
- Peter Cetera – bass, acoustic guitar on "Hard To Say I'm Sorry", lead & background vocals, BGV arrangements, rhythm arrangements
- Bill Champlin – keyboards, guitars, lead & background vocals, BGV arrangements
- Robert Lamm – keyboards, background vocals
- Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, background vocals
- James Pankow – trombone, horn arrangements
- Walter Parazaider – woodwinds
- Danny Seraphine – drums, rhythm arrangements
- Additional personnel
- David Foster – keyboards, rhythm arrangements, additional horn arrangements
- Chris Pinnick – guitar
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- Michael Landau – guitar
- David Paich – synthesizer
- Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming
- Jeremy Lubbock, Peter Cetera & David Foster – string arrangements on "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" & "Love Me Tomorrow"
- Gerard Vinci – concertmaster
- Dave Richardson – lyric assistance on "What Can I Say"
Production
- Produced by David Foster
- Engineered & Mixed by Humberto Gatica
- "Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Get Away" mixed by Bill Schnee
- Mixing assisted by Walter Parazaider, Lee Loughnane & Jack Goudie
- Second Engineers – Chip Strader, Britt Bacon, Don Levy, Bobby Gerber, Phil Jamtaas, Ernie Sheesely, Jeff Borgeson, Steve Cohen & David Schober
- Photography by Aaron Rapoport
- Original art design & direction by Kosh & Ron Larson
- Reissue
- A&R/Project Supervisors – Lee Loughnane, Jeff Magid & Mike Engstrom
- Bonus Selections mixed by David Donnelly & Jeff Magid
- Remastering – David Donnelly
- Editorial Supervision – Cory Frye
- Art Direction & Design – Greg Allen
- Project Assistance – Steve Woolard & Karen LeBlanc
Charts
Album
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart[3] | 19 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[4] | 17 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[5] | 33 |
| German Albums Chart[6] | 11 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[7] | 24 |
| UK Albums Chart[8] | 44 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 9 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 1 |
| US Adult Contemporary[9] | 1 | ||
| UK Singles Chart[8] | 4 | ||
| 1982 | Love Me Tomorrow | US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 22 |
| US Adult Contemporary[9] | 8 | ||
| 1983 | What You're Missing | US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 81 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[10] | Gold | 50,000 |
| Germany (BVMI)[11] | Gold | 250,000 |
| United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Chicago 16 at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ↑ Foster, David (2008). Hit Man. Pocket Books. p. 95.
- ↑ "Chicago – 16 – Austriancharts.at". Austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "50 Albums". RPM 37 (6). September 25, 1982. ISSN 0033-7064. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chicago – 16". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Album – Chicago, 16". Charts.de (in German). Media Control. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Chicago – 16". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- 1 2 "Chicago | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Chicago – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Chicago – Chicago 16". Music Canada. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chicago; '16')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Chicago – Chicago 16". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 15, 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH