Chicago VI
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| Studio album by Chicago | |||||
| Released | June 25, 1973 | ||||
| Recorded | February 1973, Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 38:21 | ||||
| Label | Columbia Records | ||||
| Producer | James William Guercio | ||||
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Chicago VI is the sixth album by American rock band Chicago and was released in 1973. Following the streamlined character of Chicago V, this successor would see the group follow more of a pop music approach, relying less on their trademark horns and exploring varied music forms.
After recording all of Chicago's first five albums in New York City, producer James William Guercio had his own Caribou Studios built in Nederland, Colorado during 1972, finished in time for the band to record their sixth album the following February. It would remain their recording base for the next four years.
While Robert Lamm maintains his songwriting prowess on Chicago VI (authoring half of the album's tracks, including his response to some of Chicago's negative reviewers in "Critics' Choice"), it is James Pankow who is responsible for the album's two hits, "Just You 'N' Me" (#4) and "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" (#10), the last of which was co-composed with Peter Cetera, who, himself landed another track on Chicago VI, the country-influenced "In Terms Of Two".
Released in June 1973, Chicago VI was another commercial success, spending five weeks at #1 in the US, while failing to chart in the UK at all, beginning a dry spell there that would last until 1976's Chicago X.
On August 23, 1989, just before 7:00pm local time, "Just You 'N' Me" was the last song played on WLS Chicago before switching to an all-talk format.
In 2002, Chicago VI was remastered and reissued by Rhino Records, with two bonus tracks: a Terry Kath demo called "Beyond All Our Sorrows", and a recording of Al Green's "Tired Of Being Alone", recorded from the 1973 TV special, "Chicago In The Rockies".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Robert Lamm, except where noted.
[edit] Side one
- "Critics' Choice" – 2:49
- "Just You 'N' Me" (James Pankow) – 3:42
- "Darlin' Dear" – 2:56
- "Jenny" (Terry Kath) – 3:31
- "What's This World Coming To" (Pankow) – 4:58
[edit] Side two
- "Something in This City Changes People" – 3:42
- "Hollywood" – 3:52
- "In Terms of Two" (Peter Cetera) – 3:29
- "Rediscovery" – 4:47
- "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" (Cetera/Pankow) – 4:15
[edit] Bonus tracks (2002 reissue)
- "Beyond All Our Sorrows (Terry Kath Demo)" (Kath) – 7:02
- "Tired of Being Alone" (Al Green) – 4:07 from Chicago in the Rockies television special June 27, 1973
Chicago VI (Columbia 32400) reached #1 in the US during a chart stay of 73 weeks. It did not chart in the UK.
[edit] Personnel
- Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
- Terry Kath – guitar, vocals
- Peter Cetera – bass, vocals
- Danny Seraphine – drums
- Lee Loughnane – trumpet, background vocals, percussion
- James Pankow – trombone, percussion
- Walter Parazaider – woodwinds, percussion
[edit] Additional personnel
- Laudir DeOliveira – congas
- Joe Lala – congas
- J. G. O'Rafferty – pedal steel
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1973 | Billboard Pop Albums | 1 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1973 | "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" | Billboard Pop Singles | 10 |
| 1973 | "Just You 'N' Me" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 7 |
| 1973 | "Just You 'N' Me" | Billboard Pop Singles | 4 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA – USA | Gold | July 18, 1973 |
| RIAA – USA | Platinum | November 21, 1986 |
| RIAA – USA | Double Platinum | November 21, 1986 |
| Preceded by Living in the Material World by George Harrison |
Billboard 200 number-one album July 28 - August 17, 1973 August 25 - September 7, 1973 |
Succeeded by A Passion Play by Jethro Tull |
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