Chicago V
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| Studio album by Chicago | |||||
| Released | July 10, 1972 | ||||
| Recorded | September 20, 1971–September 29, 1971, Columbia Recording Studios, New York | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 45:16 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Producer | James William Guercio | ||||
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Chicago V is the fifth album by American rock band Chicago and was released in 1972. It is notable for being the group's first single full-length release, after having released three consecutive double albums and a box set of live material.
Following the release of Chicago III in 1971, which almost left Chicago creatively spent, the band decided to curb their penchant for double albums and work on more concise numbers (in contrast to the suites that had typified their previous work) in order to fit all of their new material onto a single album. Chicago V is also notable for Robert Lamm's prolific songwriting; eight out of its ten tunes are composed solely by him.
Recorded just before Chicago at Carnegie Hall was released in the fall of 1971, Chicago V was cut in just over a week and held over for release until the following summer. Preceded by "Saturday In The Park", which reached #3 - the band's biggest hit thus far, the critically-acclaimed Chicago V became the biggest hit album of 1972, not only becoming Chicago's first #1 album but spending nine weeks in the pole position in the US. In the UK, the release managed to reach #24. Follow-up single, "Dialogue (Part I & II)" (#24) also became a Top 30 hit.
In 2002, Chicago V was remastered and reissued by Rhino Records with three bonus tracks: a rehearsal of Lamm's "A Song For Richard And His Friends", which was debuted at Carnegie Hall, an early rehearsal of Kath's "Mississippi Delta City Blues", and a single-edit of "Dialogue".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Robert Lamm, except where noted.
[edit] Side one
- "A Hit by Varèse" – 4:56
- "All Is Well" – 3:52
- "Now That You've Gone" (James Pankow) – 5:01
- "Dialogue (Part I & II)" - 7:11
[edit] Side two
- "While the City Sleeps" – 3:53
- "Saturday in the Park" – 3:56
- "State of the Union" – 6:12
- "Goodbye" – 6:02
- "Alma Mater" (Terry Kath) – 3:56
[edit] Bonus tracks (2002 reissue)
- "A Song for Richard and His Friends" (Studio version, without vocals) – 8:13
- "Mississippi Delta City Blues" (First recorded version, with scratch vocals) – 5:27
- "Dialogue (Part I & II)" (Single version) – 5:00
[edit] Personnel
- Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
- Terry Kath – guitar, vocals
- Peter Cetera – bass, vocals
- Danny Seraphine – drums, congas, antique bells
- Lee Loughnane – trumpet, percussion
- James Pankow – trombone, percussion
- Walter Parazaider – woodwinds, percussion
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1972 | Billboard Black Albums | 33 |
| 1972 | Billboard Pop Albums | 1 |
| 1972 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 1 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1972 | "Dialogue (Parts I & II)" | Billboard Pop Singles | 24 |
| 1972 | "Saturday in the Park" | Billboard Pop Singles | 3 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA – USA | Gold | July 31, 1972 |
| RIAA – USA | Platinum | November 21, 1986 |
| RIAA – USA | Double Platinum | November 21, 1986 |
| Preceded by Honky Château by Elton John |
Billboard 200 number-one album August 19 - October 20, 1972 |
Succeeded by Super Fly (soundtrack) by Curtis Mayfield |
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