Chicago VI
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 | |||
Producer | James William Guercio | |||
Chicago chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | C[2] |
Rolling Stone | (not rated)[3] |
Chicago VI is the fifth studio 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 (including the live album Chicago at Carnegie Hall) 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 before switching to an all-talk format.
The original US CD release(Columbia CK #32400) was mastered for CD by Joe Gastwirt. 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", taken from the 1973 TV special, "Chicago In The Rockies".
Track listing
Side One
- "Critics' Choice" (Robert Lamm) (Lead singer: Robert Lamm) – 2:49
- "Just You 'n' Me" (James Pankow) (Lead singer: Peter Cetera) – 3:42
- "Darlin' Dear" (Lamm) (Lead singer: Robert Lamm) – 2:56
- "Jenny" (Terry Kath) (Lead singer: Terry Kath) – 3:31
- "What's This World Comin' To" (Pankow) (Lead singers: Robert Lamm, Peter Cetera, & Terry Kath) – 4:58
Side Two
- "Something in This City Changes People" (Lamm) (Lead singer: Robert Lamm) – 3:42
- "Hollywood" (Lamm) (Lead singer: Robert Lamm) – 3:52
- "In Terms of Two" (Peter Cetera) (Lead singer: Peter Cetera) – 3:29
- "Rediscovery" (Lamm) (Lead singer: Robert Lamm) – 4:47
- "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" (Cetera, Pankow) (Lead singer: Peter Cetera) – 4:15
Bonus tracks (2002 re-issue)
- "Beyond All Our Sorrows (Demo)" (Terry Kath) – 7:06
- "Tired Of Being Alone (With Al Green, from the TV Special Chicago In The Rockies)" (Green) – 4:09
Personnel
The band
- Peter Cetera – bass, vocals
- Terry Kath – guitar, vocals
- Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
- Lee Loughnane – trumpet, background vocals, percussion
- James Pankow – trombone
- Walter Parazaider – woodwinds
- Danny Seraphine – drums
Additional personnel
- Laudir de Oliveira – congas
- Joe Lala – congas
- J. G. O'Rafferty – pedal steel
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 |
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 |
References
- ↑ Planer, Lindsay. "Chicago VI - Chicago : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- ↑ "CG: chicago". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ↑ "Chicago: Chicago VI : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". RollingStone.com. 1973-08-17. Archived from the original on 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
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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