Chase (Chase album)

Chase
Studio album by Chase
Released April 1971
Recorded Chicago, Illinois
Genre Jazz-rock fusion
Length 33:09
Label Epic
Producer Frank Rand, Bob Destocki
Chase chronology

Chase
(1971)		 Ennea
(1972)
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Chase was the debut album by jazz-rock fusion band Chase.

Bill Chase was already a well-established lead trumpet player when he decided to form his own band. He recruited three other veteran trumpet players and vocalist Terry Richards, backed them with a rock rhythm section, and created a band which merged both jazz and rock styles.

The single "Get It On" spent thirteen weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart starting in May 1971. This success drove album sales to more than 400,000 units - unusually high for a jazz artist. The album charted for a total of 26 weeks, peaking at #22.

Long out of print in the U.S., the album was re-released in Japan on CD in 1997.

Track listing

  1. "Open Up Wide" (Bill Chase) – 3:48
  2. "Livin' In Heat" (B. Hall / R. Turner / M. Walker) – 2:54
  3. "Hello Groceries" (D. O'Rourke) – 2:56
  4. "Handbags and Gladrags" (Mike d'Abo) – 3:23
  5. "Get It On" (B. Chase/Terry Richards) – 2:59
  6. "Boys and Girls Together" (Jim Peterik) – 2:56
  7. "Invitation to a River" – 14:13
  • "Two Minds Meet" (L. Raub/B. Chase)
  • "Stay" (L. Raub/B. Chase)
  • "Paint It Sad" (L. Raub/B. Chase)
  • "Reflections" (B. Chase)
  • "River" (T. Richards/B. Chase)

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