Chicago 16

Chicago 16
Studio album by Chicago
Released June 7, 1982
Recorded January–April 1982
Genre Rock, adult contemporary
Length 41:51
Label Full Moon/Warner Bros.
Producer David Foster
Chicago chronology

Greatest Hits, Volume II
(1981)		 Chicago 16
(1982)		 If You Leave Me Now
(1983)
Singles from Chicago 16
  1. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"
    Released: May 1982
  2. "Love Me Tomorrow"
    Released: September 1982
  3. "What You're Missing"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

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 percussions.

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), Foster 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. Four members of Toto lent their expertise to the sessions.

The adult contemporary 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 had also left the band between Chicago XIV and 16, as his distinctive Latin-American style wouldn't 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" is another hit single from the album, with the song featuring a lengthy orchestration at the end.

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

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "What You're Missing"  Jay Gruska, Joseph Williams 4:10/3:29
2. "Waiting for You to Decide"  David Foster, Steve Lukather, David Paich 4:06
3. "Bad Advice"  Peter Cetera, Foster, James Pankow 2:58
4. "Chains"  Peter Cetera, Ian Thomas 3:22
5. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away"  Cetera, Foster, Robert Lamm 5:08
6. "Follow Me"  Foster, Pankow 4:53
7. "Sonny Think Twice"  Bill Champlin, Danny Seraphine 4:01
8. "What Can I Say"  Foster, Pankow 3:49
9. "Rescue You"  Cetera, Foster 3:57
10. "Love Me Tomorrow"  Cetera, Foster 5:06/4:58
Bonus track of Rhino re-release
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
11. "Daddy's Favorite Fool"  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
Additional personnel
Production
Reissue

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^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Chicago 16 at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ Foster, David (2008). Hit Man. Pocket Books. p. 95.
  3. ↑ "Chicago – 16 – Austriancharts.at". Austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ "50 Albums". RPM 37 (6). September 25, 1982. ISSN 0033-7064. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chicago – 16". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Album – Chicago, 16". Charts.de (in German). Media Control. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Chicago – 16". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Chicago | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 "Chicago – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Chicago – Chicago 16". Music Canada. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chicago; '16')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  12. ↑ "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