Alive Again (Chicago song)
| "Alive Again" | ||||
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| Single by Chicago | ||||
| from the album Hot Streets | ||||
| B-side | "Love Was New" | |||
| Released | October 1978 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
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| Length |
3:32 (single version) 4:10 (album version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | James Pankow | |||
| Producer(s) | Phil Ramone & Chicago | |||
| Chicago singles chronology | ||||
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"Alive Again" is a song written by James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Hot Streets (1978), with Peter Cetera singing lead vocals. The first single released from that album, it reached #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] In Canada, "Alive Again" spent two weeks at number 11.[2]
"Alive Again" was Chicago's first new single after their split with producer James William Guercio. It was also their first hit after the accidental death of Terry Kath; Donnie Dacus played guitar on the recording.
The opening guitar and horns riff of this song were used in the opening highlights montage by the NBA on CBS from 1979 to 1981.
An instrumental version was used as the opening theme to the syndicated radio show "The Don & Mike Show" in 2003.
Personnel
- Peter Cetera - lead & backing vocals, bass
- Donnie Dacus - backing vocals, electric & acoustic guitars
- Robert Lamm - Fender Rhodes electric piano, backing vocals
- Danny Seraphine - drums
- Laudir de Oliveira - percussion
- James Pankow - trombone
- Lee Loughnane - trumpet
- Walter Parazaider - tenor saxophone
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ↑ "Billboard Singles". All Media Guide / Billboard. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
- 1 2 "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ "Lyrics: She Did It by Eric Carmen". Top40db.net. 1977-08-27. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2015-04-26.