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Greatest Hits 1982–1989
''Greatest Hits 1982–1989'' is the third greatest hits album by the American band Chicago, released by Full Moon/Reprise Records on November 21, 1989. It became one of Chicago's biggest selling albums, having been certified five times platinum in the United States. Spanning from ''Chicago 16'' in 1982 to '' Chicago 19'' in 1988, the set includes founding vocalist Peter Cetera and his successor Jason Scheff. It includes a remix of "What Kind of Man Would I Be?", as well as also being Chicago's last release before the dismissal of its original drummer Danny Seraphine in the following year after its release. A variation titled ''The Heart of... Chicago'' was issued in countries outside North America, with similar artwork but a different track list including four songs originally released on the Columbia record label. Track listing ''Greatest Hits 1982–1989'' #"Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away" (Peter Cetera, David Foster, Robert Lamm) – 5:07 #" Look Away" (Diane Warren) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago (band)
Chicago is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1967. Self-described as a "rock and roll band with horns," their songs often also combine elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, and pop music. Growing out of several bands from the Chicago area in the late 1960s, the original line-up consisted of Peter Cetera on bass, Terry Kath on guitar, Robert Lamm on keyboards, Lee Loughnane on trumpet, James Pankow on trombone, Walter Parazaider on woodwinds, and Danny Seraphine on drums. Cetera, Kath, and Lamm shared lead vocal duties. The group initially called themselves the Big Thing, then changed to the Chicago Transit Authority in 1968, and finally shortened the name to Chicago in 1969. Laudir de Oliveira joined the band as a percussionist and second drummer in 1974. Kath died in 1978 and was replaced by several guitarists in succession. Bill Champlin joined in 1981, providing vocals, keyboards, and rhythm guitar. Cetera left the band in 1985 and was repl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Cetera
Peter Paul Cetera Jr. ( ; born September 13, 1944) is a retired American musician best known for being a frontman, vocalist, and bassist for the American rock band Chicago from 1967 until his departure in 1985. His career as a recording artist encompasses 17 studio albums with Chicago and eight solo studio albums. As a lead singer/vocal artist he has had four number one songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, two during his tenure with Chicago and two during his solo career. Of those four songs he wrote or co-wrote three. As a solo artist, Cetera has scored six Top 40 singles, including two that reached number one on ''Billboards Hot 100 chart in 1986, " Glory of Love" and " The Next Time I Fall". "Glory of Love", the theme song from the film '' The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986), was co-written by Cetera, David Foster, and Diane Nini and was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for best original song from a motion picture. In 1987, Cetera received an ASCAP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Kind Of Man Would I Be?
"What Kind of Man Would I Be?" is a song written by Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford and Bobby Caldwell and recorded by the band Chicago for their 1988 album ''Chicago 19'' and 1989 album ''Greatest Hits 1982–1989''. Scheff sang the lead vocals. A slightly remixed version of the song by Humberto Gatica Humberto Gatica is a Chilean and American recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer, best known for his work with Celine Dion, Chicago, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Cher and Michael Bublé. Gatic ... was included on the 1989 compilation album ''Greatest Hits 1982–1989'', and a single release of that remix peaked at number 5 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on February 24, 1990; as of 2022, it is Chicago's final top ten hit. This song features horns more prominently than other Chicago singles from the era, which had tended to de-emphasize or omit them altogether. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1988 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Me Tomorrow
"Love Me Tomorrow" is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their album ''Chicago 16'' (1982), with Cetera singing lead vocals. The second single released from the album, it reached No. 22 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and No. 8 on the adult contemporary chart. Songwriter Cetera, a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), won an ASCAP Pop Music Award for the song in the category, Most Performed Songs. On the Canadian pop singles chart, "Love Me Tomorrow" reached only as high as No. 35. However, on the Adult Contemporary chart it peaked at No. 2. Reception ''Cash Box'' called it "a very melodramatic piece that can’t fail to capture pop attention." ''Billboard'' said that in this follow-up to "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" Chicago "reaches for more drama through punched-up guitar accents and a more impassioned vocal." Versions The version of "Love Me Tomorrow" featured on the original ''Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Baskin
Aaron Richard Baskin (born December 1, 1948)''Harlan Daily Enterprise'"Actor's Songs Do Not Please Nashville Set"/ref> is an American film composer and producer, best known as the musical director and producer of the Academy Award winning soundtrack for the Robert Altman film ''Nashville'', and other creative film scores in the 1970s and 1980s. He eventually became a film director, directing music videos for Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart, Elton John, and many others, as well as feature films. He produced Elton John's concert special, ''Elton John Live at the Greek Theatre'', with Ray Cooper. Collaborating again, he wrote and directed Elton John's music video for Disney's ''The Lion King'', " The Circle of Life". In the mid-1990's, he was a pioneer of streaming video, and co-founded Intertainer, the first broadband video-on-demand program service in the U.S. While chairman of that company, he co-authored key patents and technology fundamental to streaming video that are widely used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Keane Brothers
The Keane Brothers was an American pop music duo from 1976–82, composed of pre-teens, Tom Keane on piano and John Keane on drums. The duo released four albums and briefly hosted a television variety show on CBS. The brothers subsequently went on to solo careers as songwriters and music producers. History Tom and John Keane of Los Angeles, California, were the sons of Bob Keane, the founder of Del-Fi Records. After the elder Keane closed his record label, he promoted the boys as a bubblegum pop band. The Keane Brothers’ first single, “Sherry” (#84), was released in 1976, followed closely by a self-titled debut album in 1977. During the summer of 1977, John who was 12 years and Tom who was 13 years, reportedly became the youngest people ever to host a prime-time variety television program. ''The Keane Brothers Show'' aired on CBS for four weeks in 1977 as a summer replacement for ''Wonder Woman''. Between the years of 1977 and 1982, the brothers released four albums. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will You Still Love Me? (Chicago Song)
"Will You Still Love Me?" is a song recorded by the American rock band Chicago for their studio album '' Chicago 18'' (1986). The song was written by David Foster, Tom Keane and Richard Baskin. The second single released from the ''Chicago 18'' album, "Will You Still Love Me?" reached number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the US Adult Contemporary chart. The song also reached number three on the US ''Cash Box'' Top 100 chart. Background The song was Chicago's first top-ten hit following the departure of Peter Cetera, and it featured new singer and bassist Jason Scheff on lead vocals. Personnel * Jason Scheff – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals * Bill Champlin – keyboards, co-lead vocals, backing vocals * Robert Lamm – keyboards, backing vocals * Lee Loughnane – trumpet * James Pankow – trombone, brass arrangements * Walter Parazaider – woodwinds * Danny Seraphine – drums, drum programming * Vocal arrangements by Chicago, Bill Champl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stay The Night (Chicago Song)
"Stay the Night" is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their album ''Chicago 17'' (1984), with Cetera singing the lead vocals. The song features noted session Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro taking the place of Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine. Reception ''Cash Box'' said that the song is very different from Chicago's "vocal harmonies and horns heyday," having "a hard rocking drum beat, some techno-synth backing and an upper-register lead vocal." Upbeat and rock-oriented, it was the first single released from that album, and reached number 16 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Music video This song is also remembered for its music video, filmed in and around the Los Angeles River. It shows Peter Cetera chasing a hard-to-get lady, played by Ingrid Anderson with Debbie Evans as stunt double, and features car-chases, notably featuring a red convertible Oldsmobile 442. It may be that Cetera performed some of his own stunts, but i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has won an Academy Honorary Award, Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and three consecutive ''Billboard'' Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year from 1997 to 1999. She first gained recognition for her work on DeBarge's 1985 single " Rhythm of the Night". By the late 1980s, she joined the record label EMI, where she became the first songwriter in the history of ''Billboard'' magazine to have written seven hit songs, each recorded by different artists, prompting EMI's UK Chairman Peter Reichardt to call her "the most important songwriter in the world". Warren has written nine number-one songs and 33 top-10 songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 including " If I Could Turn Back Time" (Cher, 1989), " Look Away" (Chicago, 1988), " Because You Loved Me" (Celine Dion, 1996), "How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes, 1997), " When I See You Smile" (Bad English, 1989) and " I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Look Away
"Look Away" is a song by American rock band Chicago. Written by Diane Warren and produced by Ron Nevison, the Sentimental ballad, ballad is the second single from the band's 1988 album ''Chicago 19''. "Look Away" topped the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for two weeks in December 1988, becoming the group's third and final No. 1 hit and ending 1989 at No. 1 on the Hot 100 year-end chart. Worldwide, it peaked at No. 1 in Canada and entered the top 20 in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Production According to drummer Danny Seraphine, Chicago's manager Howard Kaufman suggested that the band bring in outside songwriting help. Kaufman recommended Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has won an Academy Honorary Award, Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and three consecutive ''Billboard'' Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year from 19 ..., who also composed the band's single "I Don't Wanna Live W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lamm
Robert William Lamm (born October 13, 1944) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for his songwriting, vocals, and keyboard melodies, most significantly on the band's debut studio album, ''Chicago Transit Authority'' ''(1969)''. Lamm wrote many of the band's biggest hits, including " Questions 67 & 68", " Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", " Beginnings", " 25 or 6 to 4", " Saturday in the Park", " Dialogue (Part I & II)" and "Harry Truman". Lamm is one of three founding members (alongside Lee Loughnane and James Pankow) still performing with the group. Biography Lamm was born on October 13, 1944, in Brooklyn, New York City. His parents had a collection of jazz records, which were an early influence on him. As a youth, he performed in the boys' and men's choir at Grace Episcopal Church in Brooklyn Heights. Also in the choir was Harry Chapin. In a 2003 interview, Lamm said, "My first musical training came as a membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard To Say I'm Sorry
"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" is a 1982 power ballad by American rock band Chicago. It was written by bassist Peter Cetera, who also sang the lead vocals on the track, and producer David Foster. It was released on May 17, 1982, as the lead single from the album ''Chicago 16''. On September 11 of that year, it reached No. 1 for two weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was the group's second No. 1 single. It was their first top 50 hit since " No Tell Lover" in 1978 and it spent twelve weeks in the top 5 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The single was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in September of the same year. Songwriter Cetera, a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), won an ASCAP Pop Music Award for the song in the category, Most Performed Songs. History The song, as well as the album on which it is featured, was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
