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''Chicago 19'' is the sixteenth studio album by American
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, released on June 20, 1988. After recording '' Chicago 18'' with
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, the band worked primarily with producers
Ron Nevison Ron Nevison is an American record producer and audio engineer. He started his career in the early 1970s as an engineer on '' Quadrophenia'' by the Who and Bad Company's debut album. He eventually became a producer, working with artists includi ...
and Chas Sandford for this album. Their
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imprint moved to
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. This is the final album to feature the band's original drummer
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, who was dismissed from the group in 1990.


Background

With a reception similar to its predecessor, ''Chicago 19'' became a success on the album chart, going platinum and yielding several hit singles. The album includes " Look Away" (No. 1), "
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" (No. 3), and "You're Not Alone" (No. 10). A remixed version of Jason Scheff's " What Kind of Man Would I Be?" (No. 5) would also be successful in late 1989 as part of the follow-up ''Greatest Hits 1982-1989'' release. The album relied heavily on outside writers with five of its ten compositions. The first two singles were either written or co-written by
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, and the third by British-born songwriter Jimmy Scott. After the tour for ''Chicago 19'', original drummer
Danny Seraphine Daniel Peter Seraphine (born August 28, 1948) is an American drummer, record producer, theatrical producer, and film producer. He is best known as the original drummer and a founding member of the rock band Chicago, a tenure which lasted from ...
was fired from the band for undisclosed reasons. Session drummer
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then joined the band, in time to record "Explain It to My Heart" (the last song recorded for the album) on ''
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''.


Track listing

''Chicago 19'' (Full Moon/Reprise 25714) reached #37 in the US during a chart stay of 42 weeks. It did not chart in the UK.


Outtakes

An alternate version of "Come in from the Night" exists called "Hide Behind the Window". A cover version of
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's "I Can't Turn You Loose" was intended for ''Chicago 19'' and was performed live in July 1988. "Dancing in The Streets" was omitted, and performed in 1989 in Houston, Texas as part of an encore;
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's " In the Midnight Hour" was also performed at the same show.


Personnel


Chicago

*
Bill Champlin William Bradford Champlin (born May 21, 1947) is an American singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter. He formed the band Sons of Champlin in 1965, which still performs today, and was a member of the rock band Chicago (band), Chicago from 1 ...
– keyboards, lead and backing vocals *
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, ''Chic ...
– keyboards, lead and backing vocals *
Lee Loughnane Lee David Loughnane (pronounced LOCK-nain; born October 21, 1946) is an American trumpeter, flugelhorn player, vocalist, and songwriter who is a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for being one-third of Chicago's brass/wo ...
– trumpet, brass arrangements *
James Pankow James Carter Pankow (born August 20, 1947) is an American trombone player, songwriter, and brass instrument arranger who is a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for his brass arrangements, and for being one-third of Chi ...
– trombone, brass arrangements *
Walter Parazaider Walter Parazaider (born March 14, 1945) is an American woodwind musician who is a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for being one-third of Chicago's brass/woodwind section alongside Lee Loughnane and James Pankow. Para ...
– saxophone *
Jason Scheff Jason Randolph Scheff (born April 16, 1962) is an American bassist, singer, and songwriter who was a frontman for the American rock band Chicago (band), Chicago from 1985 to 2016. Replacing former lead vocalist Peter Cetera, Scheff was the longe ...
– bass, lead and backing vocals *
Danny Seraphine Daniel Peter Seraphine (born August 28, 1948) is an American drummer, record producer, theatrical producer, and film producer. He is best known as the original drummer and a founding member of the rock band Chicago, a tenure which lasted from ...
– drums, percussion, programming *
Dawayne Bailey Dawayne Bailey is an American guitarist who has toured and recorded with Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Véronique Sanson, and Chicago. Bailey was born and raised in Manhattan, Kansas. While still attending Manhattan High School in Kansas ...
– guitar, backing vocals


Additional musicians

* Chas Sandford – guitars *
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– guitars * Phillip Ashley – keyboards * John Campbell – keyboards * Charles Judge – keyboards * Kiki Ebsen – keyboards, programming * Peter Kaye – programming * Peter Maher – programming * Mike Murphy – programming,
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, drum technician * Efrain Toro – drum programming * Paul Jamieson – drum technician *
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– additional backing vocals *
Tim Feehan Tim Feehan (born April 27, 1957 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, mix master and Los Angeles area studio owner. Career Tim Feehan graduated from the University of Alberta in 1980 and began his recording/songwriting ...
– additional backing vocals on "Heart In Pieces"


Production

* Producers – Chas Sandford (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 10);
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(Tracks 2, 4, 6 & 9). * Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10 engineered by Gary McGachan and Chas Sandford, assisted by Daren Chadwick. * Tracks 2, 4, 6, and 9 engineered by Ron Nevison, assisted by Nick Basich, Michael E. Hutchinson, Stan Katayama, Jeff Poe and Bob Vogt. * Mixed by James Guthrie, Chas Sandford and Greg Walsh. * Recorded and Mixed at
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and Secret Sound (Los Angeles, CA);
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(Hollywood, CA); Gold Mine (Woodland Hills, CA); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, CA). * Production Assistant to Ron Nevison – Deandra Miller * Production Assistant to Chas Sandford – Lisa M. Allen * Art Direction and Design – Janet Levinson * Computer Illustration –Jim Hillin for DeGraf/Wahrman Inc. * Direction – Howard Kaufman for Front Line Management The album makes extensive use of the then popular
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synthesizer presets. For example: "
I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" is a hit song written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond for the group Chicago (band), Chicago and recorded for their album ''Chicago 19'' (1988), with Bill Champlin singing lead vocals. It is the first Chica ...
" with "Pressure Me Strings" and " Look Away" with PCM E-Piano.


Charts


Certifications


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External links


"Chicago 19" at discogs
{{Authority control Chicago (band) albums 1988 albums Full Moon Records albums Reprise Records albums Albums produced by Ron Nevison