Chicago 16
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| Chicago 16 | ||
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| Studio album by Chicago | ||
| Released | 7 June 1982 | |
| Recorded | January - April 1982 | |
| Genre | Adult Contemporary | |
| Length | 41:51 | |
| Label | Full Moon/Warner Bros. | |
| Producer(s) | David Foster | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Chicago chronology | ||
| Greatest Hits, Volume II (1981) |
Chicago 16 (1982) |
Chicago 17 (1984) |
Chicago 16 is the sixteenth album by American rock band Chicago and was released in 1982. The album marks the beginning of a new era for Chicago. 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 bona fide hit album since 1978's Hot Streets, making Chicago possibly the first band to experience a significant and lengthy "second wind" in commercial fortunes, even eclipsing their considerable 1970s successes.
The band had realized in 1981 that their commercial appeal and image were at an all-time low. So they brought on Bill Champlin as a guitarist and singer, a man who successfully replaced Terry Kath vocally to this day. But it was through drummer Danny Seraphine that David Foster would make contact with the band.
Once they agreed to Foster producing their new album (Seraphine 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.
Of all the band's members, Peter Cetera benefitted most from the stylistic changes, having much in common musically with Foster. Their adult contemporary leanings permeated much of Chicago 16, swaying the band further from their ensemble jazz and rock roots and successfully introducing Chicago to a new and younger audience.
Upon its June 1982 release, Chicago 16 proved a big 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, rescuing Chicago's career in the process.
[edit] Track listing
- "What You're Missing" (Jay Gruska/Joseph Williams) – 4:10
- "Waiting for You to Decide" (David Foster/Steve Lukather/ David Paich) – 4:06
- "Bad Advice" (Peter Cetera/David Foster/James Pankow) – 2:58
- "Chains" (Ian Thomas) – 3:22
- "Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away" (Peter Cetera/David Foster/Robert Lamm) – 5:06
- "Follow Me" (David Foster/James Pankow) – 4:53
- "Sonny Think Twice" (Bill Champlin/Danny Seraphine) – 4:01
- "What Can I Say" (David Foster/James Pankow) – 3:49
- "Rescue You" (Peter Cetera/David Foster) – 3:57
- "Love Me Tomorrow" (Peter Cetera/David Foster) – 5:06
Chicago 16 (Full Moon/Warner Bros. 23689) reached #9 in the US during a chart stay of 38 weeks. It also peaked at #44 in the UK.
[edit] Personnel
- Peter Cetera - electric bass, acoustic guitar, vocals, background vocals
- Bill Champlin - pianos, keyboards, guitars
- Robert Lamm - pianos, keyboards, percussion, vocal, background vocals
- Lee Loughnane - trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet, guitar, percussion, background vocals
- James Pankow - trombone, percussion, background vocals
- Walter Parazaider - saxophones, flute, clarinet
- Danny Seraphine - drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- David Foster - keyboards
- Chris Pinnick - guitar
- Steve Lukather - guitar
- Michael Landau - guitar
- David Paich - synthesizer
- Steve Porcaro - synthesizer programming
- Dave Richardson - lyric assistance on "What Can I Say"
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | Pop Albums | 9 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | Hard to Say I'm Sorry | Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1982 | Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1982 | Love Me Tomorrow | Pop Singles | 22 |
| 1982 | Love Me Tomorrow | Adult Contemporary | 8 |
| 1983 | What You're Missing | Pop Singles | 81 |
| Chicago |
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| Robert Lamm | James Pankow | Lee Loughnane | Walter Parazaider | Bill Champlin Jason Scheff | Tris Imboden | Keith Howland Terry Kath | Peter Cetera | Danny Seraphine | Laudir DeOliveira | Donnie Dacus | Chris Pinnick | Dawayne Bailey |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: The Chicago Transit Authority | Chicago | Chicago III | Chicago V | Chicago VI |Chicago VII | Chicago VIII | Chicago X | Chicago XI | Hot Streets Chicago 13 | Chicago XIV | Chicago 16 | Chicago 17 | Chicago 18 | Chicago 19 | Twenty 1 | Night & Day Big Band | Chicago XXX |
| Live albums: Chicago at Carnegie Hall | Chicago XXVI: Live in Concert |
| Compilations: Chicago IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits | Greatest Hits, Volume II | Greatest Hits 1982-1989 The Heart of Chicago 1967-1997 | The Heart of Chicago 1967-1998 Volume II | The Very Best of: Only the Beginning | Love Songs |
| Christmas albums: Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album | What's It Gonna Be, Santa? |
| Unreleased album: Stone of Sisyphus |
| Box sets: The Box |
