@@robmorrison1043 Two different approaches, two different styles. I like both voices. For me one of the best vocal duos was Champlin with Peter Cetera in the Chicago 16 and 17 albums.
Career wise and song wise he is ahead of Michael. Definitely a better resume, more vocal range back in the day as well. Although if you compare Michael McDonald’s If That’s What It Takes against Bill Champlin’s Runaway album it’s pretty close.
I think there was a genuine DIFFERENCE OF OPINION and also David Foster was the first mistake Chicago made trusting "direction" advice and production styles. Champlin is a great keyboard guy still but, his voice is gone now.
Bill Champlin is one of the best to beast ever Composer for Acoustic ,Jazz ,Rock balladeer performer of his generation upto the present no one will beat him ,it is not the first time I watch him from the band of Chicago with Mr.Peter Cetera and Jayson Scheff ,and those are the performers has a successful careers in the music industry
@@frank8235And to think this song could've been a Chicago song had Foster came in to produce their 14th album. And they might've stayed with Columbia since this song was a huge hit. Bill would sing lead and Peter, backing vocals, it would've been a huge hit for them. But who knows, things happen for a reason, a few yrs later they'd have a number of their own.
@@lamarravery4094 When Chicago came out with their 14th album Bill didn't meet David Foster yet. After the love is gone was written in 1979 for Earth, wind, and fire
Been a fan of this guy ever since the first time I heard the Sons @ the Del Mar Autumn Equinox festival in 1968 where the Sons of Champlin blew my mind as a 14-y-o keyboard/sax player. Ignited my longtime love affair with such Bay Area bands like Tower of Power, Cold Blood, Sly Stone, and of course, this dude. The Sons were so popular with local musicians, their San Diego audiences were like the who's who of local talent who shared a common affinity for the many solid players Bill played with. Sadly I only made it to 3 of their San Diego shows...Del Mar '68, Starlight Bowl, Balboa Park in '73, and Humphry's-Shelter Island. Always a crowd-pleaser and a solid badass on the B3. Wishing Bill, Tamara, and the rest of their family and friends the best of health and the deepest joy.
One of the yatch rock cats of the late 70s to mid 80s. He wrote the bridge of lee rits and another silky smooth voice of eric tagg " Is it You." They..graydon, goodrum, richard page, cross, foster, kipner etc are treasures.
One of my favorite songs of all time. Bill sings with such soul. Plus, losing out to "What A Fool Believes", not something to be sad about. That's an excellent song too.
Билл Чамплин Bill Champlin Гений! Привет из России/Советского Союза! Мы знали о нём ещё в конце 60-х, следим ща его творчеством и сегодня, потому что Он явно был и остаётся талантливее многих других.
Bill Champlin is an amazing musician, songwriter, and producer. My Favorite song written by him is "Love Speaks Louder Than Words" which AL Jarreau is known for on his "High Crime" Album
Great to hear this version sung by one of its writers, the great Bill Champlin. I love hearing how he's altering certain parts of the melody of the EW&F version. Champlin's group, "The Sons of Champlin" were IMHO, the best of the "San Francisco Sound" rock groups of the late 60's and early 70's. Saw them many times as a kid growing up in north CA.
Awesome song and performance !!! Thanks for such an incredible song !!! How many times I used to hear it on the radio !!! Incredible times !!! And Best music Ever ! Marcelo From Argentina, Buenos Aires...
I used to see Champlin's name on many old LPs. One of them Quincy Jones. Respect! Never knew he wrote this tune. I would like to ask songwriters like him who come up with classics like After the Love is Gone how did they come up with this tune? Where does it birth? Through a happening/event or just comes up in the mind? The words of the song are really emotional; though most of us don't focus on them. And the melody great. Just a thought
I'm a child of the 60's, but I would say 1979 was a good year for pop music: "After the Love Has Gone", "What a Fool Believes" and "Don't Stop till You Get Enough" come to mind.
Loved playing with this guy .. I'm the drummer hoped you all liked the performance
Nice job Christopher !! Bill is a great guy
Nice job, lovely feel to your playing, kit sounds ace too!
Beautiful playing... your groove felt great.
Well played!
Beautiful performance, who can't like your drumming?
What a treat! Bill sounds amazing. Perfect harmonies. Back-up singers nailed it.
Funny how a collaboration of Bill Champlin, Michael Mc Donald, and Steve Perry has always been my wildest imagination.
Champlin is not in the same Stratosphere as Mcdonald. Its an insult to Mcdonald to even be compared to him vocally.
@@robmorrison1043 of course, nothing compares to Mc Donald, but it's not about comparison, it's just a smorgasbord of vocal distinctiveness.
@@robmorrison1043 Two different approaches, two different styles. I like both voices. For me one of the best vocal duos was Champlin with Peter Cetera in the Chicago 16 and 17 albums.
@robmorrison104 No one's comparing anyone to anybody. It's just an idea of a collaboration. Not particularly something to be offended by.
Career wise and song wise he is ahead of Michael. Definitely a better resume, more vocal range back in the day as well. Although if you compare Michael McDonald’s If That’s What It Takes against Bill Champlin’s Runaway album it’s pretty close.
The “Singer’s “ Singer. Champlin is unmatched
Bill Champlin was still doing this in 2021? I remember listening to his "Get High" with the Sons in 1977. What a gift this man is.
Still has AMAZING pipes !!! What a legend Bill Champlin is.
Whoah it really took me off guard how amazing she still sounds at 76!
Bill and Tamara Champlin double level up in music.
A musical treasure and apelation 😅❤
Living legend! A night to remember!
Yes, and yes!!
What a freakin' legend. Chicago did him dirty.
I think there was a genuine DIFFERENCE OF OPINION and also David Foster was the first mistake Chicago made trusting "direction" advice and production styles. Champlin is a great keyboard guy still but, his voice is gone now.
@@jeffreyjacobs390 David Foster was a mistake? He made them viable in the 80s.
Bill Champlin is one of the best to beast ever Composer for Acoustic ,Jazz ,Rock balladeer performer of his generation upto the present no one will beat him ,it is not the first time I watch him from the band of Chicago with Mr.Peter Cetera and Jayson Scheff ,and those are the performers has a successful careers in the music industry
i remember Bill from Sons of Champlin but had no idea he went on to work with Chicago , great find here tonite for me
Lol, Bill was with Chicago from 1982 to 2009.
Actually he joined Chicago in November of 1981 to begin writing on Chicago 16.
@@frank8235And to think this song could've been a Chicago song had Foster came in to produce their 14th album. And they might've stayed with Columbia since this song was a huge hit. Bill would sing lead and Peter, backing vocals, it would've been a huge hit for them. But who knows, things happen for a reason, a few yrs later they'd have a number of their own.
@@lamarravery4094 When Chicago came out with their 14th album Bill didn't meet David Foster yet. After the love is gone was written in 1979 for Earth, wind, and fire
David produced Bill’s first solo album Single in 1978.
Bill and Tamara Champlin's voices blend beautifully!! ❤🎶✨with Chris Rodriguez!
❤Yeah THE ONLY BEST ARTIST
MY GOD SO AMAZING ❤
Been a fan of this guy ever since the first time I heard the Sons @ the Del Mar Autumn Equinox festival in 1968 where the Sons of Champlin blew my mind as a 14-y-o keyboard/sax player. Ignited my longtime love affair with such Bay Area bands like Tower of Power, Cold Blood, Sly Stone, and of course, this dude. The Sons were so popular with local musicians, their San Diego audiences were like the who's who of local talent who shared a common affinity for the many solid players Bill played with. Sadly I only made it to 3 of their San Diego shows...Del Mar '68, Starlight Bowl, Balboa Park in '73, and Humphry's-Shelter Island. Always a crowd-pleaser and a solid badass on the B3. Wishing Bill, Tamara, and the rest of their family and friends the best of health and the deepest joy.
Bill, Peter and Jason just always did it for me. They covered the gambit of lyrics and vocal depth.
I had no idea he had written that. One of EWF best and one of the best ballads ever.
For me it’s always such a great thing to hear Bill singing this wonderful song ❤
And what a great band behind him❣️
I appreciate you bro
Wow! Bill still got the pipes 🔥🔥 God bless this man
LOVED BILL SINCE HIS GREAT "SONS OF CHAMPLIN" DAYS...LIVE-INCREDIBLE!!!!
Sons of Champlin one of the best ever!!!!
Jesus Christ that man can sing.
For me this is the best version of this song. Amazing.
Bill & Tamara Champlin!!! ❤
息子さんもミュージシャン😊
A master at his craft. And his wife sounds great with him ❤❤❤
One of the yatch rock cats of the late 70s to mid 80s. He wrote the bridge of lee rits and another silky smooth voice of eric tagg " Is it You." They..graydon, goodrum, richard page, cross, foster, kipner etc are treasures.
One of my favorite songs of all time. Bill sings with such soul. Plus, losing out to "What A Fool Believes", not something to be sad about. That's an excellent song too.
I love everything Bill does!
Still stay in his great voice and grooviness beyond years, a true musician 😎
Bill champlin your the best
I’m crying, it’s that beautiful!! Bill Champlain is iconic’!❤
Always been a great singer and talented musician Loved him with Chicago
Always has been, and always will be!
one of the great modern day composers 👍🏻
Билл Чамплин Bill Champlin Гений! Привет из России/Советского Союза! Мы знали о нём ещё в конце 60-х, следим ща его творчеством и сегодня, потому что Он явно был и остаётся талантливее многих других.
Awesome. He can sing and what a great song!
Great to hear
Nice job. I see Chris Rodriguez on guitar. Awesome dude.
Bravo! A wonderful performance.
Bill Champlin is an amazing musician, songwriter, and producer. My Favorite song written by him is "Love Speaks Louder Than Words" which AL Jarreau is known for on his "High Crime" Album
Great to hear this version sung by one of its writers, the great Bill Champlin. I love hearing how he's altering certain parts of the melody of the EW&F version. Champlin's group, "The Sons of Champlin" were IMHO, the best of the "San Francisco Sound" rock groups of the late 60's and early 70's. Saw them many times as a kid growing up in north CA.
Awesome song and performance !!! Thanks for such an incredible song !!! How many times I used to hear it on the radio !!! Incredible times !!! And Best music Ever ! Marcelo From Argentina, Buenos Aires...
ビル・チャンプリン最高です❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great horn section behind Bill. Heck all the players are top notch
I had NO idea Bill co-wrote this!
Great classic song by an incredible writer. Love to see the mega talented Chris Rodrigues playing strings on this one.
Bill is still a great musician and still in love with his wife Tamara Champlin who is singing in the background.
Great performance👍
Iconic
私はBillが大好きでたまらない💖😭
俺もだよ
私も❤
Best !!!
I used to see Champlin's name on many old LPs. One of them Quincy Jones. Respect! Never knew he wrote this tune. I would like to ask songwriters like him who come up with classics like After the Love is Gone how did they come up with this tune? Where does it birth? Through a happening/event or just comes up in the mind? The words of the song are really emotional; though most of us don't focus on them. And the melody great. Just a thought
Love this
Increíble interpretación....
Been a fan since loosen up naturally.
What a voice
lindo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great guy
Great performance by all!! Can you please let us know who the musicians are on this performance? Thank you.
too funny - what a fool believes is one of the greatest songs ever, But I love this
Haha! Dead on!
I'm a child of the 60's, but I would say 1979 was a good year for pop music: "After the Love Has Gone", "What a Fool Believes" and "Don't Stop till You Get Enough" come to mind.
Muito bom parabéns
Rodge shows up everywhere :)
Bill, what piano are you playing? Patch is vibrant.
Jay ❤
👍
Is bill is a member of chicago bands?
никогда не был хорошим певцом! не пойму, что он делал в Чикаго!
Fantasic musicians but the sound engineer is using to much compression.
Amazing performance! And where do I find that patch that he is using on his Yamaha Montage? Beautiful!