You have NOT seen every side of Chicago until you've experienced one of their mid-70's, super smooth ballads like "If You Leave Me Now" or "Wishing You Were Here"!! The instrumentation is absolutely exquisite.
I`m glad you both have finally gotten around to reacting to this video...I worked in the Bodyguard/Protective services field for many, many years...So when this video was being filmed here in New York, the director and the lead singer ( Bill Champlin - he has the white vest on) asked if I would like to be in the video...We did about 10 takes and after the editing, I'm in a small part at the end of the video in the elevator...I was 27 years old then and a lot heavier...I`m 62 years old now...Time flies....We had to travel all over New York to a lot of locations for protection for everyone in the video...1988.
Chicago is one of those bands that you hear song and say "I LOVE that song!" and then you say" THAT was Chicago?!" So many different songs. So many GREAT songs!
Chicago 19 has A LOT of their best music post-Peter Cetera. "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love," "You're Not Alone," "What Kind of Man Would I Be?," "We Can Last Forever" and the other singles from the album. It also has some of the best deep cuts they produced in the 80s, including "Victorious," "Heart in Pieces" and "I Stand Up." It's one of my all-time favorite Chicago albums.
Yes totally agree. The following album "twenty 1" from -91 is probably their most underrated work. What i never will understand though is why they replaced "Secrets of the heart".
EIght songs into Chicago's discography, and you're just gettin' started! Try "Questions 67 and 68", "Just You 'n Me", or "If You Leave Me Now" if you want to go back to their 70s stuff. For their 80s hits, you have yet to do "Love Me Tomorrow", "Stay the Night", or "Hard Habit to Break".
Oh, “Questions 67 and 68” is soooo good. One of my favorites. It has everything. Huge horns and Terry Kath riffing all over the place. Just a massive declaration of love.
I personally wasn't crazy about later Chicago. They seemed to get away from the horns. They're still a great band! I love "25 or 6 to 4" both versions!
Hard Habit To Break, Look Away, If She Would Have Been Faithful, And You're Not Alone are from the tear jerker phase - great tunes, lyrics, and vocal deliveries. If you haven't done a lot of earliest Chicago, don't just listen to the hits on the Chicago Transit Authority initial double album, listen to cuts like "Introduction", "Listen", "Question 67 & 68", and "Someday"
I'm 49 and grew up listening to Chicago, and they happen to be in the top 3 best selling American bands of all time, along with The Eagles and The Beach Boys. Chicago made a countless number of amazing songs! Cheers from northeast Ohio.
This is the number 1 song of 1989 US Billboard Hot 100... And i think this is their only number one single after Peter Cetera left Chicago, and their last one as well... Anyway, nice reaction, haha, i do hope you react to their more of their songs like "Stay the Night", "If She Would Have Been Faithful", "Will You Still Love Me", "Along Comes a Woman" and many more..❤️
This was the second era of Chicago after Terry Kath’s very untimely death. The singer on this is the great Bill Champlin who is one of the nicest and funniest people I’ve ever had pleasure to interview. He had his own group in the late 60s to late 70s The Sons of Champlin. They were a hippie/soul/funk band from Marin County just north of San Francisco. You should check out “Get High” or “Follow Your Heart” or “Hold On”. Thanks A&J!
LUCKY YOU!!👏👏 Love Sons.Of Champlin's music. I found out about them 1982 when he joined Chicago. I was surprised that I knew his music before then. I found out when I was researching who he was when I bought Chicago 16, that he co-wrote "After The Love Has Gone."
A number one song from 1987 other Chicago songs to consider No tell lover Alive Again If you leave me now Baby what a big surprise a lot to choose from.
He said in the lyrics, “we both agreed as lovers, we were better off as friends” then later said he didn’t expect to be replaced so soon! So while they mutually ended the relationship, he was still holding onto some feelings but she’d moved on faster than expected! I love this song! ❤❤
Consider yourselves lucky as you are discovering Chicago with fresh ears. This way you can appreciate their sound as a whole. They cover so many genres. Thwts the best part. Chicago fans are divided. Those who love the early 70s Chicago for the most part dislike 80s/90s Chicago. 2 totally different sounds but still great music in my opinion. This is why they are the best. If you want jazz rock, psycadleic rock, pop, Avant garde, power ballads, synth pop, intricate instrumentals, Christmas music dammm Chicago does it all. They are to be celebrated
I love both their 70's & early 80's stuff--just hated when they dropped the emphasis on horns. That was what really made them special & tied it all together for me!
"Look Away" is a 1988 power ballad by American rock band Chicago. Written by Diane Warren, produced by Ron Nevison, and with Bill Champlin on lead vocals. Strangely it just doesn't quite sound like the Chicago I know!
OMG - I haven't heard this song in forever. You forget how many good ones they have. Can you pretty please do Will You Still Love Me for your next Chicago song??? It is just one of my top favourite ballads of ALL time. Still gives me chills and makes me emotional after so many years. Amber - you'll melt out of you chair girl - I promise. Peter Cetera also has an AMAZING duet with Amy Grant called Next Time I Fall. Very well worth a listen.
Good to see you back on Chicago. There are two distinct eras for them. This was phase 2. Other great tunes from this era: Love Me Tomorrow, Hard Habit To Break, Will You Still Love Me, If She Would've Been Faithful, I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love, What Kind Of Man Would I Be. All 🔥 🎶
You see that's the thing though. Chicago form before I was ever born and my introduction was the Peter Cetera era and I heard a little bit of the earlier stuff. Once I got hooked I started listening to everything I could from start to finish. This is why I love all forms of Chicago because they all bring some commonalities that are completely Chicago and then some different things with the changes in the voices of the lead singers.
My wife and I grew up through the early Chicago and into the 80s. Different singers, drummers, instruments. A few years ago we went to a Chicago concert. We were surprised that everyone available was there and they did highlights through the entire catalog. When it was time to switch from 70s to 80s the drummers did a 45 minute drum off. Such an amazing concert.
Jason Scheff was such a great addition after Peter Cetera left for a solo career. But I think Chicago as 3 different sounds, the Chicago with Terry Kath, The P. Cetera led Chicago and Scheff as lead sing led Chicago. They all have their own unique style that makes them all great!!!
Let's not forget Robert Lamm, the original main singer and still with the band. From the first album to "Saturday in the Park" to today. And this isn't even Jason Scheff; it's Bill Champlin, as others have noted. So that's FIVE lead singers.
Wow. This song brings me back to when I was a Freshman in high school in 1988. It's a great song and it was Billboard's number one song of the year on the pop chart for 1989. I was too young to listen to Chicago in the 70's, even when Peter Cetera joined the band in 1976. I started listening to them in the early to mid 80's when Peter Cetera was still the lead singer and songs like "You're The Inspiration" were extremely popular. I did like the new lead singer of Chicago though after Peter Cetera left the band in 1986 to go solo. The band went in a new and even better direction. "Look Away" was only one of many great songs from that era. The first song released from Chicago with the new lead singer in 1986 was "Will You Still Love Me" which I hope you two will react to. It's a beautiful song.
Peter Cetera was the last of the original 7 to join Chicago, but he did not join them in 1976. He is one of the lead singers starting on CTA- their first album…
This is one of the very few songs that someone outside of the band wrote and Chicago recorded. Dianne Warren has written so many hit songs for multiple artists including this one.
People like to bang on the Chicago years after Terry Kath died. Was it as good as early Chicago? No. But they did what they had to do. They reinvented themselves a few times over. But it's all great! IT'S...ALL...GREAT!
If she wouldve been faithful is so incredible. Check that one out. The meaning behind it was so profound to me. just an incredible song. having said that, this is one of my top 5 Chicago songs
Saw Chicago in concert last year and Robert Lamm sang the vocals on this as well as with several other songs. They also had a different guy that sang the Peter Cetera songs. They were still awesome! This song was obviously to continue their days on MTV. Still a great song!
These guys are incredible in concert! I took my mom to see them 10 years ago for her 60th birthday. She loved it! They are a band that was always relevant from the 60's - late 90's. They haven't put out any new music for awhile now, but all their classics are so great that it doesn't really matter
This is from the album Chicago 19. Every song in that album was awesome! Great power ballads "Look Away" "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" "Victorious" and "We Can Last Forever" were all major hits for them and solidified their hold on the 80's charts as major rock power ballad groups. Chicago 17, 18, 19, and 21 ( Chicago 20 was a greatest hits album) had outstanding rock ballads and was an era of Chicago I quite like though others may not. But the 60's through 70's Chicago is also quite good with many groovy songs. They have several outstanding Christmas albums and have released albums up to the present. A near 60 year career. Pretty darn awesome! Because they have persevered in the industry they did what all good bands had to do to stay alive, they adapted their unique signature sound to the current trends of the era, but unlike most , they did not compromise what made them Chicago- horns, melodies, harmonies, and musicianship. This is a different kind of Chicago, it was 80' s Chicago. Every but as good as the 60's, 70's, 90''s and 2000's.
Along Comes A Woman is another awesome Peter Cetera 80s Chicago tune! Love to see you react to that one! Thanks for reacting to this great Chicago classic!!!
It is and that's what I was thinking because all the horns and whatnot it's a whole different style and then when Peter Cetera left to be solo I love him too I love his voice but the music changed and he said he never likes the horns and that was the biggest part
Look Away was the third number one song for Chicago. Charting in 1988, more than 20 years after the group formed, it proved they still had some tricks up their sleeves. Their evolution into the 80s largely eschewed the horns in favor of power ballads. I'd recommend checking out their follow-up, a top ten hit, called You're Not Alone.
Chicago had different phases as the times changed. They made changes too. I loved their sound...early Chicago, 70’s, 80’s and more. Now I can pick depending on my mood. How many bands made it that long?
I have been around Chicago since pretty much the beginning the were called "The Big Thing " then went to Chicago Transit Authority to simply Chicago and I was loving this sound a lot with Big horns and sound! Definitely something you should look into a lot of the younger days of Chicago!
This album, Chicago 18, was the follow up to the very successful Chicago 17. It was the first album without lead singer and bass player Peter Cetera. The legend which is David Foster wrote many of the songs on this album and produced it as well. This would be his last album with the band and arguably the last successful "commercial" album the group would produce as both Foster and Cetera went on to have sucessful solo careers. Us lifelong Chicago fans still love the band no matter if they make chart toppers or not! Thank you!
A band that's been around since 1968 and has gone through dozens of members has had to evolve and change over time. It's kind of amazing that, after nearly 55 years, they still have 3 original members in the band.
NEXT Chicago please - "Just You ''N' Me" (1973), "Wishing You Were Here" (1974) or "Dialogue Part I & II" (1972) All three of these are very catchy and upbeat.
This was one of their last hits in the late 80’s when Peter Cetera left for a solo career and when they just weren’t the same group any longer. Their 70’s songs are definitely more rock with brass. The 80’s are synth driven pop with brass. One of the best songs is from their 2nd album, a ballad called Colour my World with an amazing flute solo. Terry Kath on lead vocals. Great song to use for Valentine’s Day. It was a wedding staple when released.
Just saw an interview you might want to look up. Chicago members talking about how Jimmy Hendrix, got them their first big gig. Awesome story and pictures of them, back in the day......
CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) started in the late 60's and had to change it to just Chicago. Their 70's Terry Kath guitar and brass version of the band is a totally different style than the 80's power ballads.
"Look Away" is written by Diane Warren with Bill Champlin on lead vocals. The song is the band's only No. 1 single following the 1985 departure of Peter Cetera. Chicago's manager Howard Kaufman suggested that the band bring in outside songwriting help. Kaufman recommended Diane Warren and producer Ron Nevison, who had worked with Heart on the number one hits "These Dreams" and "Alone. Warren wrote "Look Away" from the man's perspective. It featured Bill Champlin on lead vocals and furthered Chicago's shift towards de-emphasizing the band's brass section compared to their earlier years. With Peter Cetera having left the group and "making his own records, it was good for us to release some songs with a different sound like Bill's voice. Then we wouldn't be saturating radio with Chicago-sounding songs."
okay Chicago lead singer was Peter Cetera early on; when he went solo he did a duet wit Amy Grant. They sang "The Next Time I Fall", which was nominated for a Grammy Award for best vocal performance by a pop duo or group. If your asking about Amy, she did Contemporary Christian, pop rock, soft rock. gospel. Amy, as of 2009 she had sold more than 30 million albums worldwide,[3] won six Grammy Awards, 22 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, and had the first Christian album to go platinum. The song two songs I remember from her has "Baby Baby" a huge pop hit and also " El shaddai" which is a great gospel song.
Questions 67 & 68 is one of the best Chicago songs you haven’t touched yet….don’t be afraid of the strange title, it’s a fabulous song and the horns…….my gosh, the HORNS!
To appreciate Chicago, you should go back to their double album in 1969, when they were known as the Chicago Transit Authority. They were a ground breaking band with their sound, Rock fused with soul and jazz. Some songs to consider "I'm a Man", "Beginnings", "Colour My World", "Make Me Smile", "Old School", "Wishing You Were Here", "Just You 'N' Me", "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long", "Love Me Tomorrow" and "Hard to Say I'm Sorry-Get Away" are a few great songs by Chicago.
I've cried over this song.a lot. As,well as Hard Habit to Break and I Don't.Wanna Live Without Your Love. I've put my pour heart through a lot. That's how powerful these songs are. I'm into sad songs anyway. I'm unique that way.
Unrequited love! OMG my Best Friend and I used to BELT this song in my truck all the time! I shared this one with my kids every time I've been asked about why the crush doesn't like them back.
Stick to the all original members version of Chicago (1967-1977, Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago Xl), those albums include their "original" writers and vocalists, plus the HORN section, the sound you guys truly first fell in love with.
Those lyrics echo another song with a similar theme, Walk On By, interpreted independently by two extraordinary voices : Dionne Warwick and Isaac Hayes. The later, in particular, you can never forget once you've heard it for the first time.
Amber & Jordan, Peter Cetera is my lead singer for Chicago on a couple of songs. Amber & Jordon u guys have to react to Chicago's You're The Inspiration; Glory Of Love; Will You Still Love Me; Two Steps Behind; Baby What A Big Surprise; What Kind Of Man Would I Be; I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love; Love Me Tomorrow; Stay The Night (my Favorite); n there's is also a Peter Cetera song u guys need to react n the song is called Save Me. U guys will not be disappointed with all the songs i gave u. Enjoy!!!
Bill is the MAN. One of the most underrated voices ever. Im not a huge Chicago fan but this song in particular is incredible.
You have NOT seen every side of Chicago until you've experienced one of their mid-70's, super smooth ballads like "If You Leave Me Now" or "Wishing You Were Here"!! The instrumentation is absolutely exquisite.
Two of my favorites, definitely.
Wishing You Were Here features three of the Beach Boys doing the harmonies. Gorgeous song.
If you leave me now......oh melts my heart ❤️
Wishing you were here is the best I MO
“JUST YOU AND ME”
Beautiful love song / message… AND “HORNS,HORNS “!! Chicago!!!!!!
70s Chicago = Brass (more or less)
80s Chicago = Power ballads (more or less)
I loved the mid 70's, when they did both at once!
I'm a child of the 80s (born in the 70s), and I grew up with Chicago's Big Ballads. Still stop when I hear them
Peter Cetera ruined them.
Much prefer 60's-70's. The power ballads of the 80's followed Journey's success with them and almost brought rock down.
@@deweyoxburger5470 I would include David Foster for their change.
I’ll text this to my friend Bill Champlin. He’s the blue eyed soul you love! Singing his heart out!!!
I've listened to Chicago since I was a young girl. Their music never gets old to me. I always love this group!
Chicago "Will you still love me" and "Hard habit to break" are AMAZING! ❤️ original videos
"Hard Habit To Break" is my favorite Chicago song of all time. And considering their catalogue that's saying a lot.
I`m glad you both have finally gotten around to reacting to this video...I worked in the Bodyguard/Protective services field for many, many years...So when this video was being filmed here in New York, the director and the lead singer ( Bill Champlin - he has the white vest on) asked if I would like to be in the video...We did about 10 takes and after the editing, I'm in a small part at the end of the video in the elevator...I was 27 years old then and a lot heavier...I`m 62 years old now...Time flies....We had to travel all over New York to a lot of locations for protection for everyone in the video...1988.
"I don't wanna live without your love" is another hit by Bill Champlin with Chicago
I’ll keep asking for If You Leave Me Now. Such a classic Chicago song. Don’t miss it!
Chicago is one of those bands that you hear song and say "I LOVE that song!" and then you say" THAT was Chicago?!" So many different songs. So many GREAT songs!
50+ years of Chicago.
You have a long way to go.
Enjoy!
Jay/Amber, you'll LOVE their "Beginnings" and "Just You n' Me"!!!!
I recommend "If You Leave Me Now" or "Wishing You Were Here".
I just recommended those two myself! It's one side of the band they haven't heard yet--and they will LOVE it.
Chicago 19 has A LOT of their best music post-Peter Cetera. "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love," "You're Not Alone," "What Kind of Man Would I Be?," "We Can Last Forever" and the other singles from the album. It also has some of the best deep cuts they produced in the 80s, including "Victorious," "Heart in Pieces" and "I Stand Up." It's one of my all-time favorite Chicago albums.
Yes totally agree. The following album "twenty 1" from -91 is probably their most underrated work. What i never will understand though is why they replaced "Secrets of the heart".
Chicago 19 & 21 will definitely satisfy your rock pop urgings.
EIght songs into Chicago's discography, and you're just gettin' started! Try "Questions 67 and 68", "Just You 'n Me", or "If You Leave Me Now" if you want to go back to their 70s stuff. For their 80s hits, you have yet to do "Love Me Tomorrow", "Stay the Night", or "Hard Habit to Break".
They also need to hear "Beginnings"!
Color My World
Chicago IX would be a Great place to start
Oh, “Questions 67 and 68” is soooo good. One of my favorites. It has everything. Huge horns and Terry Kath riffing all over the place. Just a massive declaration of love.
Along Comes a Woman, Remember the Feeling... definitely have to check out the music video for Stay The Night.
Early Chicago is their best period, in my opinion.
Terry Kath was the leader of Chicago and shared lead singing with Peter S. Kath accidentally shot himself to death in 1978
This was a #1 hit for them in 1988! The lead singer on this cut also sings the In the Heat of the Night theme song.
I absolutely LOVE how the drums and bass come in leading up to and in the chorus...just a touch of metal in your life.
I personally wasn't crazy about later Chicago. They seemed to get away from the horns. They're still a great band!
I love "25 or 6 to 4" both versions!
Have you listened to Leonid and Friends, bringing back all that delicious Chicago goodness with better audio quality?
Look Away was their last #1 song. It was one of the biggest hits of 1989 (Top 5 for the year).
Hard Habit To Break, Look Away, If She Would Have Been Faithful, And You're Not Alone are from the tear jerker phase - great tunes, lyrics, and vocal deliveries. If you haven't done a lot of earliest Chicago, don't just listen to the hits on the Chicago Transit Authority initial double album, listen to cuts like "Introduction", "Listen", "Question 67 & 68", and "Someday"
I'm 49 and grew up listening to Chicago, and they happen to be in the top 3 best selling American bands of all time, along with The Eagles and The Beach Boys. Chicago made a countless number of amazing songs! Cheers from northeast Ohio.
This is the number 1 song of 1989 US Billboard Hot 100... And i think this is their only number one single after Peter Cetera left Chicago, and their last one as well... Anyway, nice reaction, haha, i do hope you react to their more of their songs like "Stay the Night", "If She Would Have Been Faithful", "Will You Still Love Me", "Along Comes a Woman" and many more..❤️
This was the second era of Chicago after Terry Kath’s very untimely death. The singer on this is the great Bill Champlin who is one of the nicest and funniest people I’ve ever had pleasure to interview. He had his own group in the late 60s to late 70s The Sons of Champlin. They were a hippie/soul/funk band from Marin County just north of San Francisco. You should check out “Get High” or “Follow Your Heart” or “Hold On”. Thanks A&J!
LUCKY YOU!!👏👏 Love Sons.Of Champlin's music. I found out about them 1982 when he joined Chicago. I was surprised that I knew his music before then. I found out when I was researching who he was when I bought Chicago 16, that he co-wrote "After The Love Has Gone."
Thanks Sean. He did his version of After The Love Has Gone during our interview.
A number one song from 1987 other Chicago songs to consider No tell lover Alive Again If you leave me now Baby what a big surprise a lot to choose from.
He said in the lyrics, “we both agreed as lovers, we were better off as friends” then later said he didn’t expect to be replaced so soon! So while they mutually ended the relationship, he was still holding onto some feelings but she’d moved on faster than expected! I love this song! ❤❤
Chicago 17 entire album is powerful!
Consider yourselves lucky as you are discovering Chicago with fresh ears. This way you can appreciate their sound as a whole. They cover so many genres. Thwts the best part. Chicago fans are divided. Those who love the early 70s Chicago for the most part dislike 80s/90s Chicago. 2 totally different sounds but still great music in my opinion. This is why they are the best. If you want jazz rock, psycadleic rock, pop, Avant garde, power ballads, synth pop, intricate instrumentals, Christmas music dammm Chicago does it all. They are to be celebrated
I love both their 70's & early 80's stuff--just hated when they dropped the emphasis on horns. That was what really made them special & tied it all together for me!
Chicago will be in KC in May. It will be my 21st show. You should take your kids if they come to OKC!
That just shows u the diversity of the band Chicago
"Look Away" is a 1988 power ballad by American rock band Chicago. Written by Diane Warren, produced by Ron Nevison, and with Bill Champlin on lead vocals. Strangely it just doesn't quite sound like the Chicago I know!
Chicago is so underrated as far as I'm concerned. I think they have to be considered among the best rock bands ever.
OMG - I haven't heard this song in forever. You forget how many good ones they have. Can you pretty please do Will You Still Love Me for your next Chicago song??? It is just one of my top favourite ballads of ALL time. Still gives me chills and makes me emotional after so many years. Amber - you'll melt out of you chair girl - I promise. Peter Cetera also has an AMAZING duet with Amy Grant called Next Time I Fall. Very well worth a listen.
Great recommendations! I hope they react to these songs soon too! :)))
@@xzonia1 Thank you. I was the first to respond and hope I got Amber's attention. It's hard when they get SO many requests.
@@jeannieschmidt2217 So true! Good luck! ☘
Good to see you back on Chicago. There are two distinct eras for them. This was phase 2. Other great tunes from this era: Love Me Tomorrow, Hard Habit To Break, Will You Still Love Me, If She Would've Been Faithful, I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love, What Kind Of Man Would I Be. All 🔥 🎶
Hi ! yes it s a different sound of Chicago ! I didn t hear you mention what was missing from the Iconic Chicago ? ! No Brass !
Another "old school" Chicago song to react to would be "Call On Me," with lots of their signature horns.
You gotta go back to the 70’s. Call on Me , Dialogue parts 1&2. Horns, Horns, Horns! Classic Chicago 🎉Wayne Lewis
You have to listen to Chicago I’m a Man with Terry Kath singing
You see that's the thing though. Chicago form before I was ever born and my introduction was the Peter Cetera era and I heard a little bit of the earlier stuff. Once I got hooked I started listening to everything I could from start to finish. This is why I love all forms of Chicago because they all bring some commonalities that are completely Chicago and then some different things with the changes in the voices of the lead singers.
My wife and I grew up through the early Chicago and into the 80s. Different singers, drummers, instruments. A few years ago we went to a Chicago concert. We were surprised that everyone available was there and they did highlights through the entire catalog. When it was time to switch from 70s to 80s the drummers did a 45 minute drum off. Such an amazing concert.
My favorite Chicago song and also my friend Bill Champlin is one of the best singers ever!
Jason Scheff was such a great addition after Peter Cetera left for a solo career. But I think Chicago as 3 different sounds, the Chicago with Terry Kath, The P. Cetera led Chicago and Scheff as lead sing led Chicago. They all have their own unique style that makes them all great!!!
Jason's father was Elvis Presley's bass player.
And the current era is Bobby, Jimmy & Lee trying to hold on with a bunch of sidemen.
Let's not forget Robert Lamm, the original main singer and still with the band. From the first album to "Saturday in the Park" to today.
And this isn't even Jason Scheff; it's Bill Champlin, as others have noted. So that's FIVE lead singers.
@@seanswinton6242 And a session man with practically everybody for a while. He did at least one album with The Doors, for example.
They went to the power ballad sound and away from the jazz/rock sound in the 1980’s and after Kath died.
This song is 🔥 🔥. So glad you guys checked it out
Loved early Chicago. Not so much after their 6th or 7th album. Totally different sounds. They were my first concert in 1972. I was 15.
Chicago was an amazing group! Great music great lyrics 💙💙💙
Chicago are among the gods of Rock n' Roll. Great song!!! Great Reactions!!!
I saw Chicago in 2017! They are still amazing in concert!
Agreed! 2015 for me, they were awesome
Wow. This song brings me back to when I was a Freshman in high school in 1988. It's a great song and it was Billboard's number one song of the year on the pop chart for 1989. I was too young to listen to Chicago in the 70's, even when Peter Cetera joined the band in 1976. I started listening to them in the early to mid 80's when Peter Cetera was still the lead singer and songs like "You're The Inspiration" were extremely popular. I did like the new lead singer of Chicago though after Peter Cetera left the band in 1986 to go solo. The band went in a new and even better direction. "Look Away" was only one of many great songs from that era. The first song released from Chicago with the new lead singer in 1986 was "Will You Still Love Me" which I hope you two will react to. It's a beautiful song.
Peter Cetera was the last of the original 7 to join Chicago, but he did not join them in 1976. He is one of the lead singers starting on CTA- their first album…
I had the pleasure of seeing Chicago in my local town years ago.
One of my all time favorite bands then & to this day.
See these guys in concert back in 98 with Hall and Oates. What a great concert. They just don't make bands like this anymore. Love y'all!
Please react to "Hard Habit To Break", by Chicago
This is one of the very few songs that someone outside of the band wrote and Chicago recorded. Dianne Warren has written so many hit songs for multiple artists including this one.
One of my favorites by Chicago!!!
That was funny Amber. How you said he finally gets the meaning. You guys are great. Thanks again for another smile to end out the day. 😊
We still go to Chicago concerts when they’re close by. Those seasoned artists NEVER disappoint!
People like to bang on the Chicago years after Terry Kath died. Was it as good as early
Chicago? No. But they did what they had to do. They reinvented themselves a few times over. But it's all great! IT'S...ALL...GREAT!
If she wouldve been faithful is so incredible. Check that one out. The meaning behind it was so profound to me. just an incredible song. having said that, this is one of my top 5 Chicago songs
Saw Chicago in concert last year and Robert Lamm sang the vocals on this as well as with several other songs. They also had a different guy that sang the Peter Cetera songs. They were still awesome! This song was obviously to continue their days on MTV. Still a great song!
I prefer their much earlier work, like '(I've Been) Searchin' So Long'. A slow ballad with a climatic ending.
70's Chicago and 80's Chicago are two different animals. I love them both but for different reasons.
These guys are incredible in concert! I took my mom to see them 10 years ago for her 60th birthday. She loved it! They are a band that was always relevant from the 60's - late 90's. They haven't put out any new music for awhile now, but all their classics are so great that it doesn't really matter
This is from the album Chicago 19. Every song in that album was awesome! Great power ballads "Look Away" "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" "Victorious" and "We Can Last Forever" were all major hits for them and solidified their hold on the 80's charts as major rock power ballad groups. Chicago 17, 18, 19, and 21 ( Chicago 20 was a greatest hits album) had outstanding rock ballads and was an era of Chicago I quite like though others may not. But the 60's through 70's Chicago is also quite good with many groovy songs. They have several outstanding Christmas albums and have released albums up to the present. A near 60 year career. Pretty darn awesome! Because they have persevered in the industry they did what all good bands had to do to stay alive, they adapted their unique signature sound to the current trends of the era, but unlike most , they did not compromise what made them Chicago- horns, melodies, harmonies, and musicianship. This is a different kind of Chicago, it was 80' s Chicago. Every but as good as the 60's, 70's, 90''s and 2000's.
I seen them in 2015 with earth, wind and fire, talk about a great concert! Full orchestra too!
Along Comes A Woman is another awesome Peter Cetera 80s Chicago tune! Love to see you react to that one! Thanks for reacting to this great Chicago classic!!!
This is their biggest hit and also my favorite Chicago song
Guys you'll love "If You Leave Me Now " , "Love Me Tomorrow"
When I tell y’all this song was played for me on repeat…takes me back to cruising on Friday nights in my best friends car blasting this album! 🥰
The early Chicago is the best Chicago!
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Yes. This is schlock.
But the later years is when I was introduced. ☺ Nevertheless, I agree.
I was more into the 80s Chicago
It is and that's what I was thinking because all the horns and whatnot it's a whole different style and then when Peter Cetera left to be solo I love him too I love his voice but the music changed and he said he never likes the horns and that was the biggest part
I grew up listening to Chicago. This song and Saturday in the park are my favorites.
Look Away was the third number one song for Chicago. Charting in 1988, more than 20 years after the group formed, it proved they still had some tricks up their sleeves. Their evolution into the 80s largely eschewed the horns in favor of power ballads. I'd recommend checking out their follow-up, a top ten hit, called You're Not Alone.
Chicago had different phases as the times changed. They made changes too. I loved their sound...early Chicago, 70’s, 80’s and more. Now I can pick depending on my mood. How many bands made it that long?
I saw Chicago in concert in the early 1980s, fantastic band. Listen to "Colour My World" another great song by Chicago.
I have been around Chicago since pretty much the beginning the were called "The Big Thing " then went to Chicago Transit Authority to simply Chicago and I was loving this sound a lot with Big horns and sound! Definitely something you should look into a lot of the younger days of Chicago!
I love this song it's one of my favorites by Chicago.
This album, Chicago 18, was the follow up to the very successful Chicago 17. It was the first album without lead singer and bass player Peter Cetera. The legend which is David Foster wrote many of the songs on this album and produced it as well. This would be his last album with the band and arguably the last successful "commercial" album the group would produce as both Foster and Cetera went on to have sucessful solo careers. Us lifelong Chicago fans still love the band no matter if they make chart toppers or not! Thank you!
A band that's been around since 1968 and has gone through dozens of members has had to evolve and change over time. It's kind of amazing that, after nearly 55 years, they still have 3 original members in the band.
NEXT Chicago please - "Just You ''N' Me" (1973), "Wishing You Were Here" (1974) or "Dialogue Part I & II" (1972) All three of these are very catchy and upbeat.
This was one of their last hits in the late 80’s when Peter Cetera left for a solo career and when they just weren’t the same group any longer. Their 70’s songs are definitely more rock with brass. The 80’s are synth driven pop with brass. One of the best songs is from their 2nd album, a ballad called Colour my World with an amazing flute solo. Terry Kath on lead vocals. Great song to use for Valentine’s Day. It was a wedding staple when released.
Love the many sounds of Chicago!! Thank you for reacting to them!
He also sang the theme from the show the heat of the night and co-wrote the earth wind and fire huge hit "After the love has gone".
Im not a huge Chicago fan but i have played this song hundreds of times...classic break-up song
Time to go down the Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes rabbit hole. You can start with “Talk To Me”. #southsidejohnny #
Just saw an interview you might want to look up. Chicago members talking about how Jimmy Hendrix, got them their first big gig. Awesome story and pictures of them, back in the day......
Chicago is another great group, many great songs! Love the reaction! ✌️🤘🧡
CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) started in the late 60's and had to change it to just Chicago. Their 70's Terry Kath guitar and brass version of the band is a totally different style than the 80's power ballads.
"Look Away" is written by Diane Warren with Bill Champlin on lead vocals. The song is the band's only No. 1 single following the 1985 departure of Peter Cetera. Chicago's manager Howard Kaufman suggested that the band bring in outside songwriting help. Kaufman recommended Diane Warren and producer Ron Nevison, who had worked with Heart on the number one hits "These Dreams" and "Alone. Warren wrote "Look Away" from the man's perspective. It featured Bill Champlin on lead vocals and furthered Chicago's shift towards de-emphasizing the band's brass section compared to their earlier years. With Peter Cetera having left the group and "making his own records, it was good for us to release some songs with a different sound like Bill's voice. Then we wouldn't be saturating radio with Chicago-sounding songs."
Love this song ! Love Chicago ! Their last number 1 hit
okay Chicago lead singer was Peter Cetera early on; when he went solo he did a duet wit Amy Grant. They sang "The Next Time I Fall", which was nominated for a Grammy Award for best vocal performance by a pop duo or group. If your asking about Amy, she did Contemporary Christian, pop rock, soft rock. gospel. Amy, as of 2009 she had sold more than 30 million albums worldwide,[3] won six Grammy Awards, 22 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, and had the first Christian album to go platinum. The song two songs I remember from her has "Baby Baby" a huge pop hit and also " El shaddai" which is a great gospel song.
Questions 67 & 68 is one of the best Chicago songs you haven’t touched yet….don’t be afraid of the strange title, it’s a fabulous song and the horns…….my gosh, the HORNS!
Sorry about the Bengals' loss, Jay. They played strong.
This song takes me back to all the under 21 dances in the 80s!
To appreciate Chicago, you should go back to their double album in 1969, when they were known as the Chicago Transit Authority. They were a ground breaking band with their sound, Rock fused with soul and jazz. Some songs to consider "I'm a Man", "Beginnings", "Colour My World", "Make Me Smile", "Old School", "Wishing You Were Here", "Just You 'N' Me", "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long", "Love Me Tomorrow" and "Hard to Say I'm Sorry-Get Away" are a few great songs by Chicago.
I've cried over this song.a lot. As,well as Hard Habit to Break and I Don't.Wanna Live Without Your Love. I've put my pour heart through a lot. That's how powerful these songs are. I'm into sad songs anyway. I'm unique that way.
Unrequited love! OMG my Best Friend and I used to BELT this song in my truck all the time! I shared this one with my kids every time I've been asked about why the crush doesn't like them back.
Stick to the all original members version of Chicago (1967-1977, Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago Xl), those albums include their "original" writers and vocalists, plus the HORN section, the sound you guys truly first fell in love with.
Those lyrics echo another song with a similar theme, Walk On By, interpreted independently by two extraordinary voices : Dionne Warwick and Isaac Hayes. The later, in particular, you can never forget once you've heard it for the first time.
Amber & Jordan, Peter Cetera is my lead singer for Chicago on a couple of songs. Amber & Jordon u guys have to react to Chicago's You're The Inspiration; Glory Of Love; Will You Still Love Me; Two Steps Behind; Baby What A Big Surprise; What Kind Of Man Would I Be; I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love; Love Me Tomorrow; Stay The Night (my Favorite); n there's is also a Peter Cetera song u guys need to react n the song is called Save Me. U guys will not be disappointed with all the songs i gave u. Enjoy!!!