STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - CHICAGO - CHICAGO II

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Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 77th Birthday of Chicago born bassist and vocalist, Peter Cetera, best known for his work in jazz rock band Chicago. Happy Birthday Peter ! To mark the occasion we spotlight their self titled release Chicago, retroactively known as Chicago II. The double LP was released January 26, 1970 on Columbia Records and produced by James William Guercio. The discs reached #6 in the UK, #5 in Australia, and #4 in America where it has been certified Platinum. Two singles were released ;  "Make Me Smile" (#33 Australia, #24 France, #11 Canada, Cash Box, #9 Hot 100) and the ever popular "25 or 6 to 4" (#22 Germany, #13 Ireland, #12 Australia, #8 Netherlands, #7 UK, #4 Hot 100, #3 France, #2 Canada). We have two copies of this record, an original titled Chicago and the later version Chicago II. The latter has a fold out poster of the band members.

1. "Movin' In" James Pankow Terry Kath 4:06

2. "The Road" Terry Kath Peter Cetera 3:10

3. "Poem for the People" Robert Lamm Lamm/Cetera 4:25

4. "In the Country" Kath Kath/Cetera 6:34

Side Two

5. "Wake Up Sunshine" Lamm Lamm/Cetera 2:29

6. "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon"

"Make Me Smile" (3:32)
"So Much to Say, So Much to Give" (1:04)
"Anxiety's Moment" (1:00)
"West Virginia Fantasies" (1:34)
"Colour My World" (2:58)
"To Be Free" (1:21)
"Now More Than Ever" (1:27)

Side Three

7. "Fancy Colours" Lamm Cetera 5:10

8. "25 or 6 to 4" Lamm Cetera 4:50

9. "Memories of Love"
"Prelude" (1:18)
"A.M. Mourning" (2:05)
"P.M. Mourning" (1:59)
"Memories of Love" (4:01)

Side Four

10. "It Better End Soon"
"1st Movement" (2:30)
"2nd Movement" (3:47)
"3rd Movement" (3:19)
"4th Movement" (1:15)[28]"

11. "Where Do We Go from Here?" Cetera Cetera 2:53

Chicago :

Peter Cetera – bass, vocals

Terry Kath – guitar, vocals
Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals

Lee Loughnane – trumpet, vocals
James Pankow – trombone
Walter Parazaider – saxophone, flute, clarinet, vocals

Danny Seraphine – drums

James William Guercio – producer
Peter Matz – orchestration on "Prelude"
Donald Puluse – engineer
Brian Ross-Myring – engineer
Chris Hinshaw – engineer
Nick Fasciano – cover art
John Berg – cover design
Herb Greene – photography and poster photos