STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - CHICAGO - CHICAGO X

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Chicago born vocalist, multi instrumentalist, and founding member of jazz rock band Chicago, Terry Kath, on what would have been his 75th Birthday. He died in 1978, age 31, from an apparent accidental gunshot wound . Chicago's 10th album, Chicago X, was released June 14, 1976 on the Columbia label and produced by James William Guercio. The LP peaked at #3 in both Australia and America. Three singles were released : "Another Rainy Day In New York City" (#37 Canada, #32 Hot 100, #2 Easy Listening) , "If You Leave Me Now" (#1 Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, South Africa, the UK, Hot 100, Billboard Easy Listening, and Cash Box Top 100) and "You Are on My Mind" (#75 Canada, #49 Hot 100, #17 Easy Listening). 

1. "Once or Twice" Terry Kath Kath 3:01

2. "You Are on My Mind" James Pankow Pankow 3:24

3. "Skin Tight" Pankow Peter Cetera 3:20

4. "If You Leave Me Now" Cetera Cetera 3:58

5. "Together Again" Lee Loughnane Loughnane 3:53

6. "Another Rainy Day in New York City" Robert Lamm Cetera 3:03

Side Two

7. "Mama Mama" Cetera Cetera 3:31

8. "Scrapbook" Lamm Lamm 3:28

9. "Gently I'll Wake You" Lamm Lamm 3:36

10. "You Get It Up" Lamm Instrumental 3:34

11. "Hope for Love" Kath Kath 3:04

Chicago :

Peter Cetera – bass, lead and backing vocals

Laudir de Oliveira – percussion

Terry Kath – guitar (except on "If You Leave Me Now"), lead and backing vocals

Robert Lamm – keyboards, lead and backing vocals

Lee Loughnane – trumpet, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Together Again"

James Pankow – trombone, lead vocals on "You Are On My Mind"

Walter Parazaider – woodwinds

Danny Seraphine – drums

With :

David J. Wolinski – keyboards on "Hope For Love"

James William Guercio – lead and rhythm acoustic guitars on "If You Leave Me Now", guitar on "Hope For Love"

Othello Molineaux – steel drums on "Another Rainy Day in New York City"

Leroy Williams – steel drums on "Another Rainy Day in New York City"

Jimmie Haskell – string and brass orchestration on "If You Leave Me Now" and "Mama Mama", conductor on "Gently I'll Wake You"

Produced by James William Guercio
Engineered by Wayne Tarnowski
Assistant Engineer – Tom Likes
Strings recorded by Armin Steiner at Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA).
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
Album Cover Concept – John Berg
Logo Design – Nick Fasciano
Candy Bar Photo – Columbia Records Photo Studio
Inside Photography – Reid Miles