Chicago IX: Greatest Hits Expanded

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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Questions 67 and 68
producer:
James William Guercio
recording of:
Questions 67 & 68
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm
publisher:
Lamminations Music
33:25
2Beginnings
recording of:
Beginnings
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm (in 1969)
publisher:
Aurelius Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Lamminations Music
2:51
3Make Me Smile
edit of:
Make Me Smile (Steven Wilson remix) by Chicago (American pop rock/jazz fusion band)
recording of:
Make Me Smile
lyricist and composer:
James Pankow (in 1969)
publisher:
Aurelius Music, Big Elk Music, IQ Music Ltd. and Moose Music
part of:
Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon
2:58
425 or 6 to 4
edit of:
25 or 6 to 4 (Steven Wilson remix) by Chicago (American pop rock/jazz fusion band)
recording of:
25 or 6 to 4
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm (in 1969)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Island Music Ltd., Spirit Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Aurelius Music (in 1986) and Lamminations Music (in 1986)
2:55
5Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
recording of:
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm (in 1969)
publisher:
Aurelius Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Lamminations Music and Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.
2:45
6Free
recording engineer:
Willie Greer (in 1970-11) and Lou Waxman (in 1970-11)
engineer:
Donald Puluse and Sy Mitchell
producer:
James William Guercio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at and mixed at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1970-11)
recording of:
Free (in 1970-11)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm
publisher:
J.W. Guercio Aurelia Music (Aurelia Music Division), Lamminations Music, Primary Wave Lamm, Spirit Catalogue Holdings, Spirit Two Music Inc., フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
part of:
Travel Suite
2:19
7Colour My World
producer:
James William Guercio
bass:
Peter Cetera (in 1969-08)
drums (drum set):
Danny Seraphine (in 1969-08)
guitar:
Terry Kath (member of Chicago) (in 1969-08)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Robert Lamm (in 1969-08)
trombone:
James Pankow (in 1969-08)
trumpet:
Lee Loughnane (in 1969-08)
woodwind:
Walter Parazaider (in 1969-08)
remixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2017)
remix of:
Colour My World by Chicago (American pop rock/jazz fusion band)
partial instrumental recording of:
Colour My World (Chicago song) (in 1969-08)
lyricist:
James Pankow
composer:
James Pankow (in 1969)
publisher:
Aurelius Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), IQ Music Ltd., Moose Music, Spirit Music Publishing Ltd. and Spirit Two Music Inc.
part of:
Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon
3:00
8Saturday in the Park
engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1972) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at and mixed at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1971-09-20 until 1971-09-29)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 9)
recording of:
Saturday in the Park (from 1971-09-20 until 1971-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm (in 1971)
publisher:
Big Elk Music, Lamminations Music, Spirit Music Publishing Ltd. and Warner Chappell North America Ltd.
43:56
9Dialogue, Pt. I & Pt. II
engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at and mixed at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1971-09-20 until 1971-09-29)
recording of:
Dialogue (from 1971-09-20 until 1971-09-29)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm
publisher:
Big Elk Music and Lamminations Music
5:04
10Feelin' Stronger Every Day
assistant recording engineer:
Jeff Guercio (in 1973-02)
recording engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski (in 1973-02)
producer:
James William Guercio
assistant mixer:
Richard Blakin (in 1973-02)
mixer:
Phil Ramone (in 1973-02)
lead vocals:
Peter Cetera
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973), Warner Strategic Marketing Inc. (in 1973), Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002) and Warner Strategic Marketing Belgium (for copyrights use only) (in 2004)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (in 1973-02)
recording of:
Feelin’ Stronger Every Day (in 1973-02)
writer:
Peter Cetera (in 1973) and James Pankow (in 1973)
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Don Williams Music Group, Moose Music, Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Big Elk Music (in 1973)
4:16
11Just You 'n' Me
assistant recording engineer:
Jeff Guercio (in 1973-02)
recording engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski (in 1973-02)
producer:
James William Guercio
assistant mixer:
Richard Blakin (in 1973-02)
mixer:
Phil Ramone (in 1973-02)
lead vocals:
Peter Cetera (in 1973-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973), Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1973, in 2002) and Warner Strategic Marketing Belgium (for copyrights use only) (in 2004)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (in 1973-02)
recording of:
Just You ’n’ Me (in 1973-02)
lyricist:
James Pankow
composer:
James Pankow (in 1973)
publisher:
Moose Music and Big Elk Music (in 1973)
3:45
12(I've Been) Searchin' So Long
producer:
James William Guercio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
recording of:
(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long
lyricist and composer:
James Pankow (in 1973)
publisher:
Big Elk Music and Make Me Smile Music
4:20
13Call on Me
recording engineer:
Armin Steiner (strings)
engineer:
Jeff Guercio and Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
mixer:
Phil Ramone
lead vocals:
Peter Cetera (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002, in 2007)
recorded at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
recording of:
Call on Me (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
lyricist:
Lee Loughnane
composer:
Lee Loughnane (in 1973)
publisher:
Big Elk Music, COM Music, IQ Music Ltd. and Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.
4:04
14Wishing You Were Here
recording of:
Wishing You Were Here
lyricist and composer:
Peter Cetera (in 1973)
publisher:
Big Elk Music and Polish Prince Music
3:00
15Old Days
engineer:
Jeff Guercio, Mark Guercio (Engineer) and Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
mixer:
Phil Ramone (in 1974-09)
lead vocals:
Peter Cetera (in 1975)
orchestrator:
Patrick Williams (composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1975), Warner Strategic Marketing (in 1975) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Old Days (in 1974-09)
writer:
James Pankow (in 1975)
publisher:
Big Elk Music and Make Me Smile Music
3.53:32
16If You Leave Me Now
recording engineer:
Armin Steiner (from 1976-03 until 1976-04: strings)
assistant engineer:
Tom Likes
engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
acoustic guitar and bass:
James William Guercio (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
lead vocals:
Peter Cetera (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
French horn arranger and strings arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1976, in 2002), Warner Strategic Marketing Inc. (in 1976) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (strings) and Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
mixed at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
recording of:
If You Leave Me Now (from 1976-03 until 1976-04)
lyricist:
Peter Cetera
composer:
Peter Cetera (in 1976)
publisher:
Big Elk Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Fairwood Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Polish Prince Music and Spirit Music Publishing Ltd.
4.23:58
17Baby, What a Big Surprise
assistant recording engineer and recording engineer:
Armin Steiner (strings)
assistant engineer:
Tom Likes
engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
acoustic guitar and bass:
James William Guercio (in 1977)
additional background vocals:
Tim Cetera (in 1977) and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (in 1977)
orchestrator:
Peter Cetera, Dominic Frontiere and James William Guercio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977, in 1978), Chicago Records Inc. (in 1977) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002, in 2007)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States and Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (strings)
mixed at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Baby, What a Big Surprise (in 1977)
orchestrator:
Dominic Frontiere
lyricist and composer:
Peter Cetera (in 1977)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Island Music Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
33:08
18Alive Again
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:
Chicago (American pop rock/jazz fusion band) and Phil Ramone
edit of:
Alive Again by Chicago (American pop rock/jazz fusion band)
recording of:
Alive Again (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
writer:
James Pankow (in 1978)
publisher:
Make Me Smile Music (in 1978)
33:31
19No Tell Lover
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:
Chicago (American pop rock/jazz fusion band) and Phil Ramone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978) and Warner Strategic Marketing (in 2003)
recording of:
No Tell Lover (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
writer:
Peter Cetera (in 1978), Lee Loughnane (in 1978) and Danny Seraphine (in 1978)
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., COM Music (in 1978), Polish Prince Music (in 1978) and Street Sense Music (in 1978)
recording of:
No Tell Lover (in 1978)
writer:
Peter Cetera (in 1978), Lee Loughnane (in 1978) and Danny Seraphine (in 1978)
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., COM Music (in 1978), Polish Prince Music (in 1978) and Street Sense Music (in 1978)
33:50
20Street Player
producer:
Chicago (American pop rock/jazz fusion band) and Phil Ramone
percussion:
Airto Moreira (percussionist)
synthesizer:
David “Hawk” Wolinski
trumpet:
Maynard Ferguson
edit of:
Street Player (album version) by Chicago (American pop rock/jazz fusion band)
cover recording of:
Street Player
writer:
Danny Seraphine and David “Hawk” Wolinski
54:22
21Thunder and Lightning
assistant engineer:
Ricky DeLena, Karat Faye and Bill Freesh
engineer:
Michael Carnévale (engineer)
producer:
Tom Dowd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2003)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Thunder and Lightning (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Cetera (in 1980) and Robert Lamm (in 1980)
writer:
Danny Seraphine (in 1980)
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc. (in 1980), Little Sacha Songs (in 1980) and Street Sense Music (in 1980)
3:32