Original Tracks

Disc 1

1. Introduction (6:35)
2. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (4:35)
3. Beginnings (7:55)
4. Questions 67 & 68 (5:03)
5. Listen (3:22)
6. Poem 58 (8:36)
7. I'm A Man (7:40)
8. Make Me Smile (3:29)
9. So Much To Say, So Much To Give (1:02)
10. Anxiety's Moment (0:57)
11. West Virginia Fantasies (1:33)
12. Colour My World (3:00)
13. To Be Free (1:31)
14. Now More Than Ever (1:10)
15. Fancy Colours (5:10)
16. 25 Or 6 To 4 (4:51)
17. Where Do We Go From Here (2:50)

Disc 2

1. Flight 602 (2:45)
2. Free (2:16)
3. What Else Can I Say (3:13)
4. Mother (4:28)
5. Lowdown (3:35)
6. A Song For Richard And His Friends (6:22)
7. A Hit By Varese (4:51)
8. Saturday In The Park (3:56)
9. Dialogue Part I (2:57)
10. Dialogue Part II (4:12)
11. Alma Mater (3:52)
12. Feelin' Stronger Every Day (4:14)
13. In Terms Of Two (3:30)
14. Critics' Choice (2:49)
15. Just You 'N' Me (3:43)
16. Something In This City Changes People (3:42)

Disc 3

1. Life Saver (5:18)
2. Happy Man (3:31)
3. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long (4:28)
4. Skinny Boy (5:12)
5. Byblos (6:16)
6. Wishing You Were Here (4:33)
7. Call On Me (4:01)
8. Brand New Love Affair Part I & II (4:29)
9. Harry Truman (3:01)
10. Old Days (3:29)
11. You Are On My Mind (3:21)
12. If You Leave Me Now (3:54)
13. Together Again (3:53)
14. Another Rainy Day In New York City (3:01)
15. Hope For Love (3:03)

Disc 4

1. Take Me Back To Chicago (5:15)
2. Mississippi Delta City Blues (4:40)
3. Baby, What A Big Surprise (3:05)
4. Prelude (Little One) (0:52)
5. Little One (5:44)
6. No Tell Lover (4:13)
7. Closer To You (4:54)
8. Gone Long Gone (3:59)
9. Alive Again (4:05)
10. Must Have Been Crazy (3:24)
11. Doin' Business (3:25)*
12. Song For You (3:41)
13. Thunder And Lightning (3:32)
14. The American Dream (3:17)
15. Beginnings (Live) (6:15)

* previously unreleased

Chart Information:

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Band Members:

Peter Cetera: bass, vocals
Terry Kath: guitar, percussion, vocals
Robert Lamm: keyboards, percussion, vocals
Lee Loughnane: trumpet, percussion, vocals
James Pankow: trombone, percussion, vocals
Walter Parazaider: woodwinds, tenor sax, percussion, vocals
Danny Seraphine: drums, percussion, congas, antique bells, timbales, vocals
Laudir de Oliveira: percussion
(appears on CHICAGO VI and CHICAGO VII, joins the band officially on CHICAGO VIII)
Donnie Dacus: guitar, vocals
(replaced Terry Kath for HOT STREETS and CHICAGO XIII)

Original Production Notes:

Disc 1, Songs 1-7 from Chicago Transit Authority
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering by Fred Catero
Recorded January 30-31, 1969, New York, NY

Disc 1, Songs 8-17 from  Chicago II
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering by Donald Peluse, Brian Ross-Mrying, Chris Hinshaw
Recorded August, 1969, Hollywood, CA and New York, NY

Disc 2, Songs 1-5 from Chicago III
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering by Donald Peluse, Sy Mitchell
Recordists:  Lou Waxman, Will Grur
Recorded November, 1970, Hollywood, CA and New York, NY

Disc 2, Songs 6-11 from Chicago V
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering by Wayne Tarnowski
Recorded September 20-24 & 27-29, 1971, New York, NY

Disc 2, Songs 12-16 from Chicago IV
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering by Wayne Tarnowski, Jeff Guercio
Recorded February, 1973, Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO

Disc 3, Songs 1-7 from Chicago VII
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering by Wayne Tarnowski, Jeff Guercio
Mixed by Phil Ramone
Recorded August-December, 1973, Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO

Disc 3, Songs 8-10 from Chicago VIII
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering by Wayne Tarnowski, Jeff Guercio, Mark Guercio
Mixed by Phil Ramone
Recorded September, 1974, Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO
Strings Recorded by Armin Steiner, Los Angeles, CA

Disc 3, Songs 11-15 from Chicago X
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering by Wayne Tarnowski, Tom Likes
Recorded March-April, 1976, Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO
Strings Recorded by Armin Steiner, Los Angeles, CA

Disc 4, Songs 1-9 from Hot Streets
Produced by Phil Ramone & Chicago Records
Engineering by Jim Boyer with Don Gehman and Lee DeCarlo;
Dave Martone, Kevin Ryan, Peter Lewis assistants
Recorded May-June, 1978 at Criteria Studios, Miami, FL
Fixes at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
Mixes at A&R Records, Inc., New York, NY

Disc 4, Song 10 from Chicago XIII
Produced by Phil Ramone & Chicago Records
Engineering by Jim Boyer

Disc 4, Song 11 unreleased track from Chicago XIV sessions

Disc 4, Songs 12-15
Information Not Available

Representation:
HK Management
Howard Kaufman & Peter Schivarelli
9200 Sunset Blvd. #530
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Lyrics:

Information Not Available