Chicago (1981-2009) | Bill Champlin Fan

Chicago 16 (may 26, 1982)

16th album <Billboard #9>

This limited papersleeve edition with 4 bonus tracks CD was dropped on January 27, 2010 in Japan.

Produced by David Foster

Rhythm arrangements by Peter Cetera, Danny Seraphine & David Foster

Horn arrangements by James Pankow, Additional Horn arrangements by David Foster

Background vocal arrangements by Peter Cetera & Bill Champlin

Strings arrangements on #5 & 10 by Jeremy Lubbock with Peter Cetera & David Foster

Mixed by Humberto Gatica, excpet #5 by Bill Schnee

Mixing assistance by Walter Parazaider, Lee Loughnane & Jack Goudie

Recorded in Los Angeles at Bill Schnee Studios, Record Plant, Davlen Studio & Skyline Recording

Mixed in Los Angeles at Studio 55

Photography by Aaron Rapoport

Original album art direction 6 design by Kosh & Ron Larson

Track list :

1. What You're Missing (Jay Gruska & Joseph Williams)

2. Waiting For you To Decide (D. Foster, David Paich & Steve Lukather)
3. Bad Advice (P. Cetera, J. Pankow & David Foster)

4. Chains (Ian Thomas)

5. Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Get Away (P. Cetera, D. Foster & R. Lamm)

6. Follow Me (J. Pankow & D. Foster)

7. Sonny Think Twice (D. Seraphine & B. Champlin)

8. What Can I Say (J. Pankow & D. Foster)

9. Rescue You (P. Cetera & D. Foster)

10. Love Me Tomorrow (P. Cetera & D. Foster)

Bonus track

11. Daddy's Favorite Fool (B. Champlin)

Bonus tracks for Japan

12. Hard To Say I'm Sorry <Single Edit>

13. What You're Missing <Single Edit>

14. Love Me Tomorrow <Single Edit>

Band :
・Robert Lamm (Keyboards, Background Vocals)
・Peter Cetera (Bass, Lead Vocals on #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, Background Vocals)
・Danny Seraphine (Drums)
・Lee Loughnane (Trumpet)
・James Pankow (Trombone)
・Walter Parazaider (Woodwinds)
・Bill Champlin (Keyboards,Guitars, Lead Vocals on #2, 3, 6, 7, 11, Background Vocals)

Additional Musicians :
・Chris Pinnick (Guitars)
・David Foster (Keyboards)
・Steve Lukather (Guitars)
・Michael Landau (Guitars)
・David Paich (Synthesizer)
・Steve Porcaro (Synthesizer Programming)

Chicago 17 (May 14, 1984)

17th album <Billboard #4>

This limited papersleeve edition with 4 bonus tracks CD was dropped on January 27, 2010 in Japan.

Produced by David Foster

Horn Arrangements by James Pankow

Strings Arrangements by Jeremy Lubbock

Engineered & mixed by Humberto Gatica

Recorded at The Lighthouse, North Hollywood, Assistant Engineer : Laura Livingston, The Record Plant, Los Angeles, Assistant Engineer : Eddie Delena, Sunset Sound, Hollywood, Assistant Engineer : Terry Christian

Mixed at Lion Share Recording Studios, Los Angeles, Assistant Engineer : Larry Fergusson

Additional Overdubs by Paul Lani & Larry Fergusson

LP Art Direction and Design by Simon Levy

Album Cover Art by Larry Vigon, Photography by Harry Langdon, James Goble

Track list :

1. Stay The Night (P. Cetera & David Foster)

2. We Can Stop The Hurtin' (R. Lamm, B. Champlin & D. Neal)

3. Hard Habit To Break (Steve Kipner & John Parker)

4. Only You (J. Pankow & D. Foster)

5. Remember The Feeling (P. Cetera & B. Champlin)

6. Along Comes A Woman (P. Cetera & Mark Goldenberg)

7. You're The Inspiration (P. Cetera & D. Foster)

8. Please Hold On (D. Foster, B. Champlin & Lionel Richie)

9. Prima Donna (P. Cetera & M. Goldenberg)

10. Once In A Lifetime (J. Pankow)

Bonus tracks

11. Where We Begin (R. Lamm & David Pack)

Bonus tracks for Japan

12. Only You <Original CD Short Edit>

13. You're The Inspiration <Original CD Mix>

14. Prima Donna <Original CD Long Edit>

Band:

• Danny Seraphine (Drums)

• Peter Cetera (Lead Vocals on #1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, Background Vocals, Bass)

• Robert Lamm (Lead Vocals on #2, 4, Background Vocals, Keyboards)

• Bill Champlin (Lead Vocals on #3, 4, 8, 10, Background Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar)

• Chris Pinnick (Guitar)

• James Pankow (Trombone)

• Walter Parazaider (Woodwinds)

• Lee Loughnane (Trumpet)

Guest Musicians :

• Michael Landau (Guitar)

• Paul Jackson (Guitar)

• Mark Goldenberg (Guitar)

• Paulino Da Costa (Percussion)

• David Foster (Synthesizer Programming)

• John Van Tangren (Synthesizer Programming)

• Gary Grant (Horns)

• Greg Adams (Horns)

• Kenny Cetera (Background Vocals)

• Danny Osmond (Background Vocals on #2)

• Richard Marx (Background Vocals on #2)

• Richard Marx (Vocals on #11)

Chicago 18 (september 22, 1986)

18th album <Billboard #35>

This limited papersleeve edition with 2 bonus tracks CD was dropped on January 27, 2010 in Japan.

Produced by David Foster

Engineered & mixed by Humberto Gatica

Arranged by D. Foster, Steve Kipner & Bobby Caldwell (#1), Robert Lamm, D. Foster & Humberto Gatica (#2), D. Foster & S. Kipner (#3), D. Foster, R. Lamm & J. Pankow (#4), D. Foster (#5), D. Foster, R. Lamm & Steve Lukather (#6), B. Champlin & D. Foster (#7, 9), J. Scheff & D. Foster (#8), D. Foster, B. Champlin & J. Pankow (#10)

Vocal Arrangements by Chicago, Bill Champlin & David Foster

Brass Arrangements by Jimmy Pankow, Additional Brass Contributions by David Foster

String Arrangements by Jeremy Lubbock, String Contractor : Jules Chaikin

Concertmaster : Gerald Vinci

Kids' Choir Conductor on #10 by John Joyce, Kids' Choir Contractor on #10 by Betty Joyce

Recorded at Chart Maker Studio, Malibu, Assistant Engineer : Claudio Ordenes

Skyline Recording Company, Malibu (Horn Sessions), Assistant Engineers : Britt Bacon, David Garfield

Lion Share Recording Studio, Los Angeles, Assistant Engineer : Ray Pyle

Mixed at Lion Share Recording Studios, Los Angeles, Assistant Engineer : Laura Livingstone

Originally Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York

Art Direction by Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff, Design by Hugh Brown & Jeri McManus

Album Cover Mosaic by Maria Sarno, Photography by Hugh Brown

Track list :

1. Niagara Falls (Steve Kipner & Bobby Caldwell)

2. Forever (R. Lamm, Bill Gable)

3. If She Would Have Been Faithful... (Steve Kipner & Randy Goodrum)

4. 25 or 6 to 4 (R. La,mm & J. Pankow)

5. Will You Still Love Me? (D. Foster, Tom Keane & Richard Baskin)

6. Over And Over (R. Lamm, James Newton Howard & Steve Lukather)

7. It's Alright (B. Champlin & D. Foster)

8. Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Now (J. Scheff & Buzz Feiten

9. I Believe (B. Champlin)

10. One More Day (J. Pankow & Carmen Grillo)

Bonus tracks for Japan

11. 25 or 6 to 4 <Single Edit>

12. Will You Still Love Me? <Single Edit>

Band:

• Robert Lamm (Keyboards, Lead Vocals on #2, 6, 10, Background Vocals)

• Bill Champlin (Keyboards, Lead Vocals on #5, 7, 9, 10, Background Vocal)

• Jason Scheff (Bass, Lead Vocals on #1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, Background Vocals)

• James Pankow (Trombone)

• Walter Parazaider (Woodwinds)

• Lee Loughnane (Trumpet)

• Danny Seraphine (Drums, Drum Programming)

Additional Musicians :

• David Foster (Keyboards)

• Michael Landau (Guitar)

• Buzz Feiten (Guitar)

• Steve Lukather (Guitar)

• David Boruff (Synthesizer Programming)

• Michael Boddicker Synthesizer Programming)

• Rhett Lawrence (Synthesizer Programming)

• Bo Tomlyn (Synthesizer Programming)

Chicago 19 (june 20, 1988)

19th album <Billboard #37>

This limited papersleeve edition with 3 bonus tracks CD was dropped on January 27, 2010 in Japan.

Produced by Chas Sandford (#1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10), Ron Nevison (#2, 4, 6, 9)

All Brass arrangements by James Pankow & Lee Loughnane

Engineered by Gary McGachen & Chas Sandford (#1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10), Ron Nevison (#2, 4, 6, 9)

Mixed by Greg Walsh, James Guthrie & Chas Sandford, Second Engineer : Daren Chadwick

#2, 4, 6, 9 Assistant Engineers : Bob Vogt, Nick Basich, Stan Katayama, Jeff Poe & Michael E. Hutchinson

Recorded and Mixed at Secret Sound L.A., A&M Studios, Record Plant, Los Angeles, Can Am Recording & Gold Mine

Art Direction/Design by Janet Levinson

Computer Illustration by Jim Hillin

Track list :

1. Heart In Pieces (Tim Feehan & Brian MacLeod)

2. I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love (Diane Warren & Albert Hammond)

3. I Stand Up (R. Lamm & Gerard McMann)

4. We Can Last Forever (J. Scheff & John Dexter)

5. Come In From The Night (B. Champlin & Bruce Gaitsch)

6. Look Away (D. Warren)

7. What Kind Of Man Would I Be? (J. Scheff, Chas Sandford & Bobby Caldwell)

8. Runaround (J. Scheff & B. Champlin)

9. You're Not Alone (Jim Scott)

10. Victorious (Marc Jordan & John Capek)

Bonus tracks for Japan

11. Look Away CHR Mix>

12. We Can Last Forever <Remix>

13. What Kind Of Man Would I Be? <Single Edit/Remix>

Band:

• Robert Lamm (Keyboards, Lead Vocals on #3,10, Background Vocals)

• Bill Champlin (Keyboards, Lead Vocals on #2, 5, 6, 8, 9, Background Vocal)

• Jason Scheff (Bass, Lead Vocals on #1, 4, 7, 8, Background Vocals)

• James Pankow (Trombone)

• Walter Parazaider (Saxophone)

• Lee Loughnane (Trumpet)

• Danny Seraphine (Drums, Percussion, Programming)

Additional Musicians :

• Dawayne Bailey (Guitars, Background Vocals)

• Chas Sandford (Guitars)

• Charles Judge Keyboards)

• Peter Kaye (Programming)

• Mike Murphy (Additional Programming, Cowbell)

• Kiki Ebsen (Programming, Keyboards)

• Peter Mayer (Programming)

• Tim Feehan (Additional Background Vocals on #1)

• Tamara Champlin (Additional Background Vocals)

• Dan Huff (Guitar)

• John Campbell (Keyboards)

• Philip Ashley (Keyboards)

• Effran Toro (Additional Drum Programming)

Greatest Hits : 1982-1989 (November, 1989)

20th album <Billboard #37>

Produced by David Foster (#1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11), Chas Sandford (#6), Ron Nevison (#2, 8, 12)

Remixed by Humberto Gatica (#6)

Art Direction by Janet Levinson, 3D Design & Construction by Timothy James

Photography by Stuart Watson

Track list :

1. Hard To Say I'm Sorry / Get Away (P. Cetera, D. Foster & R. Lamm)

2. Look Away (D. Warren)

3. Stay The Night (P. Cetera & D. Foster)

4. Will You Still Love Me? (D. Foster, Tom Keane & Richard Baskin)

5. Love Me Tomorrow (P. Cetera & D. Foster)

6. What Kind Of Man Would I Be? (Remix) (J. Scheff, Chas Sandford & Bobby Caldwell)

7. You're The Inspiration (P. Cetera & D. Foster)

8. I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love (Diane Warren & Albert Hammond)

9. Hard Habit To Break (Steve Kipner & John Parker)

10. Along Comes A Woman (P. Cetera 6 Mark Goldenberg)

11. If She Would Have Been Faithful... (S. Kipner & Randy Goodrum)

12. We Can Last Forever (J. Scheff & John Dexter)

Twenty 1 : (january 29, 1991)

21st album <Billboard #66>

This limited papersleeve edition with 1 bonus track CD was dropped on January 27, 2010 in Japan.

Produced and Engineered by Ron Nevison, except #1 by Humberto Gatica

Mixed by Humberto Gatica

Additional Engineer : Alex Rodriguez, Assistant Egineers : Jim Mitchell, Record Plant, Jeff Poe, Can Am

Recorded at Record Plant, Hollywood, CA, Can Am, Tarzana, CA, Ground Control, Santa Monica, CA

Brass arrangements by James Pankow & Lee Loughnane, except #10 by Jerry Hey, #11 by Bill Champlin, Lee Loughnane & Dennis Makosky, #6 by Lee Loughnane, James Pankow & Robert Lamm

Design & Art Direction by Kosh Brooks Design

Photography by Chris Cuffaro/Visages

Track list :

1. Explain It To My Heart (Diane Warren)

2. If It Were You (J. Scheff, Darin Scheff & Tony Smith)

3. You Come To My Senses (Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly)

4. Somebody, Somewhere (B. Champlin, Dennis Matkosky & Kevin Dukes)

5. What Does It Take (J. Scheff & Gerard McMahon)

6. One From The Heart (R. Lamm & G. McMahon)

7. Chasin' The Wind (D. Warren)

8. God Save The Queen (J. Pankow & J. Scheff)

9. Man To Woman (J. Scheff & Adam Mitchell)

10. Only Time Can Heal The Wounded (R. Lamm & G. McMahon)

11. Who Do You Love (B. Champlin & D. Matkosky)

12. Holdin' On (B. Champlin & Tom Saviano)

Bonus track for Japan

13. Explain It To My Heart <Promo Single Edit/Remix>

Band:

• Robert Lamm (Keyboards, Lead Vocals on #6,10, Background Vocals)

• Bill Champlin (Keyboards, Lead Vocals on #4, 7, 8, 11, 12, Background Vocal)

• Jason Scheff (Bass, Lead Vocals on #1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, Background Vocals)

• James Pankow (Trombone, Background Vocals)

• Walt Parazaider (Saxophone, Flute, Background Vocals)

• Lee Loughnane (Trumpet, Flugel Horn, Background Vocals)

• Dawayne Bailey (Guitars, Background Vocals)

Additional Musicians :

• John Keane (Drums)

• Robbie Buchanan (Keyboards)

• Efrain Toro (Keyboards)

• Tom Keane Keyboards)

• Steve Porcaro (Keyboard Programming)

• Michael Landau (Guitar)

• Stephen Kupka (Horns)

• David Foster (Acoustic Piano)

• Tris Imboden (Drums)

Night & Day : Big Band : (May 23, 1995)

22nd album <Billboard #90>

Japanese edition CD with 1 bonus track was dropped on June 21, 1995.

Produced by Bruce Fairbairn

Arranged by James Pankow (#1, 2, 3, 5), Bill Champlin (#4, 7), Robert Lamm (#6, 11, 12), Lee Loughnane (#8), Robert Lamm & Jason Scheff (#9), Chicago & Peter Wolf (#10)

Brass arrangements by James Pankow, except #7 & 8 by Lee Loughnane

Vocal arrangements by Bill Champlin, Additional Vocal arrangements by Robert Lamm & Jason Scheff

Orchestrations by Shelly Berg with Bill Watrous

First Engineer : Erwin Musper, Second Engineer : Mike Plotnikoff, Assistant Engineers : Delwyn Brooks & Robbes Stieglitz

Mixed by Erwin Musper, Mastered by Bernie Grundman

Recorded at The Armoury Studios, Vancouver (December 1994) and The Record Plant, Los Angeles (Jan. 1995)

Art Direction by Larry Vigon, Design by Larry Vigon & Brian Jackson

Cover Photo by Hugh Kretschmer, Inside Photo by Gay Webster

Track list :

1. Chicago (Fred Fisher)

2. Caravan (Irving Mills, Duke Ellington & Juan Tizol)

3. Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Gus Kahn, Wilbur Schwandt & Fabian Andre)

4. Goody Goody (Johnny Mercer & Matty Malneck)

5. Moonlight Serenade (Mitchell Parish & Glenn Miller)

6. Night & Day (Cole Porter)

7. Blues In The Night (Johnny Mercer & Harold Arlen)

8. Sing, Sing, Sing (Louis Prima)

9. Sophisticated Lady (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills & Mitchell Parish)

10. In The Mood (Andy Razaf & Joseph Garland)

11. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Duke Ellington & Russell)

12. Take The "A" Train (Billy Strayhorn)

Bonus track for Japan

13. String Of Pearls (Edgar Eddie DeLange & Jerry Gray)

Band:

• Robert Lamm (Keyboards, Lead Vocals on #1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Background Vocals)

• Lee Loughnane (Trumpet, Flugelhorn)

• James Pankow (Trombone)

• Walt Parazaider (Woodwinds)

• Bill Champlin (Keyboards, Guitar, Lead Vocals on #4, 7, 8, 10, 11, Background Vocal)

• Jason Scheff (Bass, Lead Vocals on #3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, Background Vocals)

• Tris Imboden (Drums, Harmonica)

• Bruce Gaitsch (Guitar)

Special Guests :

• The Gipsy Kings (Vocals & Rumba Flamenco Guitars on #8)

• Tonino Balfardo (Lead Guitar on #8)

• Jade (Vocals on #3)

• Joe Perry (Guitar Solo on #7)

• Paul Shaffer (Piano Stylings on #3)

Additional Musicians :

• Luis Conte (Percussion)

• Jack Duncan (Additional Percussion on #6)

• Sal Ferreras (Additional Percussion on #6)

• Bruce Fairbairn (Trumpet on #1)

The heart of chicago 1967-1997 : (April, 1997)

23rd album <Billboard #55>

This compilation includes 13 digitally remastered classics + 2 new Recordings (#7, 10)

#7 Produced by Lenny Kravitz, #10 Produced by James Newton Howard

#7 Lead Vocals by Robert Lamm, Bill Champlin & Jason Scheff

#10 Lead Vocals by Bill Champlin & Jason Scheff

Art Direction and Design by Stephen Walker, Photography by Daniel Arsenault

1. You're The Inspiration

2. If You Leave Me Now

3. Make Me Smle

4. Hard Habit To Break

5. Saturday In The Park

6. Wishin' You Were Here

7. The Only One (New Recording) (James Pankow & Greg O'Connor)

8. Colour My World

9. Look Away

10. Here In My Heart (New Recording) (James Newton Howard & Glenn Ballard)

11. Just You 'N' Me

12. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

13. Will You Still Love Me?

14. Beginnings

15. Hard To Say I'm Sorry / Get Away

The heart of chicago 1967-1998 Volume II : (May 12, 1998)

24th album <Billboard #154>

This compilation includes 14 digitally remastered classics + 2 new Recordings (#3, 9)

#3 & 9 Produced by Roy Bittan

#3 Lead Vocals by Bill Champlin , Robert Lamm & Jason Scheff

#9 Lead Vocals by Jason Scheff & Bill Champlin

Art Direction and Design by Stephen Walker, Photography by Daniel Arsenault

1. Dialogue (Part 1 & 2)

2. Old Days

3. All Roads Lead To You (Marc Beeson & Desmond Child)

4. Love Me Tomorrow

5. Baby, What A Big Surprise

6. You're Not Alone

7. What Kind Of Man Would I Be?

8. No Tell Lover

9. Show Me A Sign (New Recording) (James Pankow & Greg O'Connor)

10. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long

11. Call On Me

12. I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love

13. Feelin' Stronger Everyday

14. Stay The Night

15. I'm A Man

16. 25 or 6 to 4

chicago XXV: (august 25, 1998)

1st holiday album <Billboard #47>

Produced by Roy Bittan

Arranged by James Pankow & Bill Champlin (#1, 8, 11), Lee Loughnane (#2, 10), Keith Howland (#3 , Robert Lamm (#4, 7, 9, 12, Jason Scheff (#5, Lee Loughnane & John Durrill (#6), James Pankow (#13, 14)

Brass arrangements by James Pankow (#1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 12, 13 ), James Pankow & Robert Lamm, (#4, 9) , Lee Loughnane & James Pankow (#6, 8), Bill Champlin & James Pankow (#11)

Flute arrangement by James Pankow (#5)

All Vocal arrangements by Bill Champlin (#1, 8), Vocal arrangement by James Pankow (#14)

Background Vocal arrangement by Bill Champlin (#2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, Bill Champlin & Jason Scheff (#5, 13), Lee Loughnane (#6)

Engineered and Mixed by Ed Thacker

Recorded at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, Rumbo Studios, Canoga Park, CA & Goldmine Studio, Woodland Hills, CA

Assisted by Posie Muliadi at Rumbo and Eric Ferguson at A&M

Mixed at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA

Design and Art Direction by Kosh

Track list :

1. Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati & Harry Simeone)

2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Traditional)

3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)

4. The Christmas Song (Robert Wells & Mel Torme)

5. O Come All Ye Faithful (Traditional)

6. Child's Prayer (Lee Loughnane & John Durrill)

7. Feliz Navidad (Jose Feliciano)

8. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Haven Gillespie & Fred Coota)

9. Christmas Time Is Here (Lee Mendelson & Vince Guaraldi)

10. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (S. Kahn & J. Styne)

11. What Child Is This? (Traditional)

12. White Christmas (Irving Berlin)

13. Silent Night (Traditional)

14. One Little Candle (Larry Mysels & J. Mallay Roach)

Band:

• Robert Lamm (Electric Piano on #2, 7, 9, Piano on #4, 10, 12, Lead Vocals on #4, 7, 9, 12,)

• Lee Loughnane (Trumpet on #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, Piccolo Trumpet on #6, Muted Trumpet on #11, Flugelhorn on #6, 7, 9, 11, 13, Lead Vocals on #10, Background Vocals on #6)

• James Pankow (Trombone on #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, Synth Keyboards on #1)

• Walt Parazaider (Tenor Sax on #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, Alto Sax on #2, 7, 11, 13, Flute on #2, 7, 11, 13, C Flute & Alto Flute on #5)

• Bill Champlin (Organ on #1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Synth Keyboards on #1, Synth Vibes on #7, Electric Piano on #8, 11, Synth Bass on #8, Guitars on #8, Computer Programming on #8, 11, Lead Vocals on #1, 3, 8, 11, Background Vocal on #2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13)

• Jason Scheff (Electric Upright Bass on #1, 6, 7, 9, 12, Bass on #2, 4, 5, 10, Fretless Bass on #3, 11, Electric Bass on #8, Keyboards on #5, Computer Programming on #5, Lead Vocals on #1, 2, 5, 13, Background Vocals on #2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13)

• Tris Imboden (Drums on #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,)

• Keith Howland (Guitars on #2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, Keyboards on #3)

Additional Musicians :

• Roy Bittan (Organ on #1, 3, 6, Keyboards on #13, Piano on #14, Accordion on #1, 6, 7, Synth Bells on #6)

• Tim Pierce (Guitars on #1, 3, Acoustic Guitar on #5, 14)

• Luis Conte (Percussion on #1, 2, 4, 5, ７, 12)

• Tamara Champlin (Choir on #1)

• Gary Falcone (Choir on #1)

• Carmen Twillie (Choir on #1, Background Vocals on #3, 7, 12)

• Oren Waters (Choir on #1)

• Maxine Waters (Choir on #1)

• Mona Lisa Young (Choir on #1)

• Alex Brown (Choir on #1)

• Alvin Chea (Choir on #1)

• Gia Ciamboth (Choir on #1)

• H.K. Dorsey (Choir on #1)

• Edie Lehmann-Boddicker (Choir on #1)

• Bobbie Page (Choir on #1)

• George Black (Computer Programming on #5, 6, 13, 14)

• Children's Choir (Lead Vocal on #6, 14)

• John Durrill (Synth Keyboard on #6)

chicago XXVI - live In Concert: (october 12, 1999)

2nd live album (+3 new studio tracks)

Recorded Live in Chicago, IL, July 1999, Additional Recording at Caesar's, Atlantic City, NY, and Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT

Engineers : Ted Perlman, Ed Thacker & Roger GissonsCT

All Live Recordings Mixed by Ed Thacker, All Studio Recordings mixed by Humberto Gatica

Additional Engineering by Carlos Garcia

Produced by Roy Bittan (#11), Mervin Warren (#13)

Design and Art Direction by Kosh

Track list :

1. The Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon (J. Pankow) : Make Me Smile - So Much To Say, So Much To Give - Anxiety's Moment - West Virginia Fantasies - Colour My World - To Be Free - Now More Than Ever

2. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long (J. Pankow)

3. Mongonucleosis (J. Pankow)

4. Hard habit To Break (Steve Kipner & John Parker)

5. Call On Me (L. Loughnane)

6. Feelin' Stronger Every Day (P. Cetera & J. Pankow)

7. Just You 'N' Me (J. Pankow)

8. Beginnings (R. Lamm)

9. Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Get Away (P. Cetera & David Foster) - (P. Cetera, D. Foster & R. Lamm)

10. 25 or 6 to 4 (R. Lamm)

11. Back To You (R. Lamm & K. Howland)

12. If I Should Ever Lose You (Burt Bacharach

13. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher (Gary E. Jackson, Raynard Miner & Carl William Smith)

Band:

• Robert Lamm (Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals on #1, 8, Background Vocals)

• Lee Loughnane (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Background Vocals)

• James Pankow (Trombone)

• Walt Parazaider (Sax, Flute)

• Bill Champlin (Organ, Keyboards, Lead Vocals on #1, 12, Background Vocals)

• Jason Scheff (Bass, Lead Vocals on #2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, Background Vocals)

• Tris Imboden (Drums)

• Keith Howland (Guitars, Background Vocals)

Guest Musician

• Michael McDonald (Lead Vocals on #13)

chicago XXVII - the very best of chicago - only the biginning: (july 2, 2002)

27th album <Billboard #20>

This Compilation Produced by Chicago & David McLees

Remastering by Jeff Magid, Lee Loughnane & David Donnelly at DNA Mastering , Studio City, CA

Art Direction by Hugh Brown & Maria Villar, Design by Maria Villar

Photos by Jeff Katz, Michaelochsarchives.com & Norman Seeff

2 Discs 39 tracks

1. Make Me Smile

2. 25 or 6 to 4

3. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is ?

4. Beginnings

5. Questions 67 And 68

6. I'm A Man

7. Colour My World

8. Free

9. Lowdown

10. Saturday In The Park

11. Dialogue (Part I & II)

12. Just You 'N' Me

13. Feelin' Stronger Every Day

14. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long

15. Wishing You Were Here

16. Call On Me

17. Happy Man

18. Another Rainy Day In New York City

19. If You Leave Me Now

1. Old Days

2. Baby, What A Big Surprise

3. Take Me Back To Chicago

4. Alive Again

5. No Tell Lover

6. Love Me Tomorrow

7. Hard To Say I'm Sorry / Get Away

8. Stay The Night

9. Hard Habit To Break

10. You're The Inspiration

11. Along Comes A Woman

12. Will You Still Love Me?

13. If She Would Have Been Faithful...

14. Look Away

15. What Kind Of Man Would I Be?

16. I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love

17. We Can Last Forever

18. You're Not Alone

19. Chasin' The Wind

20. Sing, Sing, Sing

chicago christmas : What's It gonna be, santa? (October 14, 2003)

2nd holiday album <Billboard #102>

Produced by Roy Bittan (#2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13-20), Phil Ramone (#1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12)

Arranged by Robert Lamm (#1, 6, 8, 15, 20), Lee Loughnane (#2, 12, 16) , Keith Howland, Tris imboden & Lance Morrison (#3), James Pankow & Bill Champlin (#4), Donny Hathaway (#5), Bill Champlin (#7, 14, 17), Jason Scheff (#9), James Pankow (#10, 13, 19), Keith Howland (#11), Lee Loughnane & John Durrill (#18)

Brass arrangements by Nick Lane & Robert Lamm (#1), James Pankow (#2, 3, 4, 5, 6,10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 20), Lee Loughnane & Bill Champlin (#7), James Pankow & Robert Lamm, (#8, 15) , Bill Champlin & James Pankow (#14), Lee Loughnane & James Pankow (#17, 18)

Flute arrangement by James Pankow (#9)

All Vocal arrangements by Bill Champlin (#4, 17), Vocal arrangement by James Pankow (#19)

Background Vocal arrangement by Bill Champlin (#1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20), Keith Howland (#3), Bill Champlin & Jason Scheff (#9, 10, 13), Lee Loughnane (#18)

<#2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13-20>

Engineered and Mixed by Ed Thacker

Recorded at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, Rumbo Studios, Canoga Park, CA & Goldmine Studio, Woodland Hills, CA (1998)

Assisted by Posie Muliadi at Rumbo and Eric Ferguson at A&M

Mixed at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA

<#1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12> New Recordings for this re-issue

Engineered and Mixed by Ed Thacker

Recorded & Mixed at Glenwood Place Recording Studios, Burbank, CA (2003)

Remastering by David Donnelly at DNA Mastering , Studio City, CA

Art Direction by Hugh Brown & Linda Cobb

Front Cover Photo by Corbis Images, Additional Photograph by Getty Images

Track list :

1. Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard & Dick Smith)

2. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (S. Kahn & J. Styne)

3. Jolly Old St. Nicholas (Traditional)

4. Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati & Harry Simeone)

5. This Christmas (Danny Hathaway & Nadine McKinnor)

6. Feliz Navidad (Jose Feliciano)

7. Bethlehem (B. Champlin & Tamara Champlin)

8. The Christmas Song (Robert Wells & Mel Torme)

9. O Come All Ye Faithful (Traditional)

10. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Johnny Marks)

11. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)

12. Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson & Mitchell Parish)

13. Silent Night (Traditional)

14. What Child Is This? (Traditional)

15. Christmas Time Is Here (Lee Mendelson & Vince Guaraldi)

16. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Traditional)

17. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Haven Gillespie & Fred Coota)

18. Child's Prayer (Lee Loughnane & John Durrill)

19. One Little Candle (Larry Mysels & J. Mallay Roach)

20. White Christmas (Irving Berlin)

Band:

• Robert Lamm (Electric Piano on #6, 15, 16, Piano on #1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 20, Clavinet on #10, Vibes on #5, Lead Vocals on #1, 6, 8, 15, 20, Background Vocals on #3)

• Lee Loughnane (Trumpet on #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, Piccolo Trumpet on #18, Muted Trumpet on #14, Flugelhorn on #1, 6, 13, 14, 15, 18, Lead Vocals on #2, 7, 12, Background Vocals on #3, 18)

• James Pankow (Trombone on #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, Synth Keyboards on #4)

• Walt Parazaider (Tenor Sax on #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, Alto Sax on #6, 7, 13, 14, 16, Flute on #6, 7, 13, 14, 16, C Flute on #9, Alto Flute on #1, 9)

• Bill Champlin (Organ on #1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, Synth Keyboards on #4, Synth Vibes on #6, Electric Piano on #14, 17, Piano on #10, Synth Bass on #17, Guitars on #17, Acoustic Guitar on #7, Computer Programming on #14, 17, Lead Vocals on #7, 8, 10, 14, 17, 19, Background Vocal on #1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20)

• Jason Scheff (Electric Upright Bass on #4, 6, 15, 18, 20, Bass on #1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, Fretless Bass on #11, 14, Electric Bass on #17, Keyboards on #9, Computer Programming on #9, Lead Vocals on #4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16, Background Vocals on #1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20)

• Tris Imboden (Drums on #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)

• Keith Howland (Guitars on #1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 20, Keyboards on #11, Lead Vocals on #3, Background Vocals on #3)

Additional Musicians :

• Roy Bittan (Organ on #4, 11, 18, Keyboards on #13, Piano on #19, Accordion on #4, 18, 6, Synth Bells on #18)

• Tim Pierce (Guitars on #4, 11, Acoustic Guitar on #9, 19)

• Luis Conte (Percussion on #4, 16, 8, 9, 6, 20)

• Tamara Champlin (Choir on #4)

• Gary Falcone (Choir on #4)

• Carmen Twillie (Choir on #4, Background Vocals on #11, 6, 20)

• Oren Waters (Choir on #4)

• Maxine Waters (Choir on #4)

• Mona Lisa Young (Choir on #4)

• Alex Brown (Choir on #4)

• Alvin Chea (Choir on #4)

• Gia Ciamboth (Choir on #4)

• H.K. Dorsey (Choir on #4)

• Edie Lehmann-Boddicker (Choir on #4)

• Bobbie Page (Choir on #4)

• George Black (Computer Programming on #9, 18, 13, 19)

• Children's Choir (Lead Vocal on #18, 19)

• John Durrill (Synth Keyboard on #18)

• Larry Klimas (Baritone Sax on #3, 10)

love songs (January 25, 2005)

29th album (Compilation) <Billboard #57>

Compilation Produced for Release by Karen Ahmed, Mike Engstrom & Robin Hurley

Audio Supervision by Jeff Magid

Mastered by Dave Donnelly at DNA Mastering , Studio City, CA

#2, 7 Mixed by Jon Heintz & Dave Donnelly at DNA Studio A, Studio City, CA

Art Direction and Design by Hugh Brown & Maria Villar, Photos by Hugh Brown

1. You're The Inspiration

2. If You Leave Me Now (Live, 2004) (Previously unissued) (feat. Philip Bailey)

3. Hard To Say I'm Sorry / Get Away

4. Here In My Heart

5. Call On Me

6. Colour My World

7. Just You 'N' Me

8. After The Love Has Gone (Live, 2004) (Earth, Wind & Fire featuring Bill Champlin of Chicago)

9. Hard Habit To Break

10. Look Away (Single Version)

11. Beginnings (GH Edit)

12. Happy Man (GH2 Edit)

13.Will You Still Love Me? (Single Version)

14. No Tell Lover

15. I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love

16. Never Been In Love Before

17. What Kind Of Man Would I Be? (Single Version)

18. Wishing You Were Here

Chicago XXX (March 21, 2006)

30th album <Billboard #41>

Produced by Jay DeMarcus

Arranged by Jay DeMarcus & James Matchack

Horn Arrangements by James Pankow except #10 by Robert Lamm & James Pankow

Background Vocals Arranged by Bill Champlin & Jason Scheff

Recorded by Jeff Balding, James Matchack, Jay DeMarcus, Ben Fowler, Sean Neff

Assisted by Jed Hackett, Jay Goin, David Fricks, Aaron Walk, Tony Zeller, Jody Sappington

Recorded at Emerald Entertainment, Nashville, TN, Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA, Studio J, Nashville, TN, Cartee Day Studios, Nashville, TN, Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Overdubs recorded at Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN

Background Vocals on #12 recorded by Chas Sandford at Secret Sound, Nashville, TN

Digital editig by Jed Hackett, James Matchack, Sean Neff

Mixed by Jeff Balding (#1, 2, 7-13) at Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN, Assisted by Jed Hackett

Mixed by James Matchack (#3-6) at The Music Howse, Atlanta, GA

Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering & DVD, Portlan, ME

Design & Photography by Hugh Brown with major help from SGT. Andy Strauss

Meigs Field Photo by Phil Weston, Band Photos by Jimmy Katz

Band :

Robert Lamm (Piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond Organ, Lead Vocals on #1, 3, 7, 10, 13, Background Vocals)

Lee Loughnane (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet)

James Pankow (Trombone)

Walt Parazaider (Saxophones, Flutes)

Bill Champlin (Hammond Organ, Piano, Fender Rhodes, Lead Vocals on #3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, Background Vocals)

Jason Scheff (Bass, Lead Vocals on #2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, Background Vocals)

Tris Imboden (Drums)

Keith Howland (Guitar)

Additional Musicians :

Lee Thornberg (Trumpet)

Tom Bukovac (Acoustic & Electric Guitars)

James Matchack (Keyboards, Loop Programming, Sequencing)

Jay DeMarcus (Keyboards, Guitars, Programming, Piano on #2)

Dan Huff (Guitar on #3-5, 7, 9, 11)

Shelly Fairchild (Duet Vocals on #4)

Rascal Flatts (Vocals on #5)

Dean DeLeo (Guitar on #12)

Steve Brewster (Drums on #3, 4)

John Brockman (Drums on #2, 6)

Yankton Mingua (Guitar on #6)

Jack Kincaid (Guitar on #6)

Bobby Kimball (Background Vocals on #3)

Joseph Williams (Background Vocals on #2)

Track list :

Feel (Hot Single Mix) (Danny Orton, Blair Daly)
King Of Might Have Been (Greg Barnhill, J. Scheff, Dennis Matkosky)
Caroline (J. Scheff, Chas Sandford)
Why Can’t We (B. Champlin, J. DeMarcus, J. Scheff, C. Sandford)
Love Will Come Back (J. Scheff, J. DeMarcus, C. Sandford)
Long Lost Friend (J. Scheff, J. DeMarcus, Brett James)
90 Degrees And Freezing (R. Lamm, J. Scheff, J. DeMarcus, B. James)
Where Were You (J. Scheff, B. Champlin, J. DeMarcus)
Already Gone (B. Champlin, George Hawkins, Jr.)
Come To Me, Do (R. Lamm)
Lovin’ Chains (J. DeMarcus, Marcus Hummon)
Better (B. Champlin, C. Sandford)
Feel (w/Horns) (D. Orton, B. Daly)

the best of chicago : 40th anniversary edition (October 2, 2007)

31th album <Billboard #100>

Compilation Produced for Release by Cheryl Pawelski & Mike Engstrom

Audio Supervision by Jeff Magdid

Remastering by David Donnelly at DNA Mastering , Studio City, CA

Cover Design by Mark Rosenmeier, Photo by Jimmy Katz

2 Discs 30 tracks

1. Questions 67 And 68

2. 25 or 6 to 4

3. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is ?

4. Make Me Smile

5. Beginnings

6. Colour My World

7. Saturday In The Park

8. Feelin' Stronger Every Day

9. Just You 'N' Me

10. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long

11. Call On Me

12. Wishing You Were Here

13. Old Days

14. Another Rainy Day In New York City

15. If You Leave Me Now

1. Baby, What A Big Surprise

2. No Tell Lover

3. Hard To Say I'm Sorry

4. Love Me Tomorrow

5. Hard Habit To Break

6. You're The Inspiration

7. Will You Still Love Me?

8. If She Would Have Been Faithful...

9. I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love

10. Look Away

11. What Kind Of Man Would I Be?

12. You're Not Alone

13. Here In My Heart

14. Feel (w/Horns)

15. Love Will Come Back

Stone of sisyphus (June 17, 2008)

32th album <Billboard #122>

Long awaited lost album was finally released on June 17, 2008.
(Recorded in 1993)

Produced by Peter Wolf
Recorded at Embassy Studios. Simi Valley. CA
Engineered by Paul Ericksen
Mixed by Tom Lord Alge at Encore Studios, Burbank, CA
Remixed by Peter Wolf and Paul Ericksen
Horn Arrangements by James Pankow
Except #1, 15 by James Pankow & Dawayne Bailey

Art Direction and Design by Meat & Potatoes, Inc

Band :
* Robert Lamm (Keyboards, Lead Vocals on #1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 15, Background Vocals)
* Walter Parazaider (Woodwinds, Background Vocals)
* Lee Loughnane (Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Background Vocals)
* James Pankow (Trombone, Background Vocals)
* Bill Champlin (Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals on #4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, Background Vocals)
* Jason Scheff (Bass, Lead Vocals on #2, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14)
* Dawayne Bailey (Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar on #2, 3, Lead Vocals on #1, 15, Background Vocals)
* Tris Imboden (Drums, Percussion, Harmonica)

Guest Musicians :
* Bruc Gaitsch (Guitar)
* The Jordinaires (Background Vocals on #2)
* Sheldon Reynolds (Guitar)
* Jerry Scheff (Bass on #2)
* Joseph Williams (Background Vocals on #6)
* Peter Wolf (Keyboard Bass. Keyboards)

Track list :
1. Stone Of Sisyphus (L. Loughnane & D. Bailey)
2. Bigger Than Elvis (J. Scheff, Peter Wolf & Ina Wolf)
3. All The Years (R. Lamm & Bruce Gaitsch)
4. Mah-Jong (J. Scheff, Brock Walsh & Aaron Zigman)
5. Sleeping In The Middle Of The Bed (R. Lamm & John McCurry)
6. Let’s Take A Lifetime (J. Scheff, B. Walsh & A. Zigman)
7. The Pull (R. Lamm, J. Scheff & P. Wolf)
8. Here With Me (A Candle For The Dark) (J. Pankow, R. Lamm & Greg O’Connor)
9. Plaid (B. Champlin, R. Lamm & Greg Mathieson)
10. Cry For The Lost (B. Champlin & Dennis Matkowsky)
11. The Show Must Go On (B. Champlin & B. Gaitsch)
Bonus tracks
12. Love Is Forever (Demo) (J. Pankow & R. Lamm)
13. Mah-Jon (Demo) (J. Scheff, B. Walsh & A. Zigman)
14. Let’s Take A Lifetime (Demo) (J. Scheff, B. Walsh & A. Zigman)
15. Stone Of Sisyphus (No Rhythm Loop) (L. Loughnane & D. Bailey)