Group Portrait

~ Release by Chicago (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▶ CD 2
▶ CD 3
▼ CD 4
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1Take Me Back to Chicago
assistant recording engineer:
Armin Steiner (strings)
assistant engineer:
Tom Likes
engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
synthesizer:
David “Hawk” Wolinski (in 1977)
background vocals:
Chaka Khan (in 1977)
brass arranger:
James Pankow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
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:
Take Me Back to Chicago (in 1977)
lyricist:
Danny Seraphine and David “Hawk” Wolinski
composer:
Danny Seraphine (in 1977) and David “Hawk” Wolinski (in 1977)
publisher:
Balloon Head Music, Big Elk Music and Island Music Ltd.
5:17
2Mississippi Delta City Blues
assistant recording engineer:
Armin Steiner (strings)
assistant engineer:
Tom Likes
engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
brass arranger:
James Pankow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
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:
Mississippi Delta City Blues (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Terry Kath (member of Chicago)
4:42
3Baby, 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) 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.
33:05
4Prelude (Little One)
assistant engineer:
Tom Likes
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:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Prelude (Little One) (in 1977)
composer:
Danny Seraphine and David “Hawk” Wolinski
0:49
5Little One
assistant engineer:
Tom Likes
engineer:
Wayne Tarnowski
producer:
James William Guercio
strings arranger:
Dominic Frontiere
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Little One (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Danny Seraphine and David “Hawk” Wolinski
publisher:
Balloon Head Music (in 1978) and Big Elk Music (in 1978)
5:47
6Not Tell Lover
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer), Lee DeCarlo and Don Gehman
producer:
Chicago (American pop rock/jazz fusion band) and Phil Ramone
mixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) and Phil Ramone
synthesizer:
Blue Weaver (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
lead vocals:
Peter Cetera (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
mixed at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
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)
4:13
7Closer to You
producer:
Chicago (American pop rock/jazz fusion band) and Phil Ramone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2003)
recording of:
Closer to You
writer:
Donnie Dacus, Warner Schwebke and Stephen Stills
4:56
8Gone Long Gone
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:
Chicago (American pop rock/jazz fusion band) and Phil Ramone
background vocals and lead vocals:
Peter Cetera (in 1978)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recording of:
Gone Long Gone (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
writer:
Peter Cetera (in 1978)
publisher:
Polish Prince Music (in 1978)
34:00
9Alive Again
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer), Lee DeCarlo and Don Gehman
producer:
Chicago (American pop rock/jazz fusion band) and Phil Ramone
mixer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) and Phil Ramone
solo guitar and lead vocals:
Donnie Dacus (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
background vocals:
Donnie Dacus (from 1978-05 until 1978-06) and Robert Lamm (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Peter Cetera (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
mixed at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Alive Again (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
writer:
James Pankow (in 1978)
publisher:
Make Me Smile Music (in 1978)
4:07
10Must Have Been Crazy
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
producer:
Chicago (American pop rock/jazz fusion band) and Phil Ramone
lead vocals:
Donnie "Hot Licks" Dacus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2003)
mixed at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Must Have Been Crazy
writer:
Donnie Dacus
3:24
11Doin' Business
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:
Doin’ Business
writer:
Robert Lamm
3:27
12Song for You
assistant engineer:
Ricky DeLena, Karat Faye and Bill Freesh
engineer:
Michael Carnévale (engineer)
producer:
Tom Dowd
lead vocals:
Peter Cetera (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1980) and 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:
Song for You (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Cetera (in 1980)
publisher:
Double Virgo Music and BMG Songs, Inc. (in 1980)
3:40
13Thunder 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)
3:33
14The American Dream
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:
The American Dream
lyricist and composer:
James Pankow
publisher:
Make Me Smile Music (in 1980)
3:17
15Beginnings (live)
live 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
6:18

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B0000021S3 [info]

Release Group

dedicated to:Terry Kath (member of Chicago)
Wikidata:Q5611180 [info]