1973 studio album by Chicago
Chicago VI |
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Studio album by Chicago |
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Released | June 25, 1973 |
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Recorded | February 1973 |
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Studio | Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado |
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Genre | - Jazz rock
- progressive rock
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Length | 38:21 |
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Label | Columbia |
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Producer | James William Guercio |
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Chicago chronology |
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Live in Japan (1972) | Chicago VI (1973) | Chicago VII (1974) | |
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Singles from Chicago VI |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
Rolling Stone | (not rated)[3] |
Chicago VI is the fifth studio album by American rock band Chicago and was released on June 25, 1973, by Columbia Records. It was the band's second in a string of five consecutive albums to make it to No. 1 in the US,[4] was certified gold less than a month after its release, and has been certified two-times platinum since.[5] It is the first album to feature percussionist Laudir de Oliveira,[6] who would become a full-fledged member of the band for Chicago VIII.[7][8] VI is the first studio album (the other being 1975's compilation Chicago IX) to feature the original band members on the cover before the death of leader and co-founder Terry Kath.
Background
After having recorded all of Chicago's first five albums in New York City (except for parts of the second album recorded at CBS in Los Angeles), producer James William Guercio had his own Caribou Studios built in Nederland, Colorado during 1972. It was finished in time for the band to record their sixth album the following February,[9] and would remain their recording base for the next four years.[8]
Robert Lamm authored half of the album's tracks, including his response to some of Chicago's negative reviewers in "Critics' Choice". James Pankow wrote the album's two hits, "Just You 'n' Me", which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,[10] and "Feelin' Stronger Every Day", which peaked at No. 10.[11] The latter was co-composed with Peter Cetera, who also wrote "In Terms of Two", and sang lead vocal on all three songs.
Released in June 1973, Chicago VI was another commercial success, spending five non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in the US,[4][9] and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) less than a month after its release.[5] It was certified two-times platinum in 1986, the first year the RIAA awarded platinum certification to albums released before 1976.[12] The album did not chart in the UK, although the band's first three studio albums had charted in the top ten there.[13]
The album was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic. The original US CD release (Columbia CK #32400) was mastered for CD by Joe Gastwirt. Chicago VI was remastered and reissued by Rhino Records in 2002, with two bonus tracks: a Terry Kath demo called "Beyond All Our Sorrows", and a recording of Al Green's "Tired of Being Alone", taken from the 1973 TV special Chicago in the Rockies. In 2013, the audiophile reissue company Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab remastered Chicago VI and released it on Hybrid SACD, which can be played on both CD players and SACD players.
Track listing
Side TwoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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6. | "Something in This City Changes People" | Lamm | Kath, Lamm, Cetera, Lee Loughnane | 3:42 |
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7. | "Hollywood" | Lamm | Lamm | 3:52 |
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8. | "In Terms of Two" | Peter Cetera | Cetera | 3:29 |
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9. | "Rediscovery" | Lamm | Lamm | 4:47 |
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10. | "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" | Cetera/Pankow | Cetera | 4:15 |
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Personnel
Chicago
- Peter Cetera – bass, lead vocals, backing vocals, harmonica on "In Terms of Two"
- Terry Kath – electric, acoustic and slide guitars, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Robert Lamm – acoustic piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes, ARP synthesizer, Hohner Pianet, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Lee Loughnane – trumpet, backing vocals, percussion, co-lead vocals on “Something in This City Changes People”
- James Pankow – trombone, brass arrangements
- Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute
- Danny Seraphine – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Production
- Produced by James William Guercio
- Engineered by Wayne Tarnowski
- Assistant Engineer – Jeff Guercio
- Mixed by Phil Ramone
- Mix Assistant – Richard Blakin
- Cover Design – John Berg and Nick Fasciano
- Photography by Barry Feinstein
Charts
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
Canada (Music Canada)[21] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[22] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Chicago VI - Chicago : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Fletcher, Gordon (August 17, 1973). "Chicago: Chicago VI : Music Reviews: Rolling Stone". RollingStone.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "Chicago Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Seraphine, Danny (2011). Street Player: My Chicago Story. John Wiley & Sons Inc. p. 132. ISBN 9780470416839.
- ^ Seraphine, Danny (2011). Street Player: My Chicago Story. John Wiley & Sons Inc. p. 138. ISBN 9780470416839.
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William James (1991). Chicago Group Portrait (Box Set) (CD booklet archived online) (Media notes). New York City: Columbia Records. p. 7. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ a b Rosen, Craig (1996). The Billboard Book Of Number One Albums. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 163. ISBN 0-8230-7586-9.
- ^ "Chicago Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Chicago Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. p. 2. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Grein, Paul (December 13, 1986). "CBS gets Pre-1976 Certs: 132 Honors Issued". Billboard. pp. 4, 67. Retrieved February 11, 2019 – via Google books.
- ^ "CHICAGO | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 62. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4872". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved June 20, 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Chicago".
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chicago – VI". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Chicago Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Chicago – Chicago VI". Music Canada. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Chicago – Chicago VI". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
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