Chicago 18
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| Released | September 29, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | March–September 1986 | |||
| Studios | Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, California) Lion Share Recording Studio (Los Angeles) Skyline Recording Company (Malibu, California) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 45:19 | |||
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| Producer | David Foster | |||
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| Singles from Chicago 18 | ||||
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Chicago 18 is the fifteenth studio album, eighteenth overall by the American rock band Chicago, released on September 29, 1986. This album is the first without original vocalist Peter Cetera, and the first to feature Jason Scheff on bass and vocals.
Chicago 18 is the first studio album since the band’s inception to not feature an official guitarist. Studio guitarists such as Steve Lukather (Toto), Michael Landau, and Howard "Buzz" Feiten appear as session musicians for the album.
With Cetera having left the band in mid-1985 for a solo career, Chicago eventually hired Scheff to fill Cetera's position as vocalist and bassist in the fall of 1985. With Scheff and Bill Champlin, who had joined the band in 1981, the most prominent voices in Chicago now belonged to its newest recruits.
Chicago again hired producer David Foster to create a followup to Chicago 17. This would be the final album produced by Foster for the band, before the band would bring in other producers to create future albums.
The band recorded an updated, high-tech remake of their classic "25 or 6 to 4" (#48). This was the first single released from the album in August 1986. Originally, "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" was destined to be remade for this album instead, ultimately before the band decided that the 1970 hit fit better with what they were planning for this album. Scheff recalled when he asked Foster on the way he should sing the song, the latter responding with: "Just like Cetera."[citation needed]
Alongside the remade "25 or 6 to 4", three other singles were released from 18, "Will You Still Love Me?" (#3) in October 1986, "If She Would Have Been Faithful…" (#17) in March 1987, and "Niagara Falls" (#91) in June 1987.
The album also features a brief instrumental horn riff before "Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us Now", called "Free Flight", composed by trombonist James Pankow.
Despite the success of its predecessor, Chicago 18 ultimately only went gold, peaking at #35 on the Billboard Top 200 charts in March 1987.
Reception
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Chicago 18 reached gold status and #35 in the US during a chart stay of 45 weeks. It did not chart in the UK.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Niagara Falls" | Steve Kipner/Bobby Caldwell | Scheff with Bill Champlin | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Forever" | Robert Lamm/Bill Gable | Lamm | 5:17 |
| 3. | "If She Would Have Been Faithful..." | Kipner/Randy Goodrum | Scheff with Champlin | 3:51 |
| 4. | "25 or 6 to 4" | Robert Lamm | Scheff | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Will You Still Love Me?" | David Foster/Tom Keane/Richard Baskin | Scheff with Champlin | 5:44 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Over and Over" | Lamm/James Newton Howard/Steve Lukather | Lamm | 4:20 |
| 7. | "It's Alright" | Bill Champlin/Foster | Champlin | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Scheff/Buzz Feiten | Scheff | 4:45 |
| 9. | "I Believe" | Champlin | Champlin, with Scheff | 4:20 |
| 10. | "One More Day" | Pankow/Carmen Grillo | Lamm, Champlin, Scheff | 4:13 |
Notes:
- A re-recorded version of "When Will the World Be Like Lovers?" (Robert Lamm/Tom Keane/David Foster) appears on Robert Lamm's 1995 solo album Life Is Good In My Neighborhood. The original recorded version from the Chicago 18 sessions also appears online.
- "Free Flight", a 25-second unlisted instrumental composed by James Pankow, appears at the beginning of "Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Now".
- David Boruff plays the saxophone solo on "Forever" instead of Walter Parazaider.
18 Tour
Between October 1986 and November 1987, the band would embark on an over-100 show tour across North America and Japan. Before this tour, the band would fill in the previously vacant guitarist position with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band guitarist Dawayne Bailey, a position that would be filled until early 1995.
| Year | Date | City | State | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | October 17 | Rockford | Illinois | MetroCentre |
| 1986 | October 18 | Toledo | Ohio | University of Toledo Centennial Hall |
| 1986 | October 19 | West Lafayette | Indiana | Purdue University Elliott Hall of Music |
| 1986 | October 21 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Civic Arena |
| 1986 | October 22 | Glens Falls | New York | Civic Center |
| 1986 | October 24 | Richfield | Ohio | Richfield Coliseum |
| 1986 | October 25 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Spectrum |
| 1986 | October 28 | Providence | Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center |
| 1986 | October 29 | Portland | Maine | Cumberland County Civic Center |
| 1986 | October 31 | Morgantown | West Virginia | West Virginia University Coliseum |
| 1986 | November 1 | Baltimore | Maryland | Baltimore Arena |
| 1986 | November 2 | Norfolk | Virginia | Scope Arena |
| 1986 | November 4 | Huntsville | Alabama | Von Braun Civic Center |
| 1986 | November 5 | Knoxville | Tennessee | University of Tennessee Stokely Athletic Center |
| 1986 | November 7 | Murfreesboro | Tennessee | Middle Tennessee State University Murphy Center |
| 1986 | November 8 | Lexington | Kentucky | Rupp Arena |
| 1986 | November 9 | Memphis | Tennessee | Mid-South Coliseum |
| 1986 | November 11 | Jackson | Mississippi | Mississippi Coliseum |
| 1986 | November 12 | Lafayette | Louisiana | Cajundome |
| 1986 | November 14 | Ames | Iowa | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
| 1986 | November 15 | St. Paul | Minnesota | St. Paul Civic Center |
| 1986 | November 17 | Springfield | Missouri | Southwest Missouri State University Juanita K. Hammons Hall |
| 1986 | November 20 | Salt Lake City | Utah | Salt Palace |
| 1986 | November 22 | Reno | Nevada | Lawlor Events Music Center |
| 1986 | November 25 | Universal City | California | Universal Amphitheatre |
| 1986 | November 26 | Universal City | California | Universal Amphitheatre |
| 1986 | November 28 | Universal City | California | Universal Amphitheatre |
| 1986 | November 29 | San Diego | California | San Diego Sports Arena |
| 1987 | February 9 | Moncton | New Brunswick | Moncton Coliseum |
| 1987 | February 11 | Fredericton | New Brunswick | University of New Brunswick Aitken Centre |
| 1987 | February 12 | Quebec City | Quebec | Colisée de Québec |
| 1987 | February 27 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | Mabee Center |
| 1987 | February 28 | Norman | Oklahoma | Lloyd Noble Center |
| 1987 | March 1 | Dallas | Texas | Dallas Convention Center Arena |
| 1987 | March 3 | Houston | Texas | Astrodome (Houston Rodeo & Livestock Show 1987) |
| 1987 | March 4 | Austin | Texas | University of Texas Frank Erwin Center |
| 1987 | March 6 | Jacksonville | Florida | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 1987 | March 7 | Fort Myers | Florida | Lee Civic Center |
| 1987 | March 9 | Miami | Florida | James L. Knight Center |
| 1987 | March 10 | Miami | Florida | James L. Knight Center |
| 1987 | March 13 | Tampa | Florida | University of South Florida Sun Dome |
| 1987 | March 14 | West Palm Beach | Florida | West Palm Beach Auditorium |
| 1987 | March 16 | Savannah | Georgia | Savannah Civic Center |
| 1987 | March 20 | Cullowhee | North Carolina | Ramsey Center |
| 1987 | March 21 | Pensacola | Florida | Pensacola Civic Center |
| 1987 | March 22 | Greensboro | North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum |
| 1987 | March 25 | Buffalo | New York | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
| 1987 | March 26 | New Haven | Connecticut | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 1987 | March 28 | Worcester | Massachusetts | Centrum in Worcester |
| 1987 | April 26 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| 1987 | April 27 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| 1987 | April 30 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka-jou Hall |
| 1987 | May 1 | Nagoya | Japan | Nagoya-shi Koukaidou |
| 1987 | May 2 | Nagoya | Japan | Nagoya-shi Koukaidou |
| 1987 | May 3 | Yokohama | Japan | Kanagawa Kenmin Hall |
| 1987 | May 6 | Shizuoka | Japan | Shizuoka Shimin Bunka Kaikan |
| 1987 | May 22 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Benjamin Franklin Parkway |
| 1987 | May 23 | Columbia | Maryland | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| 1987 | May 24 | Columbia | Maryland | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| 1987 | May 25 | Kalamazoo | Michigan | Wings Stadium |
| 1987 | May 26 | Fort Wayne | Indiana | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| 1987 | May 27 | Kalamazoo | Michigan | Wings Stadium |
| 1987 | May 29 | Indianapolis | Indiana | Sports and Music Center |
| 1987 | May 30 | Clarkston | Michigan | Pine Knob Music Center |
| 1987 | May 31 | Clarkston | Michigan | Pine Knob Music Center |
| 1987 | June 2 | Evansville | Indiana | Mesker Music Theatre |
| 1987 | June 3 | Peoria | Illinois | Peoria Civic Center |
| 1987 | June 5 | Cuyahoga Falls | Ohio | Blossom Music Center |
| 1987 | June 6 | Hoffman Estates | Illinois | Poplar Creek Music Theater |
| 1987 | June 7 | Cincinnati | Ohio | Riverbend Music Center |
| 1987 | June 9 | Saratoga Springs | New York | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
| 1987 | June 10 | Mansfield | Massachusetts | Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts |
| 1987 | June 13 | Wantagh | New York | Jones Beach Amphitheater |
| 1987 | June 14 | Holmdel | New Jersey | Garden State Arts Center |
| 1987 | June 17 | Chattanooga | Tennessee | Ross's Landing |
| 1987 | June 26 | Memphis | Tennessee | Mud Island Amphitheater |
| 1987 | June 27 | Chattanooga | Tennessee | Ross's Landing |
| 1987 | June 28 | Austell | Georgia | Six Flags Over Georgia |
| 1987 | June 30 | Antioch | Tennessee | Starwood Amphitheater |
| 1987 | July 1 | St. Louis | Missouri | Forest Park (The Muny) |
| 1987 | July 3 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Marcus Amphitheater |
| 1987 | July 4 | Charlevoix | Michigan | Castle Farms Music Theater |
| 1987 | July 5 | Chicago | Illinois | Petrillo Music Shell |
| 1987 | July 7 | La Crosse | Wisconsin | Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium |
| 1987 | July 8 | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | Five Seasons Center |
| 1987 | July 10 | St. Paul | Minnesota | Harriet Island Regional Park |
| 1987 | July 11 | Omaha | Nebraska | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
| 1987 | July 12 | Bonner Springs | Kansas | Sandstone Amphitheater |
| 1987 | July 14 | Morrison | Colorado | Red Rocks Amphitheatre |
| 1987 | July 16 | Tempe | Arizona | Arizona State University Activity Center |
| 1987 | July 17 | Irvine | California | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre |
| 1987 | July 18 | Mountain View | California | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| 1987 | July 19 | Concord | California | Concord Pavilion |
| 1987 | July 21 | Chico | California | Silver Dollar Fairgrounds Silver Amphitheatre |
| 1987 | August 23 | Springfield | Illinois | Illinois State Fairgrounds Grandstand |
| 1987 | August 24 | Des Moines | Iowa | Iowa State Fairgrounds Grandstand |
| 1987 | August 26 | Ottawa | Ontario | Grandstand at Lansdowne Park |
| 1987 | August 28 | Toledo | Ohio | Toledo Zoo Amphitheater |
| 1987 | September 1 | Montreal | Quebec | La Ronde |
| 1987 | September 2 | Syracuse | New York | New York State Fairgrounds Grandstand |
| 1987 | September 4 | Toronto | Ontario | Canadian National Exhibition |
| 1987 | September 5 | Allentown | Pennsylvania | Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand |
| 1987 | September 6 | Toronto | Ontario | CNE Grandstand |
| 1987 | September 13 | York | New York | York Fair Grandstand |
| 1987 | September 16 | Monroe | Louisiana | Northeast Louisiana University Ewing Coliseum |
| 1987 | September 18 | Topeka | Kansas | Kansas ExpoCentre (5:30pm Show) |
| 1987 | September 18 | Topeka | Kansas | Kansas ExpoCentre (8:30pm Show) |
| 1987 | September 22 | Houston | Texas | The Summit |
| 1987 | September 25 | South Bend | Indiana | University of Notre Dame Joyce Center |
| 1987 | September 27 | Waterloo | Iowa | McElroy Auditorium |
| 1987 | November 24 | Universal City | California | Universal Amphitheatre |
Personnel
Chicago
- Bill Champlin – keyboards, vocals
- Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
- Lee Loughnane – trumpet
- James Pankow – trombone, brass arrangements
- Walter Parazaider – woodwinds
- Jason Scheff – bass, vocals
- Danny Seraphine – drums, drum programming
- Vocal arrangements by Chicago, Bill Champlin, and David Foster
Additional musicians
- David Foster – keyboards, additional arrangements, brass contributions
- Tom Keane – keyboards, backing vocals
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer programming
- David Boruff – synthesizer programming, tenor saxophone on "Forever"
- Rhett Lawrence – synthesizer programming
- Bo Tomlyn – synthesizer programming
- Michael Landau – guitars
- Howard "Buzz" Feiten – guitars
- Steve Lukather – guitars
- Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements on "If She Would Have Been Faithful...", "Will You Still Love Me?", and "I Believe"
- Jules Chaikin – string contractor
- Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
- Betty Joyce – kids choir contractor on "One More Day"
- Jon Joyce – kids choir conductor on "One More Day"
- Rebecca Clinger, Christopher Leach, Julie Leach, Myhanh Tran, Peter Wade, Jason Pasol, Brandon Roberts, Alitzah Wiener, Betty Joyce, Laurie Parazaider, Felicia Parazaider, Melody Wright and Bettina Bush – kids choir on "One More Day"
Production
- Produced by David Foster
- Engineered and Mixed by Humberto Gatica
- Recorded at Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, CA) and Lion Share Recording Studio (Los Angeles, CA), assisted by Claudio Ordenes and Ray Pyle.
- Horn Sessions recorded at Skyline Recording Company (Malibu, CA), assisted by Britt Bacon and David Garfield.
- Mixed at Lion Share Recording Studio, assisted by Laura Livingston.
- Originally mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- CDD Pre-mastering by WCI Record Group
- Art Direction – Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff
- Design – Hugh Brown and Jeri McManus
- Album Cover (Mosaic) – Maria Sarno
- Photography – Hugh Brown
- Stylist/Wardrobe – Kali Korn
- Group Photography – Guy Webster
Charts
| Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) | 53 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) | 31 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 49 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 23 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 12 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 15 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 18 |
| US Billboard 200 | 35 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ "Chicago singles".
- ↑ "Chicago singles".
- ↑ "Chicago singles".
- ↑ Chicago 18 at AllMusic
- ↑ All credits from CD booklet.
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs. Volume 45, Issue 7 (1986-11-08)". 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.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chicago – 18" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chicago – 18". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Chicago – 18". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Chicago – 18 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Chicago Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Chicago – Chicago 18". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
Further reading
- Deriso, Nick (September 29, 2014). "Danny Seraphine, Bill Champlin on the complicated legacy of Chicago 18". Something Else!. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
