Released June 21, 1988 Artist Chicago Label Reprise Records | Length 44:24 Release date 20 June 1988 Genre Rock music | |
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Recorded Autumn 1987 – Spring 1988 Chicago 19
(1988) Greatest Hits 1982–1989
(1989) Producers Ron Nevison, Chas Sandford Similar Chicago albums, Rock music albums | ||
Chicago 19
Chicago 19 is the sixteenth studio album by the American band Chicago, released in 1988. After recording Chicago 18 with David Foster, the band worked primarily with producers Ron Nevison and Chas Sandford for this album. Their Full Moon Records imprint moved to Reprise Records. This album was the final album to feature the band's original drummer Danny Seraphine, who was fired from Chicago during the ensuing tour.
Contents
Background
With a reception similar to its predecessor, Chicago 19 became a success on the album chart, going platinum and yielding hit singles. The album includes "Look Away" (#1), "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" (#3), and "You're Not Alone" (#10). A slightly remixed version of Jason Scheff's "What Kind Of Man Would I Be?" (#5) would also be successful in late 1989, as part of the follow-up Greatest Hits 1982-1989 release. This album is the first Chicago effort to spotlight keyboardist/singer Bill Champlin on lead vocals, who sings all three of the album's hit singles. The album relied heavily on outside writers, continuing a trend from the previous album. The first two singles were written by high-charting Diane Warren, and the third by British-born songwriter Jimmy Scott.
After recording Chicago 19, founding drummer Danny Seraphine was voted out of the band, just more than twenty years after its original formation. Session drummer Tris Imboden joined the band as of the subsequent album, Twenty 1.
Track listing
Chicago 19 (Full Moon/Reprise 25714) reached #37 in the US during a chart stay of 42 weeks. It did not chart in the UK.
Outtakes
An alternative version of "Come in From The Night" exists. An outtake of "Victorious" exists. A cover version of Otis Redding's "I Can't Turn You Loose" was intended for Chicago 19. It was performed live in July 1988. "Dancing in The Streets" was omitted, and performed in 1989 in Houston, Texas as part of an encore. A demo of "Look Away" exists. There were alternative lyrics in an early demo of What Kind of Man Would I Be.
Chicago
Additional musicians
Production
The album makes extensive use of the then popular Roland D-50 synthesizer presets. For example: "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" with "Pressure Me Strings" and "Look Away" with PCM E-Piano.
Chart positions
Album - Billboard (America)
Singles - Billboard (America)
Songs
1Heart In Pieces5:06
2I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love3:56
3I Stand Up4:02