Chicago XXX is the twentieth studio album, and thirtieth album overall, by the American band Chicago, released on March 21, 2006. It was Chicago's first album of entirely new material since 1991's Twenty 1.
The album was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with horn sessions in Los Angeles, California over the summer of 2005. Production duties were handled by Jay DeMarcus of the country group Rascal Flatts, who came to the project through a friendship with Chicago's bassist-singer Jason Scheff. DeMarcus used several session players for the album.
Chicago XXX peaked at number 41 in the US during a brief chart stay, spawning minor hits "Feel" and "Love Will Come Back." This would be the last studio recording with long-time vocalist/keyboardist Bill Champlin, who had originally been brought in to replace the missing baritone of the band's original guitarist, Terry Kath.
Robert Lamm: acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, vocals, horn arrangement on "Come to Me, Do"Lee Loughnane: trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpetJames Pankow: trombone, horn arrangementsWalt Parazaider: saxophones, flutesBill Champlin: Hammond B3 organ, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, vocals, vocal arrangementsJason Scheff: bass guitar, vocals, vocal arrangementsTris Imboden: drumsKeith Howland: guitarsAdditional musicians:
Steve Brewster: drums on "Caroline", "Why Can't We"John Brockman: drums on "King of Might Have Been", "Long Lost Friend"Tom Bukovac: acoustic & electric guitarsDean DeLeo: guitar on "Better"Jay DeMarcus: keyboards, guitars, loops, programming, acoustic piano on "King of Might Have Been", arrangementsShelly Fairchild: vocal on "Why Can't We"Dann Huff: guitar on "Caroline", "Why Can't We", "Love Will Come Back", "90 Degrees and Freezing", "Already Gone", "Lovin' Chains"Bobby Kimball: additional background vocals on "Caroline"Jack Kincaid: guitar on "Long Lost Friend"James Matchack: keyboards, loops, sequencing, arrangementsYankton Mingua: guitar on "Long Lost Friend"Rascal Flatts (Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus & Joe Don Rooney): vocals on "Love Will Come Back"Lee Thornburg: trumpetJoseph Williams: additional background vocals on "King of Might Have Been"Produced by Jay DeMarcusProduction Coordinator: Mike "Frog GriffithRecorded by Jeff Balding, Ben Fowler, James Matchack, Sean Neff & Chas SanfordAssistant Engineers: David Frick Jay Goin, Jedd Hackett, Jody Sappington, Aaron Walk & Tony ZellerTracks #1,2,7-13 mixed by Jeff Balding, assisted by Jedd HackettTracks #3-6 mixed by James MatchackDigital Editing: Jedd Hackett & Sean NeffMastered by Bob LudwigPhotography by Jimmy Katz & Hugh Brown, assisted by Andy StraussDesign by Hugh Brown, assisted by Andy StraussAlbum - Billboard (North America)
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