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Al Kooper: New York City (You’re a Woman)

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In June 1971, “Columbia” label released “New York City (You’re a Woman)”, the fourth Al Kooper album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Al Kooper – vocals, piano, organ, guitars, mellotron, harmonium
  • Lou Shelton– guitar
  • Terry Kath– guitar solo
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow– pedal steel
  • Caleb Quaye– guitar
  • Carol Kaye, Herbie Flowers– electric bass
  • Bobby West – acoustic and electric bass
  • Paul Humphries– drums
  • Roger Pope – drums
  • Bobbye Hall Porter– percussion
  • Rita Coolidge, Venetta Fields, Clydie King, Donna Weiss, Julia Tillman Waters, Edna Wright, Maxine Willard Waters, Lorna Willard, Edna Woods, Claudia Lennear, Dorothy Morrison, Robbie Montgomery, Jessie Smith, Robert John, Michael Gately and Jay Siegel – backing vocals
  • Doug Pomeroy, Frank Laico, Ken Scott, Mark Friedman, Sy Mitchell – engineer
  • John Berg – design
  • Richard Avedon– photography

Track listing:

  1. New York City (You’re a Woman) – Al Kooper
  2. John the Baptist (Holy John) – Al Kooper, Phyllis Major
  3. Can You Hear It Now (500 Miles) – traditional, arr. by Al Kooper
  4. The Ballad of the Hard Rock Kid – Al Kooper
  5. Going Quietly Mad – Al Kooper
  6. Medley
  • Oo Wee Baby, I Love You – Richard Parker
  • Love Is A Man’s Best Friend – Irwin Levine, Kooper
  1. Back on My Feet – Al Kooper
  2. Come Down in Time – Bernie Taupin, Elton John
  3. Dearest Darling – Bo Diddley
  4. Nightmare #5 – Al Kooper
  5. The Warning (Someone’s on the Cross Again) – Al Kooper, Phyllis Major

Chicago: XI

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On September 12, 1977, “Columbia” label released “Chicago XI”, the ninth Chicago studio album. It was recorded April – June 1977, at “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, Colorado, and was produced by James William Guercio. This was the last Chicago album produced by James William Guercio, and the last one to feature founding member Terry Kath, who died in an gun accident four months later.

Personnel:

  • Terry Kath – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion
  • Robert Lamm – lead and backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ,  clavinet, Fender Rhodes
  • Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • James William Guercio – acoustic guitars, bass
  • Danny Seraphine– drums, percussion
  • Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
  • Walter Parazaider– saxophones, flute, clarinet
  • Lee Loughnane– vocals, trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn
  • James Pankow– vocals, trombone, keyboards, percussion, brass arrangements
  • David “Hawk” Wolinski– ARP synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
  • The Voices of Inspiration – choir
  • Tim Cetera – backing vocals
  • Carl Wilson– backing vocals
  • Chaka Khan – incredible preach, backing vocals
  • Dominic Frontiere– orchestral conception, orchestration, orchestration, string and orchestral, arrangements
  • Wayne Tarnowski – engineer
  • Tom Likes – engineer assistant
  • Armin Steiner – strings recording
  • Mike Reese – mastering
  • John Berg – design
  • Nick Fasciano – logo design
  • Reid Miles – inside photography

Track listing:

  1. Mississippi Delta City Blues – Terry Kath
  2. Baby, What a Big Surprise – Peter Cetera
  3. Till the End of Time – James Pankow
  4. Policeman – Robert Lamm
  5. Take Me Back to Chicago – Danny Seraphine, Hawk Wolinski
  6. Vote for Me – Robert Lamm
  7. Takin’ It on Uptown – Fred Kagan, Terry Kath
  8. This Time – Lee Loughnane
  9. The Inner Struggles of a Man – Dominic Frontiere
  10. Prelude (Little One) – Danny Seraphine, Hawk Wolinski
  11. Little One – Danny Seraphine, Hawk Wolinski

Chicago: V

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On July 10, 1972, “Columbia” label released “Chicago V”, the fourth Chicago studio album. It was recorded in September 1971, at “Columbia 30th Street Studios” in New York, and was produced by James William Guercio. In 1986,  “Chicago V” was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass, wah-wah bass,
  • Terry Kath – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Robert Lamm – lead and backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, Hohner Pianet
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, percussion, backing vocals, brass arrangements
  • Walter Parazaider– saxophones, flute, percussion, backing vocals
  • Danny Seraphine – drums, congas, antique bells, percussion
  • Wayne Tarnowski – engineer
  • Joe Gastwirt – remastering
  • Nick Fasciano – logo design
  • John Berg – cover design
  • Jim Houghton, Earl Steinbicker – photography
  • Beverly Scott – lettering

Track listing:

  1. A Hit byVarèse – Robert Lamm
  2. All is Well – Robert Lamm
  3. Now That You’ve Gone – James Pankow
  4. Dialogue (Part I) – Robert Lamm
  5. Dialogue (Part II) – Robert Lamm
  6. While the City Sleeps – Robert Lamm
  7. Saturday in the Park – Robert Lamm
  8. State of the Union – Robert Lamm
  9. Goodbye – Robert Lamm
  10. Alma Mater – Terry Kath

Chicago: VI

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On June 25, 1973, “Columbia” label released “Chicago VI”, the fifth Chicago studio album. It was recorded February 1973, at “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, CO, and was produced by James William Guercio.

Personnel:

  • Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass, harmonica
  • Terry Kath– lead and backing vocals, acoustic, electric and slide guitar
  • Robert Lamm – lead and backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer, Hohner Pianet
  • Lee Loughnane– trumpet, percussion, backing vocals
  • James Pankow– trombone, brass arrangements
  • Walter Parazaider– saxophones, flute
  • Danny Seraphine– drums, percussion
  • Laudir de Oliveira– congas
  • Joe Lala– congas
  • G. O’ Rafferty– pedal steel
  • Wayne Tarnowski – engineer
  • Jeff Guercio – engineer assistant
  • Phil Ramone – mixing
  • Richard Blakin – mixing assistant
  • John Bergand, Nick Fasciano – design
  • Barry Feinstein – photography

Track listing:

  1. Critics Choice – Robert Lamm
  2. Just You’n’Me – James Pankow
  3. Darlin’ Dear – Robert Lamm
  4. Jenny – Terry Kath
  5. What’s This World Coming To – James Pankow
  6. Something in This City Changes People – Robert Lamm
  7. Hollywood – Robert Lamm
  8. In Terms of Two – Peter Cetera
  9. Rediscovery – Robert Lamm
  10. Feelin’ Stronger Every Day – Peter Cetera, James Pankow

Chicago: VIII

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On March 24, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Chicago VIII”, the eighth Chicago studio album. It was recorded August – September 1974, at “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, CO, and was produced by James William Guercio.

Personnel:

  • Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Terry Kath– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Robert Lamm– lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Lee Loughnane– trumpet, backing vocals
  • James Pankow– trombone, brass arrangements
  • Walter Parazaider– saxophones, flute, clarinet
  • Danny Seraphine– drums
  • Laudir de Oliveira– percussion
  • Caribou Kitchenettes – vocal chorus (John Carsello, Donna Conroy, Laudir de Oliveira, Bob Eberhardt, Steve Fagin, Kristy Ferguson, Linda Greene, Lee Loughnane, Brandy Maitland, Katherine Ogden, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider, Joanne Rocconi, Richard Torres, Angele Warner)
  • Patrick Williams – string orchestrations
  • Wayne Tarnowski, Jeff Guercio, Mark Guercio – engineer
  • Armin Steiner – strings recording
  • Phil Ramone – mixing
  • John Berg and Nick Fasciano – design
  • Anthony Maggiore – artwork, handwriting

Track listing:

  1. Anyway You Want – Peter Cetera
  2. Brand New Love Affair, Part I & II – James Pankow
  3. Never Been in Love Before – Robert Lamm
  4. Hideaway – Peter Cetera
  5. Till We Meet Again – Terry Kath
  6. Harry Truman – Robert Lamm
  7. Oh, Thank You Great Spirit – Terry Kath
  8. Long Time No See – Robert Lamm
  9. Ain’t It Blue – Robert Lamm
  10. Old Days – James Pankow

Chicago: VII

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On March 11, 1974, “Columbia” label released “Chicago VII”, the sixth Chicago studio album. It was recorded August – December 1973, at  “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, and was produced by James William Guercio.

Personnel:

  • Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar
  • Terry Kath – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, bells,
  • Robert Lamm – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards, Fender Rhodes,  clavinet, Mellotron, ARP synthesizer, Mini Moog
  • Danny Seraphine– drums, percussion, hi-hat, bass drum
  • Lee Loughnane– trumpet, flugelhorn, lead and  backing vocals
  • James Pankow– trombone, percussion, timbales, backing vocals
  • Walter Parazaider– flute , soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • James Pankow, Robert Lamm – brass arrangements
  • Laudir de Oliveira– percussion, congas
  • David Wolinski– ARP synthesizer, acoustic piano, Mellotron and Fender Rhodes
  • James William Guercio– acoustic guitar, bass, guitar
  • Jimmie Haskell– strings
  • Wayne Tarnowski – acoustic piano
  • Guille Garcia – congas, percussion
  • Bobbi Roen, Camelia Ortiz, Diane Nini, Hank Steiger, Julie Nini – background party noises
  • Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, The Pointer Sisters– backing vocals
  • Ross Salomone – drums
  • John Berg and Nick Fasciano – cover photography
  • Urve Kuusik – photography

 Track listing:

  1. Prelude to Aire – Danny Seraphine
  2. Aire – Danny Seraphine, Walter Parazaider, James Pankow
  3. Devil’s Sweet – Danny Seraphine, Walter Parazaider
  4. Italian from New York – Robert Lamm
  5. Hanky Panky – Robert Lamm
  6. Life Saver – Robert Lamm
  7. Happy Man – Peter Cetera
  8. (I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long – James Pankow
  9. Mongonucleosis – James Pankow
  10. Songs of the Evergreens – Terry Kath
  11. Byblos – Terry Kath
  12. Wishing You Were Here – Peter Cetera
  13. Call on Me – Lee Loughnane
  14. Woman Don’t Want to Love Me – Robert Lamm
  15. Skinny Boy – Robert Lamm

 

Chicago: Chicago II

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On January 26, 1979, “Columbia” label released “Chicago”, known as  “Chicago II”, the second Chicago studio album.  It was recorded in 1969, at the “Columbia Recording Studios” in New York and Hollywood, and was produced by James William Guercio.

Personnel:

  • Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Terry Kath– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Robert Lamm– lead and backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ, Hohner Pianet
  • Lee Loughnane– trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals
  • James Pankow– trombone, brass arrangements
  • Walter Parazaider– saxophones, flute, clarinet, backing vocals
  • Danny Seraphine– drums, percussion
  • Peter Matz– orchestrations, co-arrangements
  • Nick Fasciano – cover art
  • John Berg – design
  • Herb Greene – photography

Track listing:

  1. Movin’ In – James Pankow
  2. The Road – Terry Kath
  3. Poem for the People – Robert Lamm
  4. In the Country – Terry Kath
  5. Wake Up Sunshine – Robert Lamm
  6. Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon
  • Make Me Smile
  • So Much to Say, So Much to Give
  • Anxiety’s Moment
  • West Virginia Fantasies
  • Colour My World
  • To Be Free
  • Now More Than Ever

Chicago Transit Authority: Same

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On April 28, 1969, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, same Chicago Transit Authority album. Later the band changed its name to Chicago and the debut album became known as “Chicago I”.  It was recorded in “Columbia Recording Studios” in New York City and was produced by James William Guercio.

Personnel

  • Peter Cetera- vocals, bass guitar, agogo bells
  • Terry Kath- vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Robert Lamm- vocals, acoustic piano, Hammond organ, Hohner Pianet, Wurlitzer electric piano, maracas
  • Lee Loughnane- trumpet, claves
  • James Pankow- trombone, cowbell
  • Walter Parazaider- woodwinds, tambourine
  • Danny Seraphine- drums, percussion
  • Fred Catero – engineer
  • Nick Fasciano – artwork
  • James William Guercio – original liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Introduction – Terry Kath
  2. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? – Robert Lamm
  3. Beginnings – Robert Lamm
  4. Questions 67 and 68 – Robert Lamm
  5. Listen – Robert Lamm
  6. Poem 58 – Robert Lamm
  7. Free Form Guitar – Terry Kath
  8. South California Purples – Robert Lamm
  9. I’m a Man – Steve Winwood, Jimmy Miller
  10. Prologue – James William Guercio
  11. Someday – James Pankow, Robert Lamm
  12. Liberation – James Pankow