Chicago‘s ‘Chicago VII’ is their sixth studio (double) album produced by James William Guercio and released on March 11, 1974 by Columbia.
1 . Happy Man (1979)
2 . Happy Man
3 . I’ve Been Searching So Long (Live, 1974)
4 . I’ve Been Searching So Long
5 . Mongonucleosis (Live, 1974)
6 . Wishing You Were Here (w/ Beach Boys, 1974)
7 . Wishing You Were Here (w/ Peter Cetera, Caesars Maximus Theater, Atlantic City, 6/4/16)
8 . Call On Me (Chicago, 1974)
9 . Call On Me
Track Listing : 1.Prelude To Aire (Danny Seraphine) – 02:47 . 2.Aire (Danny Seraphine, Walter Parazaider, James Pankow) – 06:27 . 3.Devil’S Sweet (Danny Seraphine, Walter Parazaider) – 010:07 . 4.Italian From New York (Robert Lamm) – 04:14 . 5.Hanky Panky (Robert Lamm) – 01:53 . 6.Life Saver (Robert Lamm) – 05:18 . 7.Happy Man (Peter Cetera) – 03:34 . 8.(I’Ve Been) Searchin’ So Long (James Pankow) – 04:29 . 9.Mongonucleosis (James Pankow) – 03:26 . 10.Song Of The Evergreens (Terry Kath) – 05:20 . 11.Byblos (Terry Kath) – 06:18 . 12.Wishing You Were Here (Peter Cetera) – 04:37 . 13.Call On Me (Lee Loughnane) – 04:02 . 14.Woman Don’T Want To Love Me (Robert Lamm) – 04:35 . 15.Skinny Boy (Robert Lamm) – 05:12
Musicians : Chicago – Band . Peter Cetera – Bass, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals On (6 – 8 – 9 – 12 – 13), Guitar On (12) . Terry Kath – Guitars, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals On (6 – 8 – 10), Bass On (7 – 11 – 12 – 15), Bells On (10) . Robert Lamm – Mellotron On (1), Keyboards On (2), Fender Rhodes On (3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 13 – 15), Arp Synthesizer On (4), Clavinet On (6 – 14), Backing Vocals On (6 – 8 – 9 – 13), Acoustic Piano On (8 – 9 – 12 – 14), Minimoog On (8), Lead Vocals . Danny Seraphine – Drums, Percussion On (7 – 12), Hi-Hat On (11), Bass Drum On (11) . Lee Loughnane – Trumpet, Flugelhorn On (3 – 5), Backing Vocals On (8 – 10 – 13), Lead Vocals On (10), . James Pankow – Trombone, Percussion On (8), Timbales On (9), Backing Vocals On (8 – 9) . Walter Parazaider – Flute On (1 – 2), Soprano Saxophone On (3), Alto Saxophone On (9), Tenor Saxophone . Ross Salomone – Drums On (15) . Laudir De Oliveira – Percussion On (1 – 3 – 4 – 6 – 7 – 9 – 11 – 12 – 13 – 16), Congas On (2 – 4 – 6 – 8) . David Wolinski – Arp Synthesizer On (8 – 12), Acoustic Piano On (10), Mellotron And Fender Rhodes On (11) . James William Guercio – Acoustic Guitar On (7), Bass On (10), Guitar On (12) . Jimmie Haskell – Strings On (8) . Wayne Tarnowski – Acoustic Piano On (11) . Guille Garcia – Percussion On (7), Congas On (9 – 11 – 13 – 15) . Al Jardine – Backing Vocals On (12) . Carl Wilson – Backing Vocals On (12) . Dennis Wilson – Backing Vocals On (12) . The Pointer Sisters – Backing Vocals On (15)
Production : Produced By James William Guercio . Jeff Guercio – Engineer . Jeff Magid – Mixing . Phil Ramone – Mixing . Armin Steiner – String Engineer . Wayne Tarnowski – Engineer
Arrangements : James Pankow, Robert Lamm
Package : John Berg – Cover Design . Nick Fasciano – Cover Design . Phil Gallo – Liner Notes . Urve Kuusik – Photography . Maria Villar – Art Direction
Recorded August – December 1973 At Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Co.
Released On March 11, 1974 By Columbia.
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