"Take Me Back to Chicago", originally released on the Chicago XI album, was a 1978 chart hit in the U.S. and Canada for the band Chicago. The song features Chaka Khan on backing vocals.[1]
| "Take Me Back to Chicago" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Chicago | ||||
| from the album Chicago XI | ||||
| B-side | "Policeman" | |||
| Released | May 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 2:57 (Single version) 5:17 (Album version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Danny Seraphine, David "Hawk" Wolinski | |||
| Producer(s) | James William Guercio | |||
| Chicago singles chronology | ||||
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Released as a single in May 1978, the song reached No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 62 on the Cash Box Top 100 in the United States.[2] In Canada, it peaked at No. 66.[3] On the adult contemporary charts, it reached No. 39 in the U.S. and No. 21 in Canada.[4]
Personnel
edit- Robert Lamm – keyboards, lead and backing vocals
- Terry Kath – guitars, backing vocals
- Peter Cetera – bass, backing vocals
- James Pankow – trombone
- Walter Parazaider – saxophone
- Lee Loughnane – trumpet
- Danny Seraphine – drums
- Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
- Additional personnel
- David "Hawk" Wolinski – ARP synthesizer
- Chaka Khan – backing vocals and "incredible preach"
References
edit- ^ Scott P., Music Review: Chicago XI (1977) 27 Apr 2017
- ^ "Top 100 1978-06-17". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.