Group Portrait

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Chicago
Group Portrait (Box Set)
Columbia Records
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Compilation Producer: Amy Herot
Digitally Remastered by Mark Wilder, Sony Music Studios, New York
Project Director: Gary Pacheco
Design: John Berg
Package Coordination: Gina Campanaro
Liner Notes: William James Ruhlman
Special Thanks to Jimmy Guercio, Peter Cetera. Robert Lamm, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider and Don DeVito

This collection is dedicated to Terry Kath.
Cover Photo: Horn/Griner
Photo Research: Josephine Mangiaracina
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PERSONNEL
Peter Cetera - bass, vocals
Terry Kath - guitar, percussion, vocals
Robert Lamm - keyboards, percussion, vocals
Lee Loughnane - trumpet, percussion, vocals
James Pankow - trombone, percussion, vocals
Walter Parazaider - woodwinds, tenor sax, percussion, vocals
Danny Seraphine - drums, percussion, congas, antique bells, timbales, vocals
Laudir de Oliveira - percussion
(appears on Chicago VI and Chicago VII, and joins the band officially as of Chicago VIII)

Donnie Dacus - guitar, vocals
(replaces Terry Kath for Hot Streets and Chicago 13)
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INTRODUCTION (6:35)
(T. Kath)
Lead vocal: Terry Kath
Brass arrangement: James Pankow

DOES ANYBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? (4:35)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm
Brass arrangement: Robert Lamm

BEGINNINGS (7:55)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm
Brass arrangement: Robert Lamm

QUESTIONS 67 & 68 (5:03)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera, with Robert Lamm
Brass arrangement: James Pankow, Robert Lamm

LISTEN (3:22)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm
Brass arrangement: Robert Lamm

POEM 58 (8:36)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm
Brass arrangement: Robert Lamm

I'M A MAN (7:40)
(S. Winwood/J. Miller)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Robert Lamm

Songs above from the Columbia album, Chicago Transit Authority, GP 8
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering: Fred Catero
Recorded January 20-31, 1969, New York
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BALLET FOR A GIRL IN BUCHANNON
(J. Pankow)

MAKE ME SMILE (3:29)
Lead vocal: Terry Kath

SO MUCH TO SAY, SO MUCH TO GIVE (1:02)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm

ANXIETY'S MOMENT (:57)
Instrumental

WEST VIRGINIA FANTASIES (1:33)
Instrumental

COLOUR MY WORLD (3:00)
Lead vocal: Terry Kath

TO BE FREE (1:31)
Instrumental

NOW MORE THAN EVER (1:10)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Robert Lamm

FANCY COLOURS (5:10)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm, Peter Cetera

25 OR 6 TO 4 (4:51)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera
Brass arrangement: Robert Lamm

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (2:50)
(P. Cetera)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera

Songs above from the Columbia album, Chicago II, KGP 24
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering: Donald Puluse, Brian Ross-Myring, Chris Hinshaw
Recorded August, 1969, Hollywood and New York
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FLIGHT 602 (2:45)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Robert Lamm

FREE (2:16)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Terry Kath
Brass arrangement: Robert Lamm

WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY (3:13)
(P. Cetera)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera

MOTHER (4:28)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm
Brass arrangement: Robert Lamm

LOWDOWN (3:35)
(P. Cetera - D. Seraphine)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera
Brass arrangement: Robert Lamm

Songs above from the Columbia album, Chicago III, C230110
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering: Don Puluse, Sy Mitchel
Recordists: Lou Waxman, Will Grur
Recorded November, 1970, Hollywood and New York
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A SONG FOR RICHARD AND HIS FRIENDS (6:22)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm

Song above from the Columbia album, Chicago at Carnegie Hall - Volumes I, II, III, IV, C4X 30865
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering: Don Puluse, Bud Graham, Hank Altman, Aaron Baron, Larry Dalkstrom Recorded during the week of April 5-10, 1971 at Carnegie Hall, New York
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A HIT BY VARESE (4:51)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm
Brass arrangement: Robert Lamm

SATURDAY IN THE PARK (3:56)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm

DIALOGUE PART I (2:57)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera, Terry Kath

DIALOGUE PART II (4:12)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera, Terry Kath

ALMA MATER (3:52)
(T. Kath)
Lead vocal: Terry Kath

Songs above from the Columbia album, Chicago V, PC 31102
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering: Wayne Tarnowski
Recorded September 20-24 and 27-29, 1971, New York
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FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY (4:14)
(P. Cetera – J. Pankow)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera

IN TERMS OF TWO (3:30)
(P. Cetera)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera
Additional personnel: J. G. O’Rafferty; pedal steel

CRITICS' CHOICE (2:49)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm

JUST YOU 'N' ME (3:43)
(J. Pankow)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera

SOMETHING IN THIS CITY CHANGES PEOPLE (3:42)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm, Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Lee Loughnane

Songs above from the Columbia album, Chicago IV, KC 32400
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering: Wayne Tarnowski, recording assistant: Jeff Guercio
Mixed by Phil Ramone; Richard Blakin, assistant
Recorded February, 1973 at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
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LIFE SAVER (5:18)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm
Brass arrangement: James Pankow

HAPPY MAN (3:31)
(P. Cetera)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera
Additional personnel: James William Guercio, acoustic guitar; Laudir de Oliveira and Guille Garcia, percussion

(I'VE BEEN) SEARCHIN' SO LONG (4:28)
(J. Pankow)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera
Additional personnel: David J. Wolinski, ARP Synthesizer
Brass arrangement: James Pankow
Strings: Jimmie Haskell

SKINNY BOY (5:12)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm
Additional personnel: Terry Kath replaces Peter Cetera on bass; Ross Salomone replaces Danny Seraphine on drums; Guille Garcia, congas; The Pointer Sisters, vocals.
Brass arrangement: James Pankow

BYBLOS (6:16)
(T. Kath)
Lead vocal: Terry Kath
Personnel: Terry Kath, bass and guitars; David J. Wolinski, ARP Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, melotron; Wayne Tarnowski, piano; Danny Seraphine, hi-hat and bass drum; Guille Garcia, congas

WISHING YOU WERE HERE (4:33)
(P. Cetera)
Lead vocal: Terry Kath, Peter Cetera
Additional personnel: James William Guercio, guitars; Peter Cetera, guitars; Terry Kath, bass; David J. Wolinski, ARP Synthesizer; Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, and Dennis Wilson, background vocals

CALL ON ME (4:01)
(L. Loughnane)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera
Additional personnel: Guille Garcia, congas
Brass arrangement: James Pankow

Songs above from the Columbia album, Chicago VII, C232810
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering: Wayne Tarnowski, Jeff Guercio
Mixed by Phil Ramone
Recorded August-December, 1973 at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
Strings recorded by Armin Steiner, Los Angeles
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BRAND NEW LOVE AFFAIR PART I & II (4:29)
(J. Pankow)
Lead vocal: Terry Kath
Strings orchestrated by Pat Williams

HARRY TRUMAN (3:01)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm

OLD DAYS (3:29)
(J. Pankow)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera
Strings orchestrated by Pat Williams

Songs above from the Columbia album, Chicago VIII, PC 33100
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering: Wayne Tarnowski, Jeff Guercio, Mark Guercio
Mixed by Phil Ramone
Recorded September, 1974 at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
Strings recorded by Armin Steiner, Los Angeles
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YOU ARE ON MY MIND (3:21)
(J. Pankow)
Lead vocal: James Pankow

IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW (3:54)
(P. Cetera)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera
Additional personnel: James William Guercio, bass, acoustic guitars
Strings and French horns orchestrated by Jimmie Haskell

TOGETHER AGAIN (3:53)
(L. Loughnane)
Lead vocal: Lee Loughnane
Bass arrangement: James Pankow

ANOTHER RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK CITY (3:01)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera
Additional personnel: Othello Molineaux and Leroy Williams, steel drums

HOPE FOR LOVE (3:03)
(T. Kath)
Lead vocal: Terry Kath
Additional personnel. David J. Wolinski; piano, melotron;
James William Guercio, guitar

Songs above from the Columbia album, Chicago X, PC 34200
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering: Wayne Tarnowski; Tom Likes, assistant
Mixed and recorded March-April, 1976 at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado and New York
Strings recorded by Armin Steiner, Los Angeles
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TAKE ME BACK TO CHICAGO (5:15)
(D. Seraphine - D. Wolinski)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm
Additional personnel: David J. Wolinski, ARPs; Chaka Khan, background vocals
Brass arrangement: James Pankow, Daniel Seraphine

MISSISSIPPI DELTA CITY BLUES (4:40)
(T. Kath)
Lead vocal: Terry Kath
Brass arrangement: James Pankow

BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE (3:05)
(P. Cetera)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera
Additional personnel: James William Guercio, acoustic guitars, bass; Terry Kath, electric guitars; Tim Cetera and Carl Wilson, background vocals
Orchestral conception and orchestration: Peter Cetera, Dominic Frontiere, James William Guercio

PRELUDE (LITTLE ONE) (:52)
(D. Seraphine - D. Wolinski)
Lead vocal: Terry Kath
Additional personnel: Lee Loughnane, flugel horn
Conception: Danny Seraphine
String and orchestral arrangement: Dominic Frontiere

LITTLE ONE (5:44)
(D. Seraphine - D. Wolinski)
Lead vocal: Terry Kath
Additional personnel: David J. Wolinski, Fender Rhodes
Brass arrangement: James Pankow
String and orchestral arrangement: Dominic Frontiere

Songs above from the Columbia album, Chicago XI, JC 34860
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering: Wayne Tarnowski; Tom Likes, assistant
Recorded and mixed April, 1977 at Canbou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
Strings recorded by Armin Steiner, Los Angeles
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NO TELL LOVER (4:13)
(P. Cetera - L. Loughnane - D. Seraphine)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera
Brass arrangement: James Pankow

CLOSER TO YOU (4:54)
(D. Dacus - S. Stills – W. Schwebke)
Lead vocal: Donnie Dacus
(Released as the non-LP B-side of the single "Must Have Been Crazy," but recorded at the Hot Streets sessions)

GONE LONG GONE (3:59)
(P. Cetera)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera

ALIVE AGAIN (4:05)
(J. Pankow)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera, Donnie Dacus

Songs above from the Columbia album, Hot Streets, FC 35512
Produced by Phil Ramone and Chicago
Engineering: Jim Boyer with Don Gehman and Lee DeCarlo; Dave Martone, Kevin Ryan, Peter Lewis, assistants
Recorded May-June, 1978 at Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Fixes: The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
Mixes: A&R Recordings Inc., New York City
Remixed by Jim Boyer and Phil Ramone
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MUST HAVE BEEN CRAZY (3:24)
(D. Dacus)
Lead vocal: Donnie Dacus

Song above from the Columbia album, Chicago 13, FC 36105
Produced by Phil Ramone and Chicago
Engineering: Jim Boyer
Engineering Associates: Nick Blagona, Robbie Whelan and Roger Ginsley at Le Studio, Montreal, Canada; John Beverly Jones at A&M Studios, Los Angeles; Peter Lewis and Brad Leigh at A&R Studios, New York
Recorded May 18, 1979 at Le Studio, Montreal, Canada and A&M Recording, Los Angeles
Mixed at A&R Recording, New York
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DOIN' BUSINESS (3:25)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm
Additional personnel: Mark Goldenberg, guitar
(Unreleased track from the Chicago XIV sessions)

SONG FOR YOU (3:41)
(P. Cetera)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera
Additional personnel: David J. Wolinski, keyboards; Mark Goldenberg, guitar; Ian Underwood, synthesizer

THUNDER AND LIGHTNING (3:32)
(R. Lamm - D. Seraphine)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera, Robert Lamm
Additional personnel: Chris Pinnick, guitar

THE AMERICAN DREAM (3:17)
(J. Pankow)
Lead vocal: Peter Cetera, Robert Lamm
Additional personnel: Chris Pinnick, guitar

Songs above from the Columbia album, Chicago XIV, FC 36517
Produced by Tom Dowd
Engineering: Michael Carnevale; Bill Freesh, Karat Faye, Ricky Delem, assistants
Recorded and mixed April-May, 1980 at The Record Plant, Los Angeles
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BEGINNINGS (LIVE) (6:15)
(R. Lamm)
Lead vocal: Robert Lamm

From the Columbia album, Chicago at Carnegie Hall - Volumes I, II, III, IV, C4X 30865
Produced by James William Guercio
Engineering: Don Puluse, Bud Graham, Hank Altman, Aaron Baron, Larry Dalkstrom
Recorded during the week of April 5-10, 1971 at Carnegie Hall, New York

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