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Chicago 17
Studio albumby
Chicago
ReleasedMay 14, 1984(1984-05-14)[1]
RecordedMid 1983 – early 1984
StudioThe Lighthouse (North Hollywood, California)
Sunset Sound(Hollywood)
The Record Plant(Los Angeles)
Genre
Length41:53
LabelFull Moon/Warner Bros.[2]
ProducerDavid Foster[2]
Chicagochronology
If You Leave Me Now
(1983) 		Chicago 17
(1984) 		Take Me Back to Chicago
(1985)
SinglesfromChicago 17
  1. "Stay the Night"
    Released: April 18, 1984[3]
  2. "Hard Habit to Break"
    Released: July 18, 1984[4]
  3. "You're the Inspiration"
    Released: October 29, 1984[1]
  4. "Along Comes a Woman"
    Released: February 11, 1985[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]

Chicago 17is the fourteenthstudio albumby AmericanrockbandChicago,released on May 14, 1984. It was the group's second release forFull Moon/Warner Bros. Records,their second album to be produced byDavid Foster[7]and their last with founding bassist/vocalistPeter Cetera.As of 2023, it remains Chicago's best-selling album, with over 6.1 million copies being sold in theUnited States,theUnited Kingdom,andJapan.[8]Foursingleswere released from the album, all of which peaked in the top 20 on theBillboardHot 100chart.[9]The success of themusic videosfor "Stay the Night","You're the Inspiration",and"Hard Habit to Break"onMTVpropelledChicago 17to achieve anRIAAcertification of six times platinum.[10]

In1985,the album received threeGrammy Awards.David Foster won forProducer of the Year, Non-Classical(tied in this category withLionel RichieandJames Anthony Carmichael),[11][12]Humberto Gaticawon forBest Engineered Recording – Non-Classical,[13]and David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock won forBest Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)[13]for "Hard Habit to Break"which was also nominated forRecord of the Year,Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With VocalsandBest Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices.[14]In his review of the album forAllMusic,music criticStephen Thomas ErlewinesaysChicago 17is "the pinnacle of [producer David Foster's] craft and one of the best adult contemporary records of the '80s," and one of the most influential albums "within its style."[15]Writing forBillboard,Bobby Olivier said the album "is one of the greatest purepower balladalbums of all time — or at least from 1984 — and "[Hard] Habit [to Break]" is one of the finest entries. "[16]

In 2006,Rhino Entertainmentremastered and reissued the album, using the original analog versions of "Please Hold On" (which was co-written with Lionel Richie who was enjoying success from his albumCan't Slow Down) and "Prima Donna" and adding aRobert Lammdemo, "Here Is Where We Begin" as a bonus track.

Artwork, packaging

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In keeping with the majority of their albums up to that time (1984), the traditional "Chicago" logo, designed byJohn Bergand Nick Fasciano,[17][18]is the main feature of thealbum cover.It does not feature any photos of the group. In a 2020 article forMuse by Clio,it was listed among "Nine Great Album Covers, Chosen by Gregory Sylvester." Sylvester describes the cover as, "... an illusion of a package within a package... brown kraft paper, twine and a faux red stamp."[19]The album cover looks like a package wrapped in brown paper tied with twine and (on the back) secured with tape. On the front, the "Chicago" logo appears to be inbas-relief(it is not), covered by the wrapping paper. The number "17," inArabic numeralsrather than theRoman numeralsused by the group formerly, appears to be stamped on the wrapping paper below the logo. In the upper left-hand quadrant of the cover back, a pink "receipt form" is depicted (designated as a "TOPS FORM 3014" in small print at the bottom of the "receipt" ), tucked underneath the "twine," with the "Chicago" logo stamped on it near the top in purple ink and, below the logo, a "DESCRIPTION OF PACKAGE" lists the tracks on side one and side two. The bottom of the "receipt form" shows production and engineering credits and theWarner Bros.logo "stamped" on the slip. On the inner dust sleeve, a large group photo of the band appears on one side: (back row, left to right) Lee Loughnane, Bill Champlin, James Pankow, Walt Parazaider, Robert Lamm, (front row, left to right) Danny Seraphine, Peter Cetera. The reverse side of the dust sleeve gives track listings, song lyrics, and song and album credits, including credits for artwork and packaging: Art Direction/Design, Simon Levy; Album Cover Art, Larry Vigon; Photography, Harry Langdon, James Goble.[2]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Stay the Night"Peter Cetera,David FosterPeter Cetera3:48
2."We Can Stop the Hurtin'"Bill Champlin,Robert Lamm,Deborah NealRobert Lamm4:11
3."Hard Habit to Break"Steve Kipner,John Lewis ParkerCetera with Bill Champlin4:43
4."Only You"Foster,James PankowLamm with Champlin3:53
5."Remember the Feeling"Cetera, ChamplinCetera4:28
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Along Comes a Woman"Cetera,Mark GoldenbergCetera4:14
7."You're the Inspiration"Cetera, FosterCetera3:49
8."Please Hold On"Champlin, Foster,Lionel RichieChamplin3:37
9."Prima Donna"Cetera, GoldenbergCetera4:09
10."Once in a Lifetime"PankowChamplin with Cetera4:12
Total length:41:53
Bonus tracks on Rhinoreissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
11."Here Is Where We Begin" (featuringDavid Pack)LammLamm with David Pack3:53
Unreleased
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
11."Sweet Marie"Cetera, Foster[20]Champlin

Some songs were recorded during theChicago 17sessions but not released. "Good for Nothing" was later released on theWe Are the Worldsuperstar charity album in 1985.[21][22]This is the last released Chicago song to featurePeter Ceteraon vocals.

A song called "Sweet Marie" recorded during sessions for theChicago 17album has been performed by the Norwegian band TOBB. Bill Champlin offered this song to the band. It was released on May 14, 2014 by TOBB, the 30th anniversary of theChicago 17album's release.[23]It was performed by Chicago on rare occasions in 1984,[23]and has surfaced online fromVHSrecordings of some of their performances.

A subsequent international release in 2010 (included in theStudio Albums 1979 - 2008boxed set from 2015) has the original album restored, with additional bonus tracks of alternate versions of "Only You", "You're the Inspiration", and "Prima Donna" as well as "Here Is Where We Begin". A demo version of "Hard Habit to Break" exists with Robert Lamm on vocals, as briefly heard during the documentary “Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago.”

Personnel

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All information in this section from except as noted.[24]

Chicago

Additional personnel

Production

  • David Foster – producer
  • Humberto Gatica– engineer, mixing
  • Terry Christian – assistant engineer
  • Eddie Delena – assistant engineer
  • Laura Livingston – assistant engineer
  • Larry Fergusson – mix assistant, additional overdubs
  • Paul Lani – additional overdubs
  • Simon Levy – art direction, design
  • Larry Vigon – album cover art
  • James Goble – photography
  • Harry Langdon – photography
  • Recorded at The Lighthouse (North Hollywood, CA);Sunset Sound(Hollywood, CA);Record Plant(Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mixed atLion Share Recording Studio(Los Angeles, CA).

Production for 2006 reissue

  • Jeff Magid – project supervision, mixing (bonus selections)
  • David Donnelly – mixing (bonus selections), remastering
  • Cory Frye – editorial supervision
  • Greg Allen – art direction, design
  • Karen LeBlanc – project assistance
  • Steve Woolard – project assistance
  • Mixed at DNA Studio (Studio City, California)
  • Mastered at DNA Mastering (Studio City, California)

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales forChicago 17
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPISwitzerland)[44] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[46] 6× Platinum 6,000,000^

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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