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| Chicago V | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 10, 1972 (1972-07-10) | |||
| Recorded | September 20–29, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 52nd Street, New York City | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 45:16 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | James William Guercio | |||
| Chicago chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Chicago V | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[2] |
Chicago V is the fourth studio album by the Americanrock bandChicago. It was released on July 10, 1972, byColumbia Records. It is the group's first single album release, after having released three consecutivedouble albums and a four-discbox set of live material.
Following the release ofChicago III in 1971, the group changed from producing double albums, with many songs arranged in extended suites, in favor of more concise tracks on a single album.[3] It is often considered the group's return-to-basics as it has a sound resembling their first album,Chicago Transit Authority.Chicago V is also notable forRobert Lamm's prolificsongwriting; Eight out of its ten tunes are composed solely by him.Terry Kath wrote and sang the album's final track "Alma Mater", which showcased hisacoustic guitar abilities. The song "A Hit by Varèse" is a tribute to French-American composerEdgard Varèse. This would be the last album not to have any compositions fromPeter Cetera during his tenure in the band.
Recorded just beforeChicago at Carnegie Hall was released in late 1971,Chicago V was cut in just over a week and held over for release until the following summer. Released shortly before the album, the single "Saturday in the Park" was the band's biggest hit to that point, reaching No. 3 in the US.[4]Chicago V was critically acclaimed and became Chicago's first No.1 album,[5] spending nine weeks atop the charts in theUS.[6] In theUK, the release managed to reach No. 24.[7] The follow-up single "Dialogue (Part I & II)" also became a hit, peaking at No. 24 in the US.[4]
This album was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic. In 2002,Chicago V was remastered and reissued byRhino Records with three bonus tracks: a rehearsal of Lamm's "A Song for Richard and His Friends", which was debuted atCarnegie Hall, an early rehearsal of Kath's "Mississippi Delta City Blues" (which would later be re-recorded and released onChicago XI), and a single edit of "Dialogue".
On August 17, 2011,Warner Japan released this album as a hybrid stereo-multichannelSuper Audio CD in theirWarner Premium Sound series.[8]
1973:Chicago V, Best Small-Combo LP,Playboy Jazz & Pop Poll[9][10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Hit by Varèse" | Robert Lamm | Lamm | 4:56 |
| 2. | "All Is Well" | Lamm | Lamm | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Now That You've Gone" | James Pankow | Terry Kath | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Dialogue (Part I)" | Lamm | Kath,Peter Cetera | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Dialogue (Part II)" | Lamm | Kath, Cetera | 4:13 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "While the City Sleeps" | Lamm | Lamm | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Saturday in the Park" | Lamm | Lamm, Cetera | 3:56 |
| 3. | "State of the Union" | Lamm | Cetera | 6:12 |
| 4. | "Goodbye" | Lamm | Cetera | 6:02 |
| 5. | "Alma Mater" | Kath | Kath | 3:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "A Song for Richard and His Friends" (Studio version without vocals) | Lamm | 8:15 |
| 12. | "Mississippi Delta City Blues" (First recorded version with scratch vocal) | Kath | 5:28 |
| 13. | "Dialogue (Part I & II)" (Single edit) | Lamm | 5:02 |
| Chart (1972) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[11] | 5 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[12] | 4 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] | 4 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[14] | 14 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[15] | 13 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] | 3 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] | 7 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 24 |
| USBillboard Top LPs[6] | 1 |
| USBest Selling Soul LP's (Billboard)[6] | 33 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[19] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[20] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
