2007 greatest hits album by Chicago
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The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary double greatest hits album, and the thirty-first album overall, byAmerican rock bandChicago , released byRhino Records on October 2, 2007. It consists of two discs containing 30 of Chicago's top 40 singles. It is the fourth compilation of past hits released by their label since beginning of the decade. Most of the songs on this compilation are presented as their shorter length radio-single edits, as opposed to the album versions. It also features "Love Will Come Back" withoutRascal Flatts ' vocals.
The 39 tracks ofThe Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning 40th Anniversary except for the tracks 13-15 on disc 2.
Although no indication is given on the discs or the cover, the album could also be considered asChicago XXXI (31) in their canon, as it is preceded byChicago XXX Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus
Disc Two No. Title Writer(s) Original album Length 1. "Baby, What a Big Surprise " Cetera Chicago XI 3:06 2. "No Tell Lover " (Single version) Loughnane/Danny Seraphine /Cetera Hot Streets 3:50 3. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry " (Single version) Cetera/David Foster Chicago 16 3:41 4. "Love Me Tomorrow " (Single version) Cetera/Foster Chicago 16 3:58 5. "Hard Habit to Break " Cetera/Foster Chicago 17 4:45 6. "You're the Inspiration " Cetera/Foster Chicago 17 3:48 7. "Will You Still Love Me? " (Single version) Foster/Tom Keane /Richard Baskin Chicago 18 4:13 8. "If She Would Have Been Faithful... " Steve Kipner /Randy Goodrum Chicago 18 3:51 9. "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love " Albert Hammond /Diane Warren Chicago 19 3:54 10. "Look Away " (Single version) Warren Chicago 19 4:00 11. "What Kind of Man Would I Be? " (Single version) Jason Scheff , Chas Sandford,Bobby Caldwell Chicago 19 4:19 12. "You're Not Alone " (Single version) Jim Scott Chicago 19 4:00 13. "Here in My Heart " Glen Ballard /James Newton Howard The Heart of Chicago 1967–1997 4:20 14. "Feel " (Horn section mix ) Danny Orton/Blair Daly Chicago XXX 4:31 15. "Love Will Come Back" Scheff/Jay DeMarcus /Sandford Chicago XXX 3:43
Weekly chart performance forThe Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition Chart (2007) Peak position USBillboard 200[ 2] 100
Dawayne Bailey –guitar ,vocals Peter Cetera –bass , vocalsBill Champlin – guitar,keyboards , vocals, group memberDonnie Dacus – guitar, vocalsLaudir DeOliveira –percussion ,congas , vocalsBruce Gaitsch – guitarKeith Howland – guitar, vocals, group memberTris Imboden –drums , group memberTerry Kath – guitar, vocalsRobert Lamm – keyboards, vocals,lyrics ,songwriting , group memberLee Loughnane –trumpet ,flugelhorn , vocals, lyrics, songwriting, group memberJames Pankow –trombone , vocals, lyrics, songwriting, group memberWalter Parazaider – vocals,woodwinds , lyrics, songwriting, group memberChris Pinnick – guitarJason Scheff – bass, vocals, group memberDaniel Seraphine – percussion, drums, vocalsProducer –Jay DeMarcus ,David Foster ,James William Guercio ,James Newton Howard ,Ron Nevison ,Phil Ramone , Chas Sandford, Mike Engstrom,Cheryl Pawelski Album cover design – Mark Paul Rosenmeier Design – Joshua Banker,Don Jr. Garlock , Vincent Gonzales, Jim Jamitis, Jean Krikorian, Arnaud Leger, Al Mainwaring, Craig Stevens, Ashley Underwood Photography – Jimmy KatzRemastering – David DonnellyLiner notes – Bill DeYoungProduct Manager – Mike Engstrom Project assistant – Scott Webber Supervisor – Jeff Magid Editorial Supervision – Vanessa Atkins, Sheryl Farber Annotation – Steve Woolard Region Certification Certified units /salesUnited States (RIAA )[ 3] Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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