{"product_id":"829421509240","title":"Chicago - Chicago X (50th Anniversary) - Import Chocolate Vinyl LP Recurd","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicago\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthoughitwastheirtenthreleaseChicagoX(1976)wasactuallytheband'seighthstudioeffort--asChicagoIV(1972)hadbeenalivesetfromCarnegieHallandChicagoIX(1975),whichprecedesthisdisc,wastheirfirstbest-ofcollection.Musically,thecombohadeffectivelyabandonedtheirextendedfree-formjazzleaningsformoresuccinctpopsongs.Thatisnottosaythatthebandcouldn'trock,becausetheycouldasevidencedbytheTerryKath(guitar\/vocals)full-tiltrave-up\"OnceorTwice,\"whichcommencesthealbum.ThehotbrasssectionbowsdeeplyandrespectfullytotheirMuscleShoalscounterpartsasKathdoeshisbestfunkyOtisReddingvocal.Showinghistremendousdepthoffield,KathbookendstheLPwiththeempoweringandpositive\"HopeforLove.\"InbetweenthosetwoextremesaresomeofChicago'sbest-knownworks--suchasPeterCetera's(bass\/vocals)chart-toppinglightrockepic\"IfYouLeaveMeNow\"andRobertLamm's(keyboards\/vocals)\"AnotherRainyNightinNewYorkCity.\"Thelattersidealsorevealsaminormotif,asitisaLatin-basedsongabouttheBigApple.Itfollowsinthefootstepsoftheimprov-heavy\"ItalianfromNewYork\"fromtheirpreviousstudioeffort,thefusion-filledChicagoVII(1974).Lammcontributesafewothertucked-awayclassicstoChicagoXaswell--suchastheaggressiveandsexy\"YouGetItUp.\"TherearealsoapairfromJamesPankow(trombone\/vocals)intheformofthesyncopated\"YouAreonMyMind\"--whichcrossedoverontoboththeadultcontemporaryaswellaspopmusiccharts.Hisothercompositionistheclassybrassof\"SkinTight.\"TheupfronthorninterjectionsandoverallaugmentationareakintothesoundmadefamousbytheirWestCoastTowerofPowercontemporaries.Asamajorityoftheirpreviouseffortshaddone--allsanstheirdebut--ChicagoXwasaTopTenalbumand\"IfYouLeaveMeNow\"becameadoubleGrammywinner,forbothBestPopVocalPerformancebyaDuoGrouporChorusandBestArrangementAccompanyingVocalist(s).Thelatterawardwasactuallynotgiventotheband,butrathertonotedstringarrangerJimmieHaskellandthegroup'slongtimeproducer,JamesWilliamGuercio.Anotherwell-deservedGrammywasgiventoJohnBergforhisvisuallyenticingcoverart--depictingChicago'slogoonthewrapperofwhatotherwiseappearstobeaHersheychocolatebar.AsthediscwasreleasedinthesummeroftheU.S.bicentennial(1976),theall-Americanimagewasundoubtedlyanddulynoted.~LindsayPlaner\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Friday Music Two","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52608245137697,"sku":"829421509240","price":63.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/829421509240.jpg?v=1777226159","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/es-es\/products\/829421509240","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}