Chicago XI
by Chicago
- Type: Album
- Released: September 1977
- Label: Columbia
- Country: United States
- Length: 52:00
- Community rating: 2.89/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Laudir de Oliveira, James William Guercio, Daniel Seraphine, Carl Wilson, Lee Loughnane, Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, Walter Parazaider
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Marking the end of an era, this album is the final release to feature founding guitarist Terry Kath before his tragic accidental death early the following year. Continuing their incredibly lucrative pivot towards highly polished, horn-driven soft rock, the project heavily emphasizes romantic balladry, yielding the massive hit 'Baby, What a Big Surprise'. Kath's sudden passing would subsequently force a complete stylistic restructuring of the iconic ensemble.
Genres
Descriptors: Fusion, rhythmic, technical
Tracklist
- Mississippi Delta City Blues (4:38)
- Baby, What a Big Surprise - Edit (3:03)
- Till the End of Time (4:48)
- Policeman (4:02)
- Take Me Back to Chicago (5:15)
- Vote for Me (3:47)
- Takin' It on Uptown (4:44)
- This Time (4:43)
- The Inner Struggles of a Man (2:43)
- Prelude (Little One) (0:52)
- Little One (5:39)
- Wish I Could Fly (3:45)
- Paris (3:54)
Credits
- Chicago - primary artist
- James Pankow - arranged by [brass], piano [steinway], trombone, vocals, keyboards, percussion, words by, music by, keyboard trombone, vocal
- Robert Lamm - arranged by [brass], keyboards, vocals, percussion, words by, music by, keyboard, vocal
- Carl Wilson - backing vocals
- Chaka Khan - backing vocals
- Walter Parazaider - baritone saxophone, woodwind
- Daniel Seraphine - concept by, drums, percussion, words by, music by
- Terry Kath - guitar, vocals, percussion, words by, music by, guitar percussion, vocal