The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning

by Chicago

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  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 2 July 2002
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:37:30
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Peter Cetera, Bill Champlin, Bruce Gaitsch, Jason Scheff, Walter Parazaider, Chaka Khan, Dawayne Bailey, Robert Lamm, James Pankow, Daniel Seraphine, Chris Pinnick, Laudir de Oliveira, Tris Imboden, Terry Kath, Keith Howland, Donnie Dacus

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning' is a jazz-rock compilation by Chicago, shaped by cool, refined moods. Its writing and arrangement lean on improvisation, melodic elements, keeping the focus on the sound and construction of the material itself.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, melodic, rhythmic, ensemble, sophisticated

Tracklist

  1. Make Me Smile / Now More Than Ever (4:27)
  2. 25 or 6 to 4 (4:49)
  3. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (3:19)
  4. Beginnings (6:26)
  5. Questions 67 and 68 (5:01)
  6. I'm a Man (5:41)
  7. Colour My World (3:00)
  8. Free (2:18)
  9. Lowdown (3:35)
  10. Saturday in the Park (3:55)
  11. Dialogue, Pt. I & Pt. II (5:03)
  12. Just You 'N' Me (3:42)
  13. Feelin' Stronger Every Day (4:14)
  14. (I've Been) Searchin' So Long (4:28)
  15. Wishing You Were Here (4:35)
  16. Call on Me (4:02)
  17. Happy Man (3:15)
  18. Another Rainy Day in New York City (3:01)
  19. If You Leave Me Now (3:55)
  20. Old Days (3:29)
  21. Baby, What a Big Surprise (3:02)
  22. Take Me Back to Chicago (2:57)
  23. Alive Again (4:07)
  24. No Tell Lover (3:49)
  25. Love Me Tomorrow (3:58)
  26. Hard to Say I'm Sorry / Get Away (5:06)
  27. Stay the Night (3:51)
  28. Hard Habit to Break (4:44)
  29. You're the Inspiration (3:50)
  30. Along Comes a Woman (3:48)
  31. Will You Still Love Me? (4:13)
  32. If She Would Have Been Faithful... (3:51)
  33. Look Away (4:01)
  34. What Kind of Man Would I Be? (4:16)
  35. I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love (3:57)
  36. We Can Last Forever (3:44)
  37. You're Not Alone (4:00)
  38. Chasin' the Wind (4:18)
  39. Sing, Sing, Sing (3:21)

Credits

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