Chicago 19

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Chicago 19
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 20, 1988 [1]
RecordedLate 1987 – early 1988
Genre Rock
Length44:24
Label Full Moon/Reprise
Producer Ron Nevison and Chas Sandford
Chicago chronology
Chicago 18
(1986)
Chicago 19
(1988)
Greatest Hits 1982–1989
(1989)
Singles from Chicago 19
  1. "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love"
    Released: 20 May 1988
  2. "Look Away"
    Released: 9 September 1988
  3. "You're Not Alone"
    Released: 13 January 1989 [2]
  4. "We Can Last Forever"
    Released: 21 April 1989 [3]
  5. "What Kind of Man Would I Be?"
    Released: 17 November 1989 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Chicago 19 is the sixteenth studio album by American soft rock band Chicago, released on June 20, 1988. After recording Chicago 18 with David Foster, the band worked primarily with producers Ron Nevison and Chas Sandford for this album. Their Full Moon Records imprint moved to Reprise Records. This is the final album to feature the band's original drummer Danny Seraphine, who was dismissed from the group in 1990.

Contents

Background

With a reception similar to its predecessor, Chicago 19 became a success on the album chart, going platinum and yielding several hit singles. The album includes "Look Away" (No. 1), "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" (No. 3), and "You're Not Alone" (No. 10). A remixed version of Jason Scheff's "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" (No. 5) would also be successful in late 1989 as part of the follow-up Greatest Hits 1982-1989 release. The album relied heavily on outside writers with five of its ten compositions. The first two singles were either written or co-written by Diane Warren, and the third by British-born songwriter Jimmy Scott. [6]

After the tour for Chicago 19, original drummer Danny Seraphine was fired from the band for undisclosed reasons. Session drummer Tris Imboden then joined the band, in time to record "Explain It to My Heart" (the last song recorded for the album) on Twenty 1 .

Track listing

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."Heart in Pieces" Tim Feehan, Brian MacLeod Jason Scheff 5:04
2."I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" Albert Hammond, Diane Warren Bill Champlin 3:55
3."I Stand Up" Robert Lamm, Gerard McMahon Robert Lamm4:06
4."We Can Last Forever"Jason Scheff, John DexterScheff3:45
5."Come in from the Night"Bill Champlin, Bruce Gaitsch Champlin4:43
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
6."Look Away" Diane Warren Champlin4:02
7."What Kind of Man Would I Be?"Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford, Bobby Caldwell Scheff4:21
8."Runaround"Bill Champlin, Jason ScheffChamplin and Scheff4:10
9."You're Not Alone"Jim ScottChamplin3:56
10."Victorious" Marc Jordan, John Capek Lamm6:02

Chicago 19 (Full Moon/Reprise 25714) reached #37 in the US during a chart stay of 42 weeks. It did not chart in the UK.

Outtakes

An alternate version of "Come in from the Night" exists called "Hide Behind the Window". A cover version of Otis Redding's "I Can't Turn You Loose" was intended for Chicago 19 and was performed live in July 1988. "Dancing in The Streets" was omitted, and performed in 1989 in Houston, Texas as part of an encore; Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour" was also performed at the same show.

Personnel

Chicago

Additional musicians

Production

The album makes extensive use of the then popular Roland D-50 synthesizer presets. For example: "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" with "Pressure Me Strings" and "Look Away" with PCM E-Piano.

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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