Big Mistake (Peter Cetera song)

"Big Mistake"
Single by Peter Cetera
from the album Solitude/Solitaire
B-side	"Livin' in the Limelight"
Released	December 1986
Recorded	1985
Studio	Lion Share Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Pop rock
Length	5:39
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Peter Cetera Amos Galpin
Producer(s)	Michael Omartian
Peter Cetera singles chronology
"The Next Time I Fall" (1986) "Big Mistake" (1986) "Only Love Knows Why" (1987)

"Big Mistake" is a song by the American singer-songwriter and former Chicago performer Peter Cetera. Released as a single in late 1986 from Cetera's second studio album, Solitude/Solitaire , "Big Mistake" became the album's third single to reach the charts, ^[1] peaking at No. 61 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was composed by Cetera and Amos Galpin and produced by Michael Omartian.

Personnel

• Peter Cetera – vocals, bass
• Michael Omartian – keyboards
• Erich Bulling – synthesizers, drum programming, Yamaha QX-1 computer
• Willie Alexander – Fairlight programming
• Steve Azbill – PPG Waveterm synthesizer programming
• Dann Huff – guitars
• Jeff Porcaro – percussion
• Kenny Cetera – additional percussion, additional backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [2]	61
US Cashbox [3]	55

References

1. Neely, Tim; Popoff, Martin (2009). Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records, 7th Ed. Krause Publications. p. 122.
2. "Peter Cetera Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996 . Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-209-0.