Chicago 18

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Chicago 18
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1986 (1986-09-29)
RecordedMarch–September 1986
Studio Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, California)
Lion Share Recording Studio (Los Angeles)
Skyline Recording Company (Malibu, California)
Genre Rock
Length45:19
Label Full Moon/Warner Bros.
Producer David Foster
Chicago chronology
Take Me Back to Chicago
(1985)
Chicago 18
(1986)
Chicago 19
(1988)
Singles from Chicago 18
  1. "25 or 6 to 4"
    Released: August 1986 (US) [1]
  2. "Will You Still Love Me?"
    Released: October 24, 1986 (US) [2]
  3. "If She Would Have Been Faithful..."
    Released: March 6, 1987 (US) [3]
  4. "Niagara Falls"
    Released: June 1987

Chicago 18 is the fifteenth studio album by the American rock band Chicago, released on September 29, 1986. This album is the first without original vocalist Peter Cetera, and the first to feature Jason Scheff on bass guitar and vocals.

Contents

With Cetera having been fired by the band in 1985 because he wanted to record a solo album, Chicago eventually hired Scheff to fill Cetera's position as vocalist and bassist. With Scheff and Bill Champlin, who had joined the band in 1981, the most prominent voices in Chicago now belonged to its two newest recruits.

Chicago again hired producer David Foster to create a followup to Chicago 17.

The band recorded an updated, high-tech remake of their classic "25 or 6 to 4" (#48). Scheff recalled when he asked Foster on the way he should sing the song, the latter responded: "Just like Cetera."[ citation needed ] The following singles, "Will You Still Love Me?" (#3) and "If She Would Have Been Faithful..." (#17) became hits. Scheff was lead vocalist on all three releases. The album also features a brief instrumental horn riff, Pankow's "Free Flight."

Despite the success of its predecessor, Chicago 18 ultimately only went gold, peaking at #35 on the Billboard Top 200 charts.

Reception

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Chicago 18 (Full Moon/Warner Bros. 25509) reached gold status and #35 in the US during a chart stay of 45 weeks. It did not chart in the UK.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Niagara Falls" Steve Kipner/Bobby Caldwell Scheff with Bill Champlin 3:43
2."Forever" Robert Lamm/Bill GableLamm5:17
3."If She Would Have Been Faithful..."Kipner/Randy Goodrum Scheff with Champlin3:51
4."25 or 6 to 4" Robert Lamm Scheff4:20
5."Will You Still Love Me?" David Foster/Tom Keane/Richard Baskin Scheff with Champlin5:44
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Over and Over"Lamm/James Newton Howard/Steve Lukather Lamm4:20
7."It's Alright"Bill Champlin/FosterChamplin4:29
8."Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Now"Scheff/Buzz Feiten Scheff4:45
9."I Believe"ChamplinChamplin, with Scheff4:20
10."One More Day"Pankow/Carmen GrilloLamm, Champlin, Scheff4:13

Notes:

Personnel

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Chicago

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Chicago 18
Chart (1986–1987)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [6] 53
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [7] 31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 49
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [9] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [10] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 18
US Billboard 200 [13] 35

Certifications

Certifications for Chicago 18
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [14] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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