Chicago V

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Chicago V
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Studio album by
Chicago
ReleasedJuly 10, 1972 (1972-07-10)
RecordedSeptember 20–29, 1971
Studio Columbia 52nd Street, New York City
Genre
Length45:16
Label Columbia
Producer James William Guercio
Chicago chronology
Chicago at Carnegie Hall
(1971)		Chicago V
(1972)		 Live in Japan
(1972)
Singles from Chicago V
  1. "Saturday in the Park"
    Released: July 13, 1972
  2. "Dialogue (Part I & II)"
    Released: October 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rolling Stone (not rated) [2]

Chicago V is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Chicago. It was released on July 10, 1972 by Columbia Records. It is notable for being the group's first single album release, after having released three consecutive double albums and a four-disc box set of live material.

Contents

History

Following the release of Chicago III in 1971, the group changed from producing double albums, with many songs arranged in extended suites, in favor of more concise tracks on a single album. [3] It is often considered the group’s return-to-basics as it has a sound resembling their first album, Chicago Transit Authority.Chicago V is also notable for Robert Lamm's prolific songwriting; seven out of its nine tunes are composed solely by him. Terry Kath wrote and sang the album's final track "Alma Mater", which showcased his acoustic guitar abilities. The song "A Hit by Varèse" is a tribute to French-American composer Edgard Varèse. This would be the last album not to have any compositions from Peter Cetera during his tenure in the band.

Recorded just before Chicago at Carnegie Hall was released in late 1971, Chicago V was cut in just over a week and held over for release until the following summer. Released shortly before the album, the single "Saturday in the Park" was the band's biggest hit to that point, reaching No. 3 in the US. [4] Chicago V was critically acclaimed and became Chicago's first No.1 album, [5] [6] spending nine weeks atop the charts in the US. [7] In the UK, the release managed to reach No. 24. [8] The follow-up single "Dialogue (Part I & II)" also became a hit, peaking at No. 24 in the US. [4]

This album was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic. In 2002, Chicago V was remastered and reissued by Rhino Records with three bonus tracks: a rehearsal of Lamm's "A Song for Richard and His Friends", which was debuted at Carnegie Hall, an early rehearsal of Kath's "Mississippi Delta City Blues" (which would later be re-recorded and released on Chicago XI ), and a single edit of "Dialogue".

On August 17, 2011, Warner Japan released this album as a hybrid stereo-multichannel Super Audio CD in their Warner Premium Sound series. [9]

Critical reception

Accolades

Track listing

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."A Hit by Varèse" Robert Lamm Lamm4:56
2."All Is Well"LammLamm3:52
3."Now That You've Gone" James Pankow Terry Kath 5:01
4."Dialogue (Part I)"LammKath, Peter Cetera 2:57
5."Dialogue (Part II)"LammKath, Cetera4:13
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."While the City Sleeps"LammLamm3:53
2."Saturday in the Park"LammLamm, Cetera3:56
3."State of the Union"LammCetera6:12
4."Goodbye"LammCetera6:02
5."Alma Mater"KathKath3:56

Bonus track (2002 re-issue)

  2. "A Song for Richard and His Friends (Studio version without vocals)" (Lamm) – 8:15
  4. "Mississippi Delta City Blues (First recorded version with scratch vocal)" (Kath) – 5:28
  6. "Dialogue (Part I & II) (Single edit)" (Lamm) – 5:02

Personnel

Chicago

Production

Charts

Chart (1972)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [12] 5
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [13] 14
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) [14] 24
United States (Billboard 200) [15] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [16] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [17] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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