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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Make Me Smile | |||
| 2. 25 Or 6 To 4 | |||
| 3. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? | |||
| 4. Beginnings | |||
| 5. Questions 67 And 68 | |||
| 6. I'm A Man | |||
| 7. Colour Of My World | |||
| 8. Free | |||
| 9. Lowdown | |||
| 10. Saturday In The Park | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Old Days | |||
| 2. Baby, What A Big Surprise | |||
| 3. Take Me Back To Chicago | |||
| 4. Alive Again | |||
| 5. No Tell Lover | |||
| 6. Love Me Tomorrow | |||
| 7. Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Get Away | |||
| 8. Stay The Night | |||
| 9. Hard Habit To Break | |||
| 10. You're The Inspiration | |||
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Product Description
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From the perspective of 15 subsequent platinum albums and 20 top-10 hits, it's hard to imagine that Chicago began their career as a bona fide prog-fusion act, an early FM radio favorite whose jazz-tinged, album-length suites found them a hip cult following even as they confounded label execs. Ironically, when the pioneering horn band (a contemporary of Blood, Sweat & Tears and inspiration for one-hit wonders like Lighthouse, Ides of March, and Ten Wheel Drive) relented and allowed their music to be edited down to single length, their success was explosive. Most of the "single edits" on disc 1 of this 39-track anthology provide ample evidence of that de facto formula: a catchy riff ("25 or 6 to 4," "Saturday in the Park," "Color My World") develops into a hook-filled, pop-savvy production rife with the band's trademark horn perfection. One could argue that that sensibility--and a midcareer tilt toward producer David Foster, songwriter Diane Warren, and the MOR ballads that became some of their biggest successes--degenerated into formula. Indeed, there's much on the second disc to support that notion. This set spans it all, showcasing newly refocused edits of some their biggest early hits and lesser-known tracks like their lively '95 cross-cultural collaboration with the Gipsy Kings on a cover of Louis Prima's swing classic "Sing, Sing, Sing." --Jerry McCulley
Album Description
Subtitled - Only The Beginning. Double disc with 39 hit singles spanning Chicago's complete 35-year history. Including the #1 singles 'If You Leave Me Now,' 'Hard To Say I'm Sorry' and 'Look Away'. Booklet features detailed liner notes by Bill DeYoung. Rhino Records. Slipcase. 2002.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Band, Great Songs, but somthing's wrong here . . .,
By johnr1note (Tinley Park, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Very Best..Only the Beginning (Audio CD)
I'm a big fan of Chicago -- I wore out my vinyl albums as a youth, and played trombone in a "cover band" in high school that performed many Chicago arrangements. To be blunt, I lived for this music. I looked forward to the release of this compilation, as I had very little of Chicago's music on CD.While the tune selection is great, and the trip down memory lane was most pleasant, there are two big disappointments. First, many of the songs are edited down, the "radio" versions of the hits. i understand redacting "Make Me Smile" and "Colour My World," but "Beginnings" without the percussion break? "I'm a Man" without the drum solo? "Dialouge" whittled down? I can't see why they didn't include the album versions of all of these songs. Second, the digital "remastering" of several of these tracks nearly ruined them. I knew these songs like the back of my hand, and to hear them with the balance and tonal settings radically altered in some instances was very unsettling. it made things sound almost cheap. Definitely not an improvement. So if you're a devoted Chicago fan, I guess we should be glad its "Only the Beginning," because while I always enjoy thier music, this compilation left things a little flat.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Chicago is aces,
This review is from: Very Best..Only the Beginning (Audio CD)
Chicago demostrates why they have been chart toppers for over three decades. Allk of their great hits are here, sounding just as you expected them. A must for your library, and one you will repeat play.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great album from THE greatest music group EVER!,
By Fiona (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Very Best..Only the Beginning (Audio CD)
This is the helluva great album, I recommend it to everyone out there who enjoys music, and of course is a MUST for all Chicago fans!!!!! I loved the album so much, I got 8 more copies for friends and my family!!!
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