Lowdown (Chicago song)

"Lowdown"
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago III
B-side"Loneliness Is Just a Word"
ReleasedApril 1971
GenreRock
Length3:35
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Peter Cetera, Danny Seraphine
Producer(s)James William Guercio
Chicago singles chronology
"Free"
(1971) 		"Lowdown"
(1971) 		"Beginnings/Colour My World"
(1971)

"Lowdown" is a song written by Peter Cetera and Danny Seraphine for the rock band Chicago and recorded for their third album Chicago III (1971). It was the second single released from this album,[1] and peaked at No. 35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2] Cetera provided lead vocals while guitarist Terry Kath used a fuzzbox and wah-wah pedal for his guitar solo and Robert Lamm made prominent use of the Hammond organ.

A Japanese-language version of the song was recorded in 1972 for the Japan market and released as a single. It would be released digitally on the Japan-only compilation CD The Heart of Chicago 1967-1971 Volume II Special Edition (green cover), which also contains "Questions 67 and 68" sung in Japanese. The group performed the song live with the Japanese lyrics during tours of Japan in 1972,[3] documented on the Live in Japan album.

Background

This was Cetera's second song-writing effort for the group, after "Where Do We Go From Here" on Chicago II,[4] as well as Seraphine's first co-writing credit.[5]: 123  According to group biographer, William James Ruhlmann, Cetera wrote the song with Seraphine despite having been "told" that "Where Do We Go From Here" would probably be his last contribution because "the group was very happy with the writers they had, thank you, and we didn't need any more contributions."[4]

According to Cetera's account, Terry Kath was not pleased with his guitar contributions to the song, and told Cetera, " 'Don't you ever tell anybody I ever played guitar on this record’". Cetera argues that Kath's lack of enthusiasm took the heart out of the song.[4]

Critical reception

Record World said that it is "exceptional in every department."[6]

Music critics in a 2019 article published by Billboard magazine ranked "Lowdown" the 24th best Chicago song. They called "Lowdown" a "bounding tune . . . and one of the most beloved tracks off Chicago III."[7]

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1971) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 35

References

  1. ^ "The Chicago Story: Chapter VII – Success". www.chicagotheband.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Chicago Lowdown Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  3. ^ Miller, Bruce R. (February 10, 2012). "There's plenty of glory in Cetera's life". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa, USA. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Ruhlmann, William James (1980). "Chicago Box Set - Page 4". Chicago Group Portrait (Box Set): Liner Notes. Columbia Records. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  5. ^ Seraphine, Danny (2011). Street Player: My Chicago Story. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 978-0-470-41683-9.
  6. ^ "Picks of the Week" (PDF). Record World. May 1, 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  7. ^ Olivier, Bobby (April 25, 2019). "50 Best Chicago Songs: Staff Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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