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Chicago VIII
Chicago VIII
Studio album by Chicago
Released	March 24, 1975
Recorded	August – September 1974
Studio	Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
Genre	Jazz fusion; progressive rock;
Length	39:18
Label	Columbia
Producer	James William Guercio
Chicago chronology
Singles from Chicago VIII
	"Harry Truman"; Released: February 1975; "Old Days"; Released: April 1975; "Brand New Love Affair"; Released: July 1975;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Chicago VIII is the seventh studio album by American rock band Chicago, released on March 24, 1975 by Columbia Records. Following the experimental jazz/pop stylings of Chicago VII, the band returned to a more streamlined rock-based sound on this follow-up.

Background

After five consecutive years of constant activity, the members of Chicago were feeling drained as they came to record Chicago VIII at producer James William Guercio's Caribou Ranch in Colorado in the summer of 1974. While the variety in styles explored on Chicago VIII were reminiscent of Chicago VI, this particular album had a more distinct rock feel, as exemplified on Peter Cetera's "Anyway You Want" (later covered by Canadian singer Charity Brown) and "Hideaway", as well as Terry Kath's Hendrix tribute "Oh, Thank You Great Spirit" and James Pankow's hit "Old Days" (#5). The ballad "Brand New Love Affair, Part I & II" charted at #61.

Preceded by Lamm's "Harry Truman" (#13) as lead single, Chicago VIII was held over for release until March 1975 as Chicago VII was still riding high in the charts. While it easily reached #1 in the US, the album had a lukewarm critical reception — still commonly considered, by some, as one of their weakest albums from the original lineup, resulting in the briefest chart stay of any Chicago album thus far. It was also the first album to feature session percussionist Laudir de Oliveira as a full-fledged band member rather than merely a sideman, the first addition to the original lineup.

Inside the original LP package was an iron-on t-shirt decal of the album cover and a poster of the band in a station wagon being pulled over by a policeman.

On the RPM Canada charts, confusion endured when the LP was mis-identified during its chart run as Chicago VII; the catalog number listed proved it was really VIII.

This album was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic. In 2002, Chicago VIII was remastered and reissued by Rhino Records with two unreleased songs: "Sixth Sense" (an instrumental, or possibly a backing track) by Kath and "Bright Eyes" by Lamm, as well as a version of "Satin Doll" recorded for a Dick Clark's "Rockin' New Year's Eve" special - all as bonus tracks.

Track listing

Side One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocalist(s)	Length
1.	"Anyway You Want"	Peter Cetera	Cetera	3:37
2.	"Brand New Love Affair, Part I & II"	James Pankow	Kath & Cetera	4:28
3.	"Never Been in Love Before"	Robert Lamm	Cetera	4:10
4.	"Hideaway"	Cetera	Cetera	4:44
5.	"Till We Meet Again"	Terry Kath	Kath	2:03

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocalist(s)	Length
6.	"Harry Truman"	Lamm	Lamm	3:01
7.	"Oh, Thank You Great Spirit"	Kath	Kath	7:19
8.	"Long Time No See"	Lamm	Lamm	2:46
9.	"Ain't It Blue?"	Lamm	Kath & Cetera	3:26
10.	"Old Days"	Pankow	Cetera	3:31

Rhino Box Set Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocalist(s)	Length
11.	"Sixth Sense (Rehearsal)"	Kath	Instrumental	5:07
12.	"Bright Eyes (Rehearsal)"	Lamm	Lamm	3:41
13.	"Satin Doll (Live)"	Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer	Instrumental	2:48

Personnel

Chicago

Peter Cetera – bass, lead and backing vocals
Terry Kath – electric and acoustic guitars, lead and backing vocals
Robert Lamm – keyboards, lead and backing vocals
Lee Loughnane – trumpet, backing vocals
James Pankow – trombone, brass arrangements
Walter Parazaider – saxophones, flute, clarinet
Danny Seraphine – drums
Laudir de Oliveira – percussion

Additional personnel

Caribou Kitchenettes – vocal chorus on "Harry Truman" (John Carsello, Donna Conroy, Laudir de Oliveira, Bob Eberhardt, Steve Fagin, Kristy Ferguson, Linda Greene, Lee Loughnane, Brandy Maitland, Katherine Ogden, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider, Joanne Rocconi, Richard Torres and Angele Warner)
String orchestrations on "Brand New Love Affair", "Oh, Thank You Great Spirit", "Long Time No See" and "Old Days" – Patrick Williams

Production

James William Guercio – producer
Wayne Tarnowski – engineer
Jeff Guercio – engineer
Mark Guercio – engineer
Phil Ramone – mixing
John Berg – cover design
Nick Fasciano – cover design
Anthony Maggiore – artwork and handwriting
Reid Miles – poster photography

Charts

Chart (1975)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[2]	27
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[3]	3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[4]	40
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[5]	30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[6]	6
US Billboard 200^[7]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[8]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r3850/review
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 62. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3978a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Charts.nz – Chicago – VIII". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chicago – VIII". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Chicago Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Chicago – Chicago VIII". Music Canada. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
^ "American album certifications – Chicago – Chicago VIII". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 21, 2023.

[1] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r3850/review

[2] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 62. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-3] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3978a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[4] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_New_Zealand_Chicago-5] "Charts.nz – Chicago – VIII". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[ac_Norway_Chicago-6] "Norwegiancharts.com – Chicago – VIII". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_Chicago-7] "Chicago Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[CanadaChicagoChicago_VIIIalbumCertRef-8] "Canadian album certifications – Chicago – Chicago VIII". Music Canada. Retrieved June 21, 2023.

[United_StatesChicagoChicago_VIIIalbumCertRef-9] "American album certifications – Chicago – Chicago VIII". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 21, 2023.

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Chicago VIII

Background

Track listing

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

References

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