Chicago VII - Definition

Chicago VII is the seventh album by American rock band Chicago, released in 1974. (See 1974 in music).

Track listing

1. "Prelude to Aire" (Seraphine) - 2:47
2. "Aire" (Pankow, Parazaider, Seraphine) - 6:30
3. "Devil's Sweet" (Parazaider, Seraphine) - 10:03
4. "Italian from New York" (Lamm) - 4:14
5. "Hanky Panky" (Lamm) - 1:53
6. "Life Saver" (Lamm) - 5:19
7. "Happy Man" (Cetera) - 3:32
8. "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" (Pankow) - 4:28
9. "Mongonucleosis" (Pankow) - 3:29
10. "Song of the Evergreens" (Kath) - 5:23
11. "Byblos" (Kath) - 6:19
12. "Wishing You Were Here" (Cetera) - 4:36
13. "Call on Me" (Loughnane) - 4:03
14. "Woman Don't Want to Love Me" (Lamm) - 4:37
15. "Skinny Boy" (Lamm) - 5:11

Personnel

Chicago

• Peter Cetera - bass, vocals
• Laudir Soares DeOliviera - percussion, congas
• Terry Kath - guitar, bells, vocals
• Robert Lamm - melotron, keyboard, Fender Rhodes, ARP synthesizer, clavinet, piano, vocals
• Lee Loughnane - trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
• James Pankow - trombone
• Walter Parazaider - flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Danny Seraphine - drums

Additional personnel

• David J. Wolinski - ARP synthesizer and melotron on "Devil's Sweet" and "Byblos"
• James William Guercio - acoustic guitar and bass on "Happy Man" and "Song Of The Evergreens"
• Jimmie Haskell - strings on "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long"
• Wayne Tarnowski - piano on "Song Of The Evergreens"
• Guille Garcia - congas on "Byblos"
• Al Jardine - additional vocals on "Wishing You Were Here"
• Carl Wilson - additional vocals on "Wishing You Were Here"
• Dennis Wilson - additional vocals on "Wishing You Were Here"
• The Pointer Sisters - additional vocals on "Skinny Boy"

Production

• Producer: James William Guercio
• Engineers: Wayne Tarnowski, Jeff Guercio
• Mixing: Phil Ramone
• Brass arrangements: James Pankow and Robert Lamm on "Italian from New York"; James Pankow on "Woman Don't Want To Love Me"
• Cover design: John Berg & Nick Fasciano
• Photography: Irve Kuusik
• Lettering: Doris Halle

Charts

Album

Singles