Chicago Story - Complete G.H. [Import]

Chicago | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Rhino/Wea UK
• ASIN: B00006HI6B
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #278,243 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. If You Leave Me Now

2. Hard To Say I'm Sorry

3. You're The Inspiration

4. I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love

5. Baby What A Big Surprise

6. Hard Habit To Break

7. Will You Still Love Me?

8. What Kind Of Man Would I Be?

9. Look Away

10. Love Me Tomorrow

11. Along Comes A Woman

12. Stay The Night

13. You Come To My Senses

14. I'm A Man

15. You're Not Alone

16. Take Me Back To Chicago

17. 25 Or 6 To 4

18. Saturday Night In The Park

19. Colour My World

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered single disc colleciton from one of the most successful American rock bands ever. Includes a 16 page booklet with liner notes and photos.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A compilation worth having, April 17, 2008

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Dr GB Dennill "Aham Brahmasmi" (Azania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chicago Story - Complete G.H. (Audio CD)

I have loved Chicago since the 60s, and at one stage had a number of their LPs. However, I found that I did not listen to them very often because I only wanted to hear certain tracks. I have therefore been looking, for a long while, for a compilation that includes the songs I like most. How happy I was when I discovered this compilation, because there all my favourites were: Lowdown, Saturday in the park, 25 or 6 to 4, Rainy day in NY city etc... For someone who likes Chicago but does not have the time or money to buy their rather large collection of albums, I really recommend this 2CD set. In addition, all tracks are remastered and the sound quality is truly superb. The notes accompanying the discs indicate that the band was involved in compiling this collection, which also makes a difference (some 'best of's are compiled by the recording companies and the exclusion of the artists can result in less than satisfactory compilations). In addition, these truly great hits span the entire history of the band from 1967 up until 2002!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very pleasant collection of tunes, February 22, 2006

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David Schilter (Eastwood, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chicago Story: Complete Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

I purchased this double CD as a casual fan of Chicago, having only heard the hits "If you leave me now", "Hard to say I'm sorry" and "You're the inspiration". While it is a testament to the success of the band that such songs are still incessantly played on the radio, the legacy of Chicago is really not limited to these power ballads.

It is no secret that Chicago place great emphasis on musicianship and their brass instruments in particular certainly had a large influence in their signature sound. Arguably, their power ballad hits (with Peter Cetera as lead vocal) had stifled the artistic and progressive directions of the rest of the band - leading to Cetera's leaving of the band to pursue a (highly successful) solo career (c.f. Steve Perry leaving Journey after his over-produced commerical pop and massive influence did not sit well with his bandmates).

I must admit that in addition to the songs mentioned above, the "mainstream" pop songs "love me tomorow" and "baby what a big surprise","Hard habit to break" and "we can last forever" appealed most to me, but that is more taste than anything else. Someone more into instrumental and progressive songs will not be disappointed with "Lowdown", "Colour my world" and the popular "saturday in the park". Indeed, while I am a big fan of the high vocals of Cetera and guitar tone of Terry Kath, there is more to Chicago than these guys (as you would expect from a band with such longevity)

In short, this CD has 39 songs from Chicago spanning over three decades. With their highly diverse musical output, if you are a pop-rock fan and aren't pleased here then there is seriously something wrong with you!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD set, January 13, 2012

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Tech Guy - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Chicago Story: Complete Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

I am told this is a great collection that contains music that was not available on the various file sharing systems that were available back in the heyday of the internet.

(Stands on porch, shakes cane and yells at kids to get off of the lawn)