Peter Cetera

Peter Cetera | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 26, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B00065TZPU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,720 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cetera's First Solo CD, October 26, 2004

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R. Angeloni "slicktiger28" (Northern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peter Cetera (Audio CD)

"Peter Cetera" is Cetera's very first solo album, released in 1981, when he was still a member of Chicago. While he is known for writing and singing many ballads, both with Chicago and as a solo artist, this album shows that Cetera can flat out rock when he wants to, especially with the first cut on the CD, "Livin' in the Limelight," which is the best rocker on the album. It features a heavy bass sound from Cetera, with Toto's Steve Lukather providing great lead guitar work.
There are several other good cuts on the CD, including "Holy Moly," "Mona, Mona," "On the Line" and "Ivy Colored Walls."
Cetera has often noted that the Beatles were a big influence for him artistically, and you can hear that in this CD as well.
All in all, a very good first effort, and one that was overlooked when it was first released more than 20 years ago.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The voice of Chicago, raw, December 8, 2004

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Etz (Nashua, NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peter Cetera (Audio CD)

I spoke with Peter last night during his "Christmas Tour 2004" tour stop at Borders Books and he said he's thinking of resurrecting "Living in the Limelight". I couldn't think of a better song to dust off.

I bought "Peter Cetera" when I was in college in 1981, right when it was released, and it has been my favorite ever since (of all albums, not just PC's). It's pure Peter, raw and rocking. The songs are terrific, the voice rich and powerful, and the power chords on Living in the Limelight and Evil Eye will knock your socks off. The "ballads" are every bit as good as from his Chicago days, but not sugary.

This is PC's best kept secret, and I'm not sure why it was never "put out there" and had been out of print in the US for so long. Perhaps the record company didn't advertise this album very well when it came out, or they just didn't produce many copies.

I guarantee you'll listen to this one over and over.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Cetera album, April 30, 2005

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J. Johnson "Joe Baseball" (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews
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Peter Cetera released this album around 1980 when Chicago was not doing well. It has some good rock songs with a country rock feel. Obviously, Cetera wrote these songs from his heart. It is far better than most of the ballad tripe he put out later on. The album also uses some brass and nice piano lines. This album is much better than anything Cetera has done since. Cetera should write what he wants to write and record and not listen to the studio execs who keep wanting all the repetitive sounding ballads!