It is also the title of a Chicago compilation album released by Columbia Records (Columbia 38590) in 1983.
On "If You Leave Me Now," he played the acoustic guitar part as a demo, figuring their regular guitarist, Terry Kath, would put down the proper track when he was available.
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Cetera specialized in ballads, adding variety to the band's sound which featured many more rock-oriented songs, often written by Terry Kath or Robert Lamm.Lyrically, this is a surprisingly simple song, but it does have an unusual structure.
It was played by the band's manager, James William Guercio, who produced the track. Most of this disc takes on a mellow mood along the lines of the title.
Chicago's bass player Peter Cetera wrote this and sang lead.
The band's only Grammy award came for this song, when it won for Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus.This was the first Chicago single to feature an acoustic guitar lead.
They had a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
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The band thought Guercio's part sounded great, so they left it on the record.In the UK, this was Chicago's only #1 hit.
The self-described "rock and roll band with horns" began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, generating several hit ballads.
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