| "Take Me Back to Chicago" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Chicago | ||||
| from the album Chicago XI | ||||
| B-side | "Policeman" | |||
| Released | May 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 2:57 (Single version) 5:17 (Album version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Danny Seraphine, David "Hawk" Wolinski | |||
| Producer(s) | James William Guercio | |||
| Chicago singles chronology | ||||
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"Take Me Back to Chicago", originally released on the Chicago XI album, was a 1978 chart hit in the U.S. and Canada for the band Chicago. The song features Chaka Khan on backing vocals.
Released as a single in May 1978, the song reached No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 62 on the Cash Box Top 100 in the United States. In Canada, it peaked at No. 66. On the adult contemporary charts, it reached No. 39 in the U.S. and No. 21 in Canada.
Personnel
- Robert Lamm – keyboards, lead and backing vocals
- Terry Kath – guitars, backing vocals
- Peter Cetera – bass, backing vocals
- James Pankow – trombone
- Walter Parazaider – saxophone
- Lee Loughnane – trumpet
- Danny Seraphine – drums
- Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
- Additional personnel
- David "Hawk" Wolinski – ARP synthesizer
- Chaka Khan – backing vocals and "incredible preach"
References
- Scott P., Music Review: Chicago XI (1977) 27 Apr 2017
- "Top 100 1978-06-17". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.