Chicago VII *PITMAN 1974* | Excellent+ (EX+) Excellent+ (EX+)

*PHOTOS ACTUAL*

EX TO NM LIKE NEW VINYL (JUST A SHADE AWAY FROM NM) / PLAYS LIKE NEW / ex+ sleeve w barely a blemish, w inners *ACTUAL PHOTOS ON OUR WEBSITE*

Label:  Columbia – C2 32810
Format:  2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Pitman Pressing, Gatefold
Country:  US
Released:  Mar 11, 1974
Genre:  Rock
Style:  Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Jazz-Rock, Fusion
A1        Prelude To Aire
Written-By – Danny Seraphine*
A2        Aire
Written-By – Danny Seraphine*, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider
A3        Devil's Sweet
Written-By – Danny Seraphine*, Walter Parazaider
B1        Italian From New York
Written-By – Robert Lamm
B2        Hanky Panky
Written-By – Robert Lamm
B3        Life Saver
Written-By – Robert Lamm
B4        Happy Man
Written-By – Peter Cetera
C1        (I've Been) Searchin' So Long
Written-By – James Pankow
C2        Mongonucleosis
Written-By – James Pankow
C3        Song Of The Evergreens
Written-By – Terry Kath
C4        Byblos
Written-By – Terry Kath
D1        Wishing You Were Here
Written-By – Peter Cetera
D2        Call On Me
Written-By – Lee Loughnane
D3        Woman Don't Want To Love Me
Written-By – Robert Lamm
D4        Skinny Boy
Written-By – Robert Lamm
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Published By – Big Elk Music
Recorded At – Caribou Ranch
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
Lacquer Cut At – The Mastering Lab
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Acoustic Guitar – James William Guercio (tracks: B4)
Alto Saxophone – Walter Parazaider (tracks: C2)
Arranged By [Brass] – James Pankow (tracks: B1, B3, C1, C2, D2 to D4), Robert Lamm (tracks: B1)
Backing Vocals – Al Jardine* (tracks: D1), Carl Wilson (tracks: D1), Dennis Wilson (2) (tracks: D1), James Pankow (tracks: C1), Lee Loughnane (tracks: B3, C1, C3, D2), Peter Cetera (tracks: B3, C3, D1, D2), Robert Lamm (tracks: C1, C3, D2), Terry Kath (tracks: B3, C1, C3)
Bass – James William Guercio (tracks: C3), Peter Cetera (tracks: A2 to B2, C1, C2, D2, D3), Terry Kath (tracks: B3, B4, C4, D1, D4)
Bells – Terry Kath (tracks: C3)
Clavinet – Robert Lamm (tracks: B3)
Congas – Guille Garcia (tracks: C2, C4, D2, D4), Laudir De Oliveira (tracks: A2, B1, C1)
Design [Cover] – John Berg, Nick Fasciano
Drums – Danny Seraphine* (tracks: A1 to B3, C1 to C3, D2), Ross Salomone (tracks: D4)
Electric Guitar – Terry Kath (tracks: B4)
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – David J. Wolinski* (tracks: C4), Robert Lamm (tracks: B1 to B3, D2, D4)
Engineer – Jeff Guercio, Wayne Tarnowski
Flugelhorn – Lee Loughnane (tracks: A3, B2)
Flute – Walter Parazaider (tracks: A1, A2)
Guitar – James William Guercio (tracks: D1), Peter Cetera (tracks: D1), Terry Kath (tracks: A2 to B3, C1 to C4, D2, D3)
Hihat, Bass Drum – Danny Seraphine* (tracks: C4)
Illustration [Inner Sleeves] – Frederic Remington
Keyboards – Robert Lamm (tracks: A2, A3)
Lead Vocals – Lee Loughnane (tracks: C3), Peter Cetera (tracks: C1, D1 to D3), Robert Lamm (tracks: B3, D4)
Lettering – Doris Halle
Mellotron – David J. Wolinski* (tracks: C4), Robert Lamm (tracks: A1)
Mixed By – Phil Ramone
Noises [Optional Party Background Noises] – Bobbi Roen, Camelia Ortiz, Diane Nini, Hank Steiger, Julie Nini
Percussion – Danny Seraphine* (tracks: B4, D1), Guille Garcia (tracks: B4), James Pankow (tracks: C1), Laudir De Oliveira (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B4, C2, C4, D1, D2)
Photography By – Urve Kuusik
Piano – David J. Wolinski* (tracks: C3), Robert Lamm (tracks: B3, B4, C1, C2, D1, D3), Wayne Tarnowski (tracks: C4)
Producer – James William Guercio
Recorded By [Strings] – Armin Steiner
Soprano Saxophone – Walter Parazaider (tracks: A3)
Strings – Jimmie Haskell (tracks: C1)
Synthesizer [ARP] – David J. Wolinski* (tracks: A3, C1, C4, D1), Robert Lamm (tracks: B1)
Tenor Saxophone – Walter Parazaider (tracks: B1, B3, C1, D2 to D4)
Timbales – James Pankow (tracks: C2)
Trombone – James Pankow (tracks: A2 to B3, C1, C2, D1 to D4)
Trumpet – Lee Loughnane (tracks: A2, B1 to B3, C1, C2, D1 to D4)
Vocals – James Pankow (tracks: C2), Peter Cetera (tracks: B4, C2, D1), The Pointer Sisters* (tracks: D4), Robert Lamm (tracks: C2), Terry Kath (tracks: C4)
Pitman Pressing variant of Chicago VII (Terre Haute) and Chicago VII (Santa Maria) with same catalog #.

Embossed, faux leather front and back cover + gatefold with picture of the band; includes custom inner sleeves containing credits and Remington illustrations

On labels:
© 1974 CBS, Inc.
℗ 1974 CBS, Inc.

On inner sleeves:
Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
All compositions © 1974 Big Elk Music (ASCAP)

In runouts:
"PAL 32811/12 1X" & "PBL 32811/12 1X" are etched;
"TML" and others letters & numbers are stamped.
 

• Format Type: 2xLP
• Genre: ROCK
• Media Condition: Excellent+ (EX+)
• Sleeve Condition: Excellent+ (EX+)