Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Chicago Title: Chicago Ix: Greatest Hits 69-74 (Rpkg) Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Rhino / Wea Original Release Date: 1/1/2005 Re-Release Date: 10/4/2005 Genres: Jazz, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock Styles: Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Oldies, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 081227322922 |
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Chicago IX: Greatest Hits '69 - '74 was the band's first greatest hits collection. Originally released 30 years ago in November of 1975, it spent five weeks atop the Billboard album chart and has been certified four times ... more » |
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Album Description Chicago IX: Greatest Hits '69 - '74 was the band's first greatest hits collection. Originally released 30 years ago in November of 1975, it spent five weeks atop the Billboard album chart and has been certified four times platinum! Still to date, it is the biggest selling album of their career. Chicago IX features signature favorites the band still performs on tour today, such as "25 or 6 to 4", "Beginnings," "Saturday in the Park," "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is," and "Call On Me." It was the first Chicago album to feature pictures of the band on the cover, incorporated into their trademark logo. Chicago IX: Greatest Hits '69-74 completes Rhino's reissues of the band's signature early recordings. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsA Terrific, But Mostly Unnecessary Collection Steve Vrana | Aurora, NE | 10/08/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "CHICAGO IX: GREATEST HITS was first released thirty years ago and it was a fitting testament to the classic period in Chicago's continuing legacy. While Rhino justifiably remastered and rereleaseed (often with bonus tracks) their early catalog, was it really necessary to reissue this greatest hits package? After all, Rhino put out a definitive two-disc set, 2002's THE VERY BEST OF CHICAGO: ONLY THE BEGINNING, that covers every song here--and 28 more. However, it should be noted that there are two distinctive differences. THE VERY BEST OF included a new edit of "Make Me Smile" that was over a minute longer than the original LP version, and they used a truncated version of "Beginnings," editing out the drum and percussion interlude. Both of these songs appear in their original album version on CHICAGO IX. Is that enough difference to warrant the purchase of this reissue? You'll have to decide that for yourself. But, overall, this is a solid (if somewhat skimpy) collection of Chicago's early hits. RECOMMENDED" Best Of The Kath Era Gord o' The Books | SE Michigan | 06/14/2006 (4 out of 5 stars) "This is a great CD to play when driving alone. All the songs are singable, you hear every shading of the Chicago sound. It connects the diversity of Chicago's first 7 albums. There was a time when this album was hard to listen to. All 11 of these songs were everywhere on the radio, on almost every format. But that was long ago - and now those moments when you hear Chicago in public are rare. In about 45 minutes - you get a snapshot of what made Chicago so great in the 1970s. Unlike their second and third greatest hits packages, it is not Cetera-heavy. I like Peter Cetera, but he wasn't all that Chicago was about! I give this 4 stars, however, because Rhino could have done something interesting with this remastering, like maybe include the B sides of these singles, or maybe the songs that only cracked the Hot 100 - something interesting like that. Who should buy this album? Chicago completists, 60s-70s music collectors, and anyone that wants to make sure their collection has every flavoring of quality music covering the past half century." Good, yes. Needed, um........ H3@+h | VT | 01/23/2006 (4 out of 5 stars) "This collection covering the years 1969 through 1974 is a nice set. Every track here is great, and deserves inclusion. However, it's just one of many collections to choose from. Besides this one, there's the 1982-1989 "Hits", the "Heart Of Chicago" volumes 1 & 2 which is really random, and the double disc "Very Best Of", and probably others. I say enough with the 10-13 song packages, and what we need now is a simple 16-20 track single disc with the best of the best. Honestly, half of the "Very Best Of" does little for me. Still though, every era of Chicago is wonderful, and I guess there's a collection for everybody."
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