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Chicago XI is the ninth studio album (eleventh overall) by the American band Chicago, released in 1977. The album marked the end of an era for Chicago in more ways than one. This would be the last Chicago album to feature guitarist and founding member Terry Kath prior to his death in an accident with a gun just over four months later, and the last Chicago album to be produced by James William Guercio.

Background

According to the web site, Ultimate Classic Rock, Chicago XI seems like a collection of solo songs rather than the work of the ensemble whole Chicago had been earlier in the 1970s.^[2] Peter Cetera aimed to replicate the success of the Grammy-winning "If You Leave Me Now" with "Baby, What A Big Surprise", which proved to be the album's biggest hit, going to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] This was his only writing contribution to the album and, quite atypically, the only song with him on lead vocals. Terry Kath revived his old live favorite "Mississippi Delta City Blues" for the album, while turning in a touching vocal on Danny Seraphine's "Little One." Seraphine also co-wrote "Take Me Back to Chicago", which charted at No. 63.^[4] Kath, who was planning a forthcoming solo album,^[5]^[6] may have intended "Takin' It On Uptown" — which, besides some uncredited backup singers, possibly features only Kath himself — as a solo album "preview" along the lines of Lamm's "Skinny Boy" on Chicago VII.{{refn|group=nb|A note in the credits for "Takin' It On Uptown" says "This song appears through the courtesy of Cook County Music. Keep your eyes open." The same note appears on the single where "Uptown" is the B-side of "Baby, What A Big Surprise."}} James Pankow sang lead on his own "Till The End Of Time," as did Lee Loughnane on his original, "This Time." The once-prolific Robert Lamm contributed only two songs, the sympathetic "Policeman" and "Vote For Me."

The cover design for the album is called "Regional Map" on the group's official web site.^[7]

Upon its September 1977 release, Chicago XI (Columbia 34860) reached No. 6 in the US on the Billboard 200,^[8] stayed in the charts for 20 weeks and went platinum in October the same year.^[9] It did not chart in the UK.^[10]

In her review of the album for The Sydney Morning Herald, Christine Hogan said, "If there had never been a Chicago X, this album would have been the best ever made by these perennials."^[11] Writing for the Wilmington, Delaware Evening Journal, Hugh Cutler called the album a "critical and commercial triumph" and said it even drew a "rave review" from Rolling Stone magazine.^[12]

While recording Chicago XI, longtime producer James William Guercio's smothering artistic control had reached its breaking point, with the band deciding to take their career into their own hands and strike out on their own after finishing the album with him.^[13] However, as big a change in their career as Guercio's dismissal would be for Chicago, it would be minor in comparison to the tragedy that awaited them.

On January 23, 1978, a few months after Chicago XI{{'}}s release, Terry Kath, regarded by many (including Dweezil Zappa)^[14] as the "soul" of Chicago, accidentally and fatally shot himself during a party at roadie Don Johnson's house. A gun enthusiast, Kath attempted to calm the guests' surprise when—while reportedly inebriated—he pulled out his gun to clean it by demonstrating that it was unloaded and promptly pointed the gun to his head and pulled the trigger, not realizing a bullet was in the chamber. The remaining members of Chicago were shocked and devastated by Kath's death, and even considered breaking up. After a few weeks of mourning, they decided to move on, thus beginning a new era in the band's history. They would recruit singer/guitarist Donnie Dacus for the follow-up, Hot Streets.^[15]^[16]

In 2002, Chicago XI was remastered and reissued by Rhino Records with rehearsal recordings of Pankow's "Wish I Could Fly" (backing track) and Lamm's "Paris" as bonus tracks.

Track listing

Personnel

Chicago

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Singles

References

1. ^{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r3854/review|pure_url=yes}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/chicago-albums-ranked/|title=Chicago Albums Ranked Worst to Best|last=|first=|date=|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chicago/chart-history/hot-100/song/336374|title=Chicago Baby, What A Big Surprise Chart History|last=|first=|date=|work=Billboard|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chicago/chart-history/hot-100/song/336642|title=Chicago Take Me Back To Chicago Chart History|last=|first=|date=|work=Billboard|access-date=July 6, 2018}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20838679/playground_daily_news/|title=Room for Individuality in Chicago|last=Mieses|first=Stan|date=December 8, 1976|work=Playground Daily News|access-date=|location=Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA|page=6B|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = June 10, 2018 }} {{free access}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.terrykath.com/bio-official/|title=Terry Kath's Official Bio Pages|last=Wood|first=Tim}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotheband.com/albums/chicago11.html|title=Chicago XI|last=|first=|date=|website=www.chicagotheband.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=July 5, 2018}}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chicago/chart-history/billboard-200/song/315766|title=Chicago Chicago XI Chart History|last=|first=|date=|work=Billboard|access-date=July 5, 2018}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Chicago&ti=Chicago+XI&lab=&genre=&format=Album&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|last=|first=|date=|work=RIAA|access-date=July 5, 2018|publisher=RIAA|language=en-US}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13861/chicago/|title=CHICAGO {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|last=|first=|date=|website=www.officialcharts.com|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=July 5, 2018}}
11. ^{{cite news|last=Hogan|first=Christine|title=A mellow Chicago |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=October 24, 1977 |page=3, The SMH Monday Guide section |location=Sydney, Australia |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20838049/the_sydney_morning_herald/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}{{free access}}
12. ^{{cite news|last=Cutler |first=Hugh |title=Chicago Brings It Back at the Spectrum |newspaper=Evening Journal |date=November 9, 1977 |page=48 |location=Wilmington, Delaware, USA |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21590675/the_news_journal/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}{{free access}}
13. ^{{Cite album-notes|url=http://aln3.albumlinernotes.com/Chicago_Box_Set_-_Page_7.html|title= Chicago Group Portrait (Box Set)|last=Ruhlmann|first=Willam James|date=1991|format= CD booklet archived online |page=7 |access-date=July 5, 2018 |publisher=Columbia Records}}
14. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.dweezilzappa.com/posts/1964127-my-top-10-guitarists|title=My Top 10 Guitarists|last=|first=|date=|work=Dweezil Zappa|access-date=July 6, 2018|language=en}}
15. ^{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-chicagos-alive-again-vol-10-no-16/|title=Chicago's 'Alive Again'!|last=Jerome|first=Jim|date=October 16, 1978|work=PEOPLE.com|access-date=July 5, 2018|language=en}}
16. ^{{cite album-notes|title=Chicago Group Portrait (Box Set)|year=1991|url=http://aln3.albumlinernotes.com/Chicago_Box_Set_-_Page_8.html|page=8|access-date=July 5, 2018|first=William James|last=Ruhlmann|format=CD booklet archived online |publisher=Columbia Records|location=New York City, NY}}