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| title = Chicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest Hits
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Including all of Chicago's biggest hits to date, this set stretches from their 1969 debut, ''[[Chicago Transit Authority (album)|Chicago Transit Authority]]'', to 1974's ''[[Chicago VII]]''. ''[[Chicago VIII]]'' and its hits, having only come out just months earlier, were considered too recent to anthologize, while ''[[Chicago III]]'''s material was overlooked for inclusion due to its lack of top-selling singles.
Including all of Chicago's biggest hits to date, this set stretches from their 1969 debut, ''[[Chicago Transit Authority (album)|Chicago Transit Authority]]'', to 1974's ''[[Chicago VII]]''. ''[[Chicago VIII]]'' and its hits, having only come out just months earlier, were considered too recent to anthologize, while ''[[Chicago III]]'''s material was overlooked for inclusion due to its lack of top-selling singles.


''Chicago IX'' proved to be an enormous success upon its release. It reached #1 in the US and remained on the [[Billboard 200]] for a total of 72 weeks.<ref>Whitburn, Joel. ''The Billboard Book of Top Pop Albums 1955-1985'', Record Research Inc., 1985, p. 71.</ref> It has since been certified quadruple platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], signifying sales of over five million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=CHICAGO&ti=CHICAGO+IX+-+CHICAGO%27S+GREATEST+HITS|title=Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits RIAA certification|publisher=RIAA|accessdate=10 February 2017}}</ref> Even though 2002's ''[[The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning]]'' superseded it, ''Chicago IX'' was also reissued by [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Records]], Chicago's current distributor. The album did not chart in the UK. This album was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic.
''Chicago IX'' proved to be an enormous success upon its release. It reached No. 1 in the US and remained on the [[Billboard 200]] for a total of 72 weeks.<ref>Whitburn, Joel. ''The Billboard Book of Top Pop Albums 1955-1985'', Record Research Inc., 1985, p. 71.</ref> It has since been certified quintuple platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], signifying sales of over five million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=CHICAGO&ti=CHICAGO+IX+-+CHICAGO%27S+GREATEST+HITS|title=Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits RIAA certification|publisher=RIAA|access-date=10 February 2017|archive-date=10 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010042943/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=CHICAGO&ti=CHICAGO+IX+-+CHICAGO%27S+GREATEST+HITS|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Chicago IX'' was reissued by [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Records]], Chicago's current distributor. The album did not chart in the UK.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==

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*[[John Berg (art director)|John Berg]] – [[design]]
*[[Peter Cetera]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[guitar]], [[Lead vocalist|lead]] & [[Backing vocalist|background vocals]]
*[[Peter Cetera]] – [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[guitar]], [[Lead vocalist|lead]] & [[Backing vocalist|background vocals]]
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*[[Laudir de Oliveira]] – [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
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*Nick Fasciano – [[logo]]
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*[[James William Guercio]] – [[Record producer|producer]]
*[[Terry Kath]] – guitars, lead & background vocals
*[[Terry Kath]] – guitars, lead & background vocals
*[[Robert Lamm]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], lead & background vocals
*[[Robert Lamm]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], lead & background vocals
*[[Lee Loughnane]] – [[trumpet]], [[flugelhorn]], percussion, background vocals
*[[Lee Loughnane]] – [[trumpet]], [[flugelhorn]], percussion, background vocals
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*[[Reid Miles]] – [[photography]]
*[[James Pankow]] – [[trombone]], percussion, background vocals
*[[James Pankow]] – [[trombone]], percussion, background vocals
*[[Walter Parazaider]] – [[Woodwind instrument|woodwinds]], percussion, background vocals
*[[Walter Parazaider]] – [[Woodwind instrument|woodwinds]], percussion, background vocals
*[[Danny Seraphine]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], percussion
*[[Danny Seraphine]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], percussion
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*[[Laudir de Oliveira]] – [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
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*[[James William Guercio]] – [[Record producer|producer]]
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*[[John Berg (art director)|John Berg]] – [[design]]
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*Nick Fasciano – [[logo]]
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*[[Reid Miles]] – [[photography]]


==Charts==
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
'''Album''' - [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] ([[North America]])
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{| class="wikitable"
===Weekly charts===
!Year
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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!Chart
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!Position
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|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1975–1977)
|1975
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
|rowspan=2|[[Billboard 200|Pop Albums]]
|rowspan=2|1
|-
|-
!scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=62}}</ref>
|1976
| 16
|-
|-
{{album chart|Canada|1|chartid=4059a|refname=CAN1|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|4|artist=Chicago|album=IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|7|artist=Chicago|album=IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Chicago|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2024}}
|}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
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! Chart (1976)
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! Position
|-
{{album chart|Canada|13|chartid=5175|refname=CAN2|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2024}}
|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1975|region=Canada|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=1979|artist=Chicago|title=Chicago IX Greatest Hits|access-date=June 21, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1975|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=5|certyear=1991|artist=Chicago|title=Chicago IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits|access-date=June 21, 2023}}
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:28, 22 July 2024

Chicago IX:
Chicago's Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
Chicago
ReleasedNovember 10, 1975
RecordedJanuary 1969 – December 1973
Genre
Length47:18
LabelColumbia
ProducerJames William Guercio
Chicago chronology
Chicago VIII
(1975) 		Chicago IX:
Chicago's Greatest Hits
(1975) 		Chicago X
(1976)
Chicago compilation chronology
Chicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest Hits
(1975) 		Greatest Hits, Volume II
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album, and ninth album overall, by the American band Chicago and was released in 1975 by Columbia Records in both stereo (PC 33900) and SQ quadraphonic (PCQ 33900) versions.

Including all of Chicago's biggest hits to date, this set stretches from their 1969 debut, Chicago Transit Authority, to 1974's Chicago VII. Chicago VIII and its hits, having only come out just months earlier, were considered too recent to anthologize, while Chicago III's material was overlooked for inclusion due to its lack of top-selling singles.

Chicago IX proved to be an enormous success upon its release. It reached No. 1 in the US and remained on the Billboard 200 for a total of 72 weeks.[2] It has since been certified quintuple platinum by the RIAA, signifying sales of over five million copies.[3] Chicago IX was reissued by Rhino Records, Chicago's current distributor. The album did not chart in the UK.

Track listing

[edit]

Side one

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  1. "25 or 6 to 4" (Robert Lamm) – 4:51
  2. "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Lamm) – 3:20 CD 2:53 LP/Cassette
    • On the original LP (and cassette) version of Chicago IX, most of the intro was cut off. The spoken part over the last verse was also omitted.
  3. "Colour My World" (James Pankow) – 2:59
  4. "Just You 'n' Me" (Pankow) – 3:42
  5. "Saturday in the Park" (Lamm) – 3:54
  6. "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" (Peter Cetera/Pankow) – 4:14

Side two

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  1. "Make Me Smile" (Pankow) – 2:59
    • This is the single edit that also includes parts of "Now More Than Ever".
  2. "Wishing You Were Here" (Cetera) – 4:34
  3. "Call on Me" (Lee Loughnane) – 4:02
  4. "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" (Pankow) – 4:29
  5. "Beginnings" (Lamm) – 7:51 CD 6:28 LP/Cassette
    • On the original LP version, this song fades out about 1:20 early.

The UK version contains the additions of "Never Been in Love Before" and a shortened 3:27 version of "I'm a Man". The Brazilian version has the addition of "Happy Man" and moves "25 or 6 to 4" to the end of Side 1. "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" and "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" are omitted.

Personnel

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Charts

[edit]

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] 3× Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] 5× Platinum 5,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r3851/review
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top Pop Albums 1955-1985, Record Research Inc., 1985, p. 71.
  3. ^ "Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits RIAA certification". RIAA. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 62. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4059a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chicago – IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Chicago – IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Chicago Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5175". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Chicago – Chicago IX Greatest Hits". Music Canada. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Chicago – Chicago IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
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