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"Make Me Smile" is a song written by James Pankow for the rock band Chicago with the band's guitarist, Terry Kath, on lead vocals. [2] Part 1 of Pankow's 7-part "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" song cycle/suite, it was recorded for their second album, Chicago (often called Chicago II), which was released in 1970.
Pankow, who wrote "Make Me Smile", tried rehearsing the song with various members singing lead, but ultimately settled on Kath, saying "bingo – 'that' was the voice." [40] Kath was one of the three primary lead singers of Chicago, with a vocal range between those of the other two, Peter Cetera's higher tenor and Robert Lamm's fuller, lower ...
"Now More Than Ever" (Lead vocal by Terry Kath) The final track, "Now More Than Ever," is a single-verse reprise of the suite's opening song, "Make Me Smile." The vocal songs within the suite can be viewed as telling the story of a man searching for a far away lost love and attempting to rekindle the love they had shared.
The centerpiece of the album was the 13-minute song cycle "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" written by trombone player James Pankow, from which came the singles "Make Me Smile" and "Colour My World". Guitarist Terry Kath also participated in an extended classically styled cycle of four pieces, three of which were co-written by arranger, composer ...
Terry Kath sings the lead vocal, and Walter Parazaider performs the memorable flute solo. [1] The song was initially released as the B-side to "Make Me Smile" in March 1970. [2] It was re-released in June 1971 as the B-side to the re-release of "Beginnings"; [2] this second single reached No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. [2] [3]
Lamm, Kath and Pankow were the band's main composers at this time. According to the band's producer, James William Guercio, Jimi Hendrix was an avowed fan of Kath's playing. [25] [18] According to the album's original liner notes, the solo performance of Kath on "Free Form Guitar" was created without the use of any pedals. [26]
Chicago VII is the sixth studio album by American rock band Chicago.It was released on March 11, 1974 by Columbia Records.It is notable for being their first double album of new material since 1971's Chicago III and remains their final studio release in that format.
Chicago at Carnegie Hall (also known as Chicago IV) is the first live album, and fourth album overall, by American band Chicago.It was initially released on October 25, 1971 by Columbia Records as a four-LP vinyl box set, and was also available for a time as two separate two-record sets.