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Peter Cetera originally wrote "If You Leave Me Now" at the same time as Chicago VII's "Wishing You Were Here", and composed it on a guitar. [21] According to information on the sheet music for the song at MusicNotes, "If You Leave Me Now" is written in the key of B major, and Cetera's vocal range varies between F sharp 3 (F♯ 3) and D sharp 5 (D♯ 5).
Peter Paul Cetera Jr. (/ s ə ˈ t ɛr ə / sə-TERR-ə; born September 13, 1944) [1] is a retired American musician best known for being a frontman, vocalist, and bassist for the American rock band Chicago from 1967 until his departure in 1985.
Chicago Transit Authority is the debut studio album by the American rock band Chicago, known at the time of release as Chicago Transit Authority. The double album was released on April 28, 1969 and became a sleeper hit , reaching number 17 on the Billboard 200 by 1971.
Robert William Lamm (born October 13, 1944) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Chicago.He is best known for his songwriting, vocals, and keyboard melodies, most significantly on the band's debut studio album, Chicago Transit Authority (1969).
Formed in February 1967, the group was originally known as The Big Thing and later Chicago Transit Authority, before becoming Chicago in 1969. Initially featuring guitarist and vocalist Terry Kath , keyboardist and vocalist Robert Lamm , drummer Danny Seraphine , saxophonist Walter Parazaider , trumpeter Lee Loughnane and trombonist James ...
In 1976, Guercio earned two Grammy Awards for Chicago's single "If You Leave Me Now." In 1977, Guercio and Chicago parted ways after the band discovered that his contract was paying him 51% of profits, with the other 49% shared between the eight band members. In the CNN biography "Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago", the group revealed ...
1976's Chicago X features Cetera's ballad "If You Leave Me Now", which held the top spot in the U.S. charts for two weeks [55] and the UK charts for three weeks. [56] It was the group's first No. 1 single, [ 50 ] and won Chicago their only Grammy Award to date, [ 57 ] the 1976 Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus , at the 19th ...
If You Leave Me Now is a compilation album by American rock band Chicago.In an attempt to capitalize on the band's second #1 single ("Hard to Say I'm Sorry") as well as its Top 40 follow-up ("Love Me Tomorrow"), Columbia Records built a collection around the Grammy-winning single, which had previously been their only other chart-topper.