Chicago

Released: July 31, 1976

Songwriter: Peter Cetera

Producer: James William Guercio

[Verse 1]
If you leave me now
You'll take away the biggest part of me
Ooh no, baby please don't go

[Verse 2]
And if you leave me now
You'll take away the very heart of me
Ooh no baby please don't go
Ooh girl, I just want you to stay

[Chorus]
A love like ours is love that's hard to find
How could we let it slip away
We've come too far to leave it all behind
How could we end it all this way
When tomorrow comes and we'll both regret
The things we said today

[Chorus]
A love like ours is love that's hard to find
How could we let it slip away
We've come too far to leave it all behind
How could we end it all this way
When tomorrow comes and we'll both regret
The things we said today

[Verse 1]
If you leave me now
You'll take away the biggest part of me
Ooh no, baby please don't go

[Outro]
Ooh girl, I just got to have you by my side
Ooh no, baby please don't go
Ooh mama, I just got to have your lovin'

Chicago is a rock band hailing from the Illinois city of the same name. With its multitude of certified gold and platinum hits, the band has had enough longevity to last for over fifty years.

Chicago was formed on February 15, 1967, between keyboardist/singer Robert Lamm, trumpeter Lee Loughnane, saxophonist Walter Parazaider, drummer Danny Seraphine, guitarist Terry Kath, and trombonist James Pankow. The group called themselves “The Big Thing,” and played Top 40 hits in nightclubs in Chicago. In 1968, the band relocated to Los Angles, and changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority. They gained massive amounts of exposure to famous musicians of the time by regularly playing at the Whiskey A Go Go nightclub. In 1969, they released a self-titled album which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. The next year, the band shortened their name to “Chicago” to avoid a lawsuit from the actual company of the same name.

The band has released a plethora of albums, most of them titled Chicago enumerated with Roman numerals. The band changed its sound in the late 70s and 80s following the death of Terry Kath. Since then, the band has still carried on a legacy for the decades following, but has slowed the release of original music to a trickle.

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Chicago

From the albums

Greatest Love Songs of the ’70s: Baby I’m-A Want You
The Best of Soft Rock: Ride Like the Wind
Chicago X (1976)
Greatest Hits, Volume II (1981)
The Heart of Chicago: 1967-1997 (1997)
A Lot Like Love (Music From the Motion Picture) (2005)
The Very Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary (2015)
The Greatest Seventies Album (2018)
NOW That’s What I Call Yacht Rock Volume 2 [US] (2020)
NOW 100 Hits 70s [UK] (2020)

Chicago popular songs

If You Leave Me NowChicago

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