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Chicago 16 is the thirteenth studio album by the American band Chicago, released on June 7, 1982. It is considered their ”comeback” album because it was their first album to go platinum since 1978’s Hot Streets,[2] it made it into the top ten of the Billboard 200,[3] and it produced their second number one single in the United States, ”Hard to Say I’m Sorry.”[4]:202 The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in August, 1982, two months after its release, and platinum in December, 1982, six months after its release.[5] The song, ”Hard to Say I’m Sorry” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Peter Cetera – bass, acoustic guitar on ”Hard To Say I’m Sorry”, lead and backing vocals, BGV arrangements, rhythm arrangements
Bill Champlin – keyboards, guitars, lead and backing vocals, BGV arrangements
Robert Lamm – keyboards, backing vocals
Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
James Pankow – trombone, horn arrangements
Walter Parazaider – woodwinds
Danny Seraphine – drums, rhythm arrangements
Additional personnel Edit
David Foster – keyboards, synth bass, rhythm arrangements, additional horn arrangements
Chris Pinnick – guitar
Steve Lukather – guitar
Michael Landau – guitar
David Paich – synthesizers
Steve Porcaro – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
Jeremy Lubbock, Peter Cetera and David Foster – string arrangements on ”Hard To Say I’m Sorry” and ”Love Me Tomorrow”
Gerard Vinci – concertmaster
Dave Richardson – lyric assistance on ”What Can I Say”

Produced by David Foster
Engineered and Mixed by Humberto Gatica
”Hard To Say I’m Sorry/Get Away” mixed by Bill Schnee
Mixing assisted by Walter Parazaider, Lee Loughnane and Jack Goudie.
Second Engineers – Chip Strader, Britt Bacon, Don Levy, Bobby Gerber, Phil Jamtaas, Ernie Sheesely, Jeff Borgeson, Steve Cohen and David Schober.
Recorded at Bill Schnee Studios and Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Davlen Sound Studios (Hollywood, CA); Skyline Recording (Topanga, CA).
Mixed at Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA).
Photography by Aaron Rapoport
Original Art Design and Direction by John Kosh and Ron Larson
Reissue
A&R/Project Supervisors – Lee Loughnane, Jeff Magid and Mike Engstrom.
Bonus Selections mixed by David Donnelly and Jeff Magid
Remastering – David Donnelly
Editorial Supervision – Cory Frye
Art Direction and Design – Greg Allen
Project Assistance – Steve Woolard and Karen LeBlanc

Side One
No. Title Writer(s) Vocals Length
1. ”What You’re Missing” Jay Gruska, Joseph Williams Peter Cetera 4:10/3:29
2. ”Waiting for You to Decide” David Foster, Steve Lukather, David Paich Cetera with Bill Champlin 4:06
3. ”Bad Advice” Peter Cetera, Foster, James Pankow Champlin with Cetera 2:58
4. ”Chains” Ian Thomas Cetera 3:22
5. ”Hard to Say I’m Sorry/Get Away” Cetera, Foster / Cetera, Foster, Robert Lamm Cetera 5:08

Side Two
No. Title Writer(s) Vocals Length
6. ”Follow Me” Foster, Pankow Champlin 4:53
7. ”Sonny Think Twice” Bill Champlin, Danny Seraphine Champlin 4:01
8. ”What Can I Say” Foster, Pankow Cetera 3:49
9. ”Rescue You” Cetera, Foster Cetera 3:57
10. ”Love Me Tomorrow” Cetera, Foster Cetera 5:06/4:58

Chicago

1982

42

075992368919

United States

12”

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92 - 36801

3.5

Bill Schnee Studios, Los Angeles; Record Plant, Los Angeles; Davlen Studio, Los Angeles; Skyline Recording, Los Angeles

11

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