Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Prelude To Aire
2	Aire
3	Devil's Sweet
4	Italian From New York
5	Hanky Panky
6	Life Saver
7	Happy Man
8	(I've Been) Searchin' So Long Congas – Laudir De OliveiraPercussion, Backing Vocals – James PankowStrings – Jimmie Haskell
9	Mongonucleosis Alto Saxophone – Walter ParazaiderOther [Optional Party Background Noises] – Bobbi Roen, Camelia Ortiz, Diane Nini, Hank Steigel, Juie NiniTimbales – James PankowVocals – James Pankow, Peter Cetera, Robert Lamm
10	Song Of The Evergreens Bass – James William GuercioBells – Terry KathLead Vocals – Lee LoughnanePiano – David J. Wolinski*
11	Byblos Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Mellotron – David J. Wolinski*Hihat, Bass Drum – Danny Seraphine*Piano – Wayne TarnowskiVocals – Terry Kath
12	Wishing You Were Here Backing Vocals – Al Jardine*, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson Guitar – James William Guercio, Peter CeteraPercussion – Danny Seraphine*Saxophone – Walter Parazaider
13	Call On Me
14	Woman Don't Want To Love Me Clavinet, Piano [Steinway] – Robert Lamm
15	Skinny Boy Drums – Ross SalomoneLead Vocals – Robert LammVocals – The Pointer Sisters*

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Lee Loughnane (tracks: 8, 10, 12), Peter Cetera (tracks: 10 to 12), Robert Lamm (tracks: 8, 10, 13), Terry Kath (tracks: 8, 10)
• Bass – Peter Cetera (tracks: 8, 9, 13, 14), Terry Kath (tracks: 11, 12, 15)
• Congas – Guille Garcia (tracks: 9, 11, 13, 15)
• Drums – Danny Seraphine* (tracks: 8 to 10, 13)
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Robert Lamm (tracks: 13, 15)
• Guitar – Terry Kath (tracks: 8 to 11, 13, 14)
• Lead Vocals – Peter Cetera (tracks: 8, 12 to 14)
• Percussion – Laudir De Oliveira (tracks: 9, 11, 12, 14)
• Piano – Robert Lamm (tracks: 8, 9, 12)
• Producer – James William Guercio
• Synthesizer – David J. Wolinski* (tracks: 8, 11, 12)
• Tenor Saxophone – Walter Parazaider (tracks: 8, 13 to 15)
• Trombone – James Pankow (tracks: 8, 9, 12 to 15)
• Trumpet – Lee Loughnane (tracks: 8, 9, 12 to 15)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5 099746 630621
• Barcode (String): 5099746630621
• Other (Distribution Code): CB 651
• Other: CDL
• Other: 01-466306-10

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
C2 32810	Chicago	Chicago VII ‎(2xLP, Album, Ter)	Columbia	C2 32810	US	1974
S 88015	Chicago	Chicago VII ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	CBS	S 88015	Europe	1974
SBP 474190	Chicago	Chicago VII ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	CBS	SBP 474190	New Zealand	1974
QCA 32810	Chicago	Chicago VII ‎(2x8-Trk, Album, Quad, Sli)	Columbia	QCA 32810	US	1974
S 88015	Chicago	Chicago VII ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	CBS	S 88015	Greece	1974

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Prelude To Aire Written-By – Danny Seraphine*
A2	Aire Written-By – Danny Seraphine*, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider
A3	Devil's Sweet Written-By – Danny Seraphine*, Walter Parazaider
B1	Italian From New York Written-By – Robert Lanini*
B2	Hanky Panky Written-By – Robert Lanini*
B3	Life Saver Written-By – Robert Lanini*
B4	Happy Man Written-By – Peter Cetera
C1	(I've Been) Searchin' So Long Written-By – James Pankow
C2	Mongonucleosis Written-By – James Pankow
C3	Song Of The Evergreens Written-By – Terry Kath
C4	Byblos Written-By – Terry Kath
D1	Wishing You Were Here Written-By – Peter Cetera
D2	Call On Me Written-By – Lee Loughnane
D3	Woman Don't Want To Love Me Written-By – Robert Lanini*
D4	Skinny Boy Written-By – Robert Lanini*

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Caribou Ranch
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
• Manufactured By – Columbia Records
• Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
• Published By – Big Elk Music
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – James William Guercio (tracks: B4)
• Alto Saxophone – Walter Parazaider (tracks: C2)
• Arranged By [Brass] – James Pankow (tracks: B1, B3, C1, C2, D2 to D4), Robert Lanini* (tracks: B1)
• Artwork [Inner Sleeves] – Frederic Remington
• Backing Vocals – Al Jardine* (tracks: D1), Carl Wilson (tracks: D1), Dennis Wilson (tracks: D1), James Pankow (tracks: C1), Lee Loughnane (tracks: B3, C1, C3, D2), Peter Cetera (tracks: B3, C3, D1, D2), Robert Lanini* (tracks: C1, C3, D2), Terry Kath (tracks: B3, C1, C3)
• Bass – James William Guercio (tracks: C3), Peter Cetera (tracks: A2 to B2, C1, C2, D2, D3), Terry Kath (tracks: B3, B4, C4, D1, D4)
• Bells – Terry Kath (tracks: C3)
• Clavinet – Robert Lanini* (tracks: B3)
• Congas – Guille Garcia (tracks: C2, C4, D2, D4), Laudir De Oliveira (tracks: A2, B1, C1)
• Design [Cover] – John Berg, Nick Fasciano
• Drums – Danny Seraphine* (tracks: A1 to B3, C1 to C3, D2), Ross Salomone (tracks: D4)
• Electric Guitar – Terry Kath (tracks: B4)
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – David J. Wolinski* (tracks: C4), Robert Lanini* (tracks: B1 to B3, D2, D4)
• Engineer – Jeff Guercio, Wayne Tarnowski
• Flugelhorn – Lee Loughnane (tracks: A3, B2)
• Flute – Walter Parazaider (tracks: A1, A2)
• Guitar – James William Guercio (tracks: D1), Peter Cetera (tracks: D1), Terry Kath (tracks: A2 to B3, C1 to C4, D2, D3)
• Hihat, Bass Drum – Danny Seraphine* (tracks: C4)
• Keyboards – Robert Lanini* (tracks: A2, A3)
• Lead Vocals – Lee Loughnane (tracks: C3), Peter Cetera (tracks: C1, D1 to D3), Robert Lanini* (tracks: B3, D4)
• Mellotron – David J. Wolinski* (tracks: C4), Robert Lanini* (tracks: A1)
• Mixed By – Phil Ramone
• Noises [Optional Party Background Noises] – Bobbi Roen, Camelia Ortiz, Diane Nini, Hank Steiger, Julie Nini
• Percussion – Danny Seraphine* (tracks: B4, D1), Guille Garcia (tracks: B4), James Pankow (tracks: C1), Laudir De Oliveira (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B4, C2, C4, D1, D2)
• Photography By – Urve Kuusik
• Piano – David J. Wolinski* (tracks: C3), Robert Lanini* (tracks: B3, B4, C1, C2, D1, D3), Wayne Tarnowski (tracks: C4)
• Producer – James William Guercio
• Recorded By [Strings] – Armin Steiner
• Soprano Saxophone – Walter Parazaider (tracks: A3)
• Strings – Jimmie Haskell (tracks: C1)
• Synthesizer [ARP] – David J. Wolinski* (tracks: A3, C1, C4, D1), Robert lanini* (tracks: B1)
• Tenor Saxophone – Walter Parazaider (tracks: B1, B3, C1, D2 to D4)
• Timbales – James Pankow (tracks: C2)
• Trombone – James Pankow (tracks: A2 to B3, C1, C2, D1 to D4)
• Trumpet – Lee Loughnane (tracks: A2, B1 to B3, C1, C2, D1 to D4)
• Typography [Lettering] – Doris Halle
• Vocals – James Pankow (tracks: C2), Peter Cetera (tracks: B4, C2, D1), The Pointer Sisters* (tracks: D4), Robert Lanini* (tracks: C2), Terry Kath (tracks: C4)

Notes

℗ © 1974 CBS, Inc.

Pitman Pressing variant of these Terre Haute and Santa Maria pressings by same catalog #.

Embossed, faux leather gatefold; includes custom inner sleeves containing credits and Remington artwork.

Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): AL 32811
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): BL 32811
• Matrix / Runout (Side C Label): AL 32812
• Matrix / Runout (Side D Label): BL 32812
• Matrix / Runout (Side A etched, exc. TML, £, D3 & P, stamped (Variant 1)): PAL 32811 1C TML £ D3 P
• Matrix / Runout (Side B etched, exc. TML & P, stamped (Variant 1)): PBL 32811 1D TML P
• Matrix / Runout (Side C etched, exc. P, stamped (Variant 1)): PAL 32812 1C P
• Matrix / Runout (Side D etched, exc. TML, 1 & P, stamped (Variant 1)): PBL 32812 1C TML 1 P
• Matrix / Runout (Side A etched, exc. TML & D stamped (Variant 2)): P PAL 32811 1D TML D
• Matrix / Runout (Side B etched, exc. TML & D stamped (Variant 2)): P PBL 32811 1C C TML D
• Matrix / Runout (Side C etched, exc.1D stamped (Variant 2)): P PAL 32812 1D
• Matrix / Runout (Side D etched, exc. TML & C stamped (Variant 2)): P PBL 32812 1C TML C
• Matrix / Runout (Side A etched, exc. TML, stamped (Variant 3)): PAL 32811 1C TML
• Matrix / Runout (Side B etched, exc. TML, stamped (Variant 3)): PBL 32811 1C TML
• Matrix / Runout (Side C etched (Variant 3)): PAL 32812 1C
• Matrix / Runout (Side D etched, exc. TML, stamped (Variant 3)): PBL 32812 1C TML
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, exc. TML & P, stamped (Variant 4)): PBL 32811-1H TML P
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, exc. TML, B & P, stamped (Variant 4)): PBL 32811 1C TML B P
• Matrix / Runout (Side C, etched, exc. 7 & P, stamped (Variant 4)): PBL 32812 1D 7 P
• Matrix / Runout (Side D, etched, exc. TML, 77, C & P, stamped (Variant 4)): PBL 32812 1C TML 77 C P
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
C2 32810	Chicago	Chicago VII ‎(2xLP, Album, Ter)	Columbia	C2 32810	US	1974
S 88015	Chicago	Chicago VII ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	CBS	S 88015	Europe	1974
SBP 474190	Chicago	Chicago VII ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	CBS	SBP 474190	New Zealand	1974
QCA 32810	Chicago	Chicago VII ‎(2x8-Trk, Album, Quad, Sli)	Columbia	QCA 32810	US	1974
S 88015	Chicago	Chicago VII ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	CBS	S 88015	Greece	1974