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This was the last album to feature guitarist Terry Kath. Terry Kath, born in Chicago on January 31, 1946, was the original guitarist, vocalist and founding member (along with Walter Parazaider, Daniel Seraphine and Lee Loughnane) of the band Chicago. ...

Track listing

1. "Mississippi Delta City Blues" (Kath) - 4:42
2. "Baby, What a Big Surprise" (Cetera) - 3:06
3. "Till the End of Time" (Pankow) - 4:49
4. "Policeman" (Lamm) - 3:59
5. "Take Me Back to Chicago" (Seraphine, Wolinski) - 5:18
6. "Vote for Me" (Lamm) - 3:45
7. "Takin' It on Uptown" (Kagan, Kath) - 4:46
8. "This Time" (Loughnane) - 4:49
9. "The Inner Struggles of a Man" (Frontiere) - 2:44
10. "Prelude (Little One)" (Seraphine, Wolinski) - 0:52
11. "Little One" (Seraphine, Wolinski) - 5:40

Bonus tracks on Rhino re-issue

• "Wish I Could Fly" [rehearsal] (Pankow) - 3:46
• "Paris [rehearsal] (Lamm) - 3:54

Personnel

Chicago

• Peter Cetera - bass, vocals
• Laudir DeOliveira - percussion
• Terry Kath - guitars, percussion, vocals
• Robert Lamm - keyboards, percussion, vocals
• Lee Loughnane - trumpet, vocals
• James Pankow - trombone, keyboards, percussion, vocals
• Walter Parazaider - woodwinds
• Danny Seraphine - drums, percussion

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• David "Hawk" Wolinski - ARP synthesizer on "Take Me Back To Chicago"; Fender Rhodes on "Little One'
• James William Guercio - acoustic guitars and bass on "Baby, What A Big Surprise"
• Tim Cetera - additional background vocals on "Baby, What A Big Surprise"
• Carl Wilson - additional background vocals on "Baby, What A Big Surprise"
• Chaka Khan - background vocals and incredible preach at end of "Take Me Back To Chicago"
• Dominic Frontiere - orchestral conception & orchestration on "Baby, What A Big Surprise"; orchestration for "The Inner Struggles Of A Man"; string and orchestral arrangements for "Little One"
• The Voices of Inspiration - choir on "Vote For Me"

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Production

• Producer: James William Guercio
• Engineer: Wayne Tarnowski
• Assistant engineer: Tom Likes
• Design: John Berg
• Photography: Reid Miles

Charts

Singles