Chicago' story (Band) 1970 Documentary Part 3
The 1980s: changing sound, and the ballads
Chicago XIV (1980), produced by Tom Dowd, relegated the horn section to the background on a number of tracks, and the album's two singles failed to make the Top 40. Chris Pinnick joined the band to handle the guitar duties, and the band were also augmented by saxophone player Marty Grebb on the subsequent tour. (He would remain with the band through 1985.) Believing the band to no longer be commercially viable, Columbia Records dropped them from its roster in 1981 and released a second "Greatest Hits" volume (also known as Chicago XV) later that year to fulfill its contractual obligation.
The departure of Cetera
Lead vocalist Cetera's desire to record a second solo album (he'd done his eponymous first one in 1981) and not continue with the band's tour schedule caused him to leave the band in mid-1985.
The 1990s: more changes
1990 brought another personnel change
Founding member Danny Seraphine was succeeded in 1990 by drummer Tris Imboden
Chicago XIV (1980), produced by Tom Dowd, relegated the horn section to the background on a number of tracks, and the album's two singles failed to make the Top 40. Chris Pinnick joined the band to handle the guitar duties, and the band were also augmented by saxophone player Marty Grebb on the subsequent tour. (He would remain with the band through 1985.) Believing the band to no longer be commercially viable, Columbia Records dropped them from its roster in 1981 and released a second "Greatest Hits" volume (also known as Chicago XV) later that year to fulfill its contractual obligation.
The departure of Cetera
Lead vocalist Cetera's desire to record a second solo album (he'd done his eponymous first one in 1981) and not continue with the band's tour schedule caused him to leave the band in mid-1985.
The 1990s: more changes
1990 brought another personnel change
Founding member Danny Seraphine was succeeded in 1990 by drummer Tris Imboden
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