Chicago is releasing a historic concert that has been newly re-mixed from the original multi-track tapes by founding member and trumpeter Lee Loughnane and engineer Tim Jessup. This 26-track live collection was recorded on September 16, 1971, about a week after the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opened in the nation’s capital. For more than 50 years, the concert has remained unreleased except for the performance of “Goodbye,” which debuted in 2018 on CHICAGO: VI DECADES LIVE.
The show explores all three studio albums that Chicago released since their 1969 debut. The songs span a range of styles, underscoring the band’s ability to blend genres seamlessly. The band would begin recording CHICAGO V a few days after the Kennedy Center performance. Released in July 1972, the album marked a significant evolution in the band’s sound and would become Chicago’s first No. 1 album. To get ready for the studio, Loughnane says the band road-tested some new songs in D.C. “Case in point: we did ‘Saturday In The Park’ for the first time at the Kennedy Center show. You’ll notice that we hadn’t yet decided on who would sing the lead vocal. Also, Robert hadn’t written Part 2 of ‘Dialogue’ yet.”
CD 1
- Tune Up & Band Introduction (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Dialogue (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Loneliness Is Just a Word (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Poem for the People (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- A Hit by Varèse (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Lowdown (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Goodbye (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Beginnings (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Make Me Smile (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- So Much to Say, So Much to Give (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Anxiety's Moment (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- West Virginia Fantasies (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Colour My World (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- To Be Free (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Now More Than Ever (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
CD 2
- Fancy Colours (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- It Better End Soon (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Saturday in the Park (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Mother (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- In the Country (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
CD 3
- A Song for Richard and His Friends (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Free Form Intro) (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- I'm a Man (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Free (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- 25 or 6 to 4 (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
| Utgivelsesår | 2024 |
| Produksjonsår | 2024 |
| Format | 3CD |
| Sjanger | Rock |
| Bestillingsnummer | 0603497834174 |
| Se alt av | Chicago |
