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Description
Thirteen Chicago favorites are arranged for piano on this album, tracing the band's path from horn-driven rock to the polished ballads of the 1980s.
"Saturday in the Park" anchors the collection, its bouncing piano intro already halfway to this format before the first chorus arrives. "25 or 6 to 4" makes for one of the album's bigger transformations, its relentless guitar riff and brass hits carried here by the keys alone. "Color My World" barely needs the reinterpretation; built around a rolling piano figure from the start, it settles into this arrangement as if it never left.
"If You Leave Me Now" keeps its gentle, pleading melody front and center, without the strings and horns rising behind it. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" and "You're the Inspiration" round out the album's later ballad era, their soaring choruses given room to unfold at an easy pace.
A fitting choice for a quiet evening, or anyone who wants to hear these songs with nothing standing between the melody and the ear.
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25 or 6 to 4 - 2:41
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Saturday in the Park - 4:05
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Make Me Smile - 3:01
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Just You 'N' Me - 3:09
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Feelin' Stronger Every Day - 7:50
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Color My World - 2:29
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If You Leave Me Now - 4:03
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Wishing You Were Here - 4:02
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Hard Habit to Break - 3:54
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You're the Inspiration - 4:10
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Will You Still Love Me - 4:38
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Hard to Say I'm Sorry - 3:54
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Remember the Feeling - 3:06
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- Total Runtime - 51:02
