CHICAGO DOUBLEHEADER
Two 10-CD Collections Span 20 Studio Albums
The Legendary Rock Band With Horns Recorded Between 1969 And 2008
Both Sets Will Be Available On July 10 From Rhino
Chicago's debut album, Chicago Transit Authority was inducted into the Grammy® Hall of Fame just last year, serving as the latest addition to the band's already impressive list of achievements, which includes record sales in excess of 100 million albums and recognition as the first American band to chart Top 40 albums in six decades. Chicago also ranked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists chart, the highest ranking American band.
Chicago recorded 20 studio albums between 1969 and 2008. Amazingly, 14 of those have been certified platinum or better. Whether it is personnel, popularity or productivity, everything about Chicago is big, which is why it's fitting that the band's collection of studio albums will be divided into two boxed sets with 10 CD each: THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1969-1978 and THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1979-2008.
The collections both feature the most recently reissued versions of albums with remastered sound and bonus tracks. Both sets will be available on July 10 for $79.98 each.
THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1969-1978 includes: Chicago Transit Authority (1969), Chicago (1970), Chicago III (1971), Chicago V (1972), Chicago VI (1973), Chicago VII (1974), Chicago VIII (1975), Chicago X (1976), Chicago XI (1977), and Hot Streets (1978).
THE STUDIO ALBUMS Vol. 2 (1979-2008) includes: Chicago 13 (1979), Chicago XIV (1980), Chicago 16 (1982), Chicago 17 (1984), Chicago 18 (1986), Chicago 19 (1988), Twenty 1 (1991), Night & Day (1995), XXX (2006), and Stone Of Sisyphus (1994/2008).
Highlights from the first boxed set include the four consecutive number one albums the band released in three years: Chicago V, Chicago VI, Chicago VII and Chicago VIII. There is no shortage of standouts on the second collection, which includes the 6x Platinum Chicago 17, the best-selling album of the band's career, and Chicago X, which earned three Grammy Awards.
These sets are home to many of the group's best-loved songs, including 21 Top Ten hits like: "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?," "25 or 6 to 4," "Beginnings," "Saturday In The Park," "Feelin' Stronger Every Day," "Just You 'n' Me," "Old Days," "Hard To Say I'm Sorry," "You're The Inspiration," "Hard Habit To Break," "Look Away," and the Grammy winner "If You Leave Me Now."
Album Listings
THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1969-1978
Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
Chicago (1970)
Chicago III (1971)
Chicago V (1972)
Chicago VI (1973)
Chicago VII (1974)
Chicago VIII (1975)
Chicago X (1976)
Chicago XI (1977)
Hot Streets (1978)
THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1979-2008
Chicago 13 (1979)
Chicago XIV (1980)
Chicago 16 (1982)
Chicago 17 (1984)
Chicago 18 (1986)
Chicago 19 (1988)
Twenty 1 (1991)
Night & Day (1995)
XXX (2006)
Stone Of Sisyphus (1994/2008)
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