https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 05 May 2026 22:26:00 +0000 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:27:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9382 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9382&PID=55288&title=chicago-i-dont-wanna-live-without#55288 Author: ptgraphics
Subject: 9382
Posted: 14 August 2020 at 6:27pm

I unfortunately have a few of the Warner years comps or hits CD's spanning
both Columbia and Warner. Most are pretty loud and compressed. I was after
the single edits that I didn't have on CD Singles. Even "The Box"
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Box_(Chicago_album) is pretty compressed.

Edited by ptgraphics]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:27:16 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9382&PID=55288&title=chicago-i-dont-wanna-live-without#55288 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9382&PID=55281&title=chicago-i-dont-wanna-live-without#55281 Author: AdvprosD
Subject: 9382
Posted: 14 August 2020 at 9:58am

Ron,

I realized after posting that I managed to digress almost immediately from the general '80s suggestions in the original post. (Issues with a noob :)

I have been listening to your August 7th show and have decided that I now have to jump into the archives. I highly recommend it!]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:58:41 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9382&PID=55281&title=chicago-i-dont-wanna-live-without#55281 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9382&PID=55280&title=chicago-i-dont-wanna-live-without#55280 Author: crapfromthepast
Subject: 9382
Posted: 14 August 2020 at 9:44am

I love the 4-CD Group Portrait set. It's the best representation out there of their Columbia years. Excellent sound, and superb track selection. But it doesn't cover their Warner Bros. years in the '80s.

There are some Rhino collections that do cover the '80s tracks, and I don't have any of those to compare with the GH 82-89 disc.
]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:44:31 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9382&PID=55280&title=chicago-i-dont-wanna-live-without#55280 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9382&PID=55277&title=chicago-i-dont-wanna-live-without#55277 Author: AdvprosD
Subject: 9382
Posted: 14 August 2020 at 7:30am

The early Chicago songs were always a challenge for me as I didn't know what I was getting when I purchased them.

I suppose with a little extra work, I could summarize which ones seemed to be the most popular on the radio when they were in popular rotation. (Maybe someone already has done that here.)

I did manage to find a set of four discs called "Group Portrait" that seems to have a number of the single versions from many of their albums. I've always wondered why their pop singles frequently
sounded like they were recorded in someone's basement studio. The music was great but, didn't seem to have quite the fidelity I'd expect from a big name band until the mid '70s.

As a side note, I'm not much for covers or tribute bands in general but, Those Russians in the band, "Leonid and Friends" have done some fine work in tribute to early Chicago songs. I did go
to see them on their 2019 tour and I was amazed how well they did live as well.]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2020 07:30:52 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9382&PID=55277&title=chicago-i-dont-wanna-live-without#55277 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9382&PID=55272&title=chicago-i-dont-wanna-live-without#55272 Author: crapfromthepast
Subject: 9382
Posted: 13 August 2020 at 7:16pm

For the search engine: Chicago's "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love"

This is the first single from Chicago 19, and it peaked at #3 in the US in 1988. The second single from 19 would be "Look Away", which hit #1.

The promo CD single is Reprise PRO-CD-3126. Copyright 1988, only one track, designated as "LP Version", printed 3:54, actual 3:54.

The promo CD single is digitally identical to Reprise's Chicago 19 (1988).

The version on Reprise's Greatest Hits 1982-1989 (1989) uses the same analog transfer as the above two, and sounds extremely close to both, but shortens the tail of the fade by about two seconds. The track selection and the sound on this best-of are superb, and I recommend it highly if you want to round up the Chicago '80s-era ballads in one place.

I don't have any of the other Chicago collections to compare.

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