Editing Chicago (band) (section)

=== 1980s: changing sound ===
''[[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 play guitar and remained through 1985,<ref name= Ruhlmannp8 /> and the band were also augmented by saxophone player [[Marty Grebb]] on the subsequent tour.<ref name= "Koshatka Sept1980">{{cite news |last=Koshatka |first=Edgar |title=Chicago's welcome comeback |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |date=September 21, 1980 |page=8-I |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13993607/the_philadelphia_inquirer/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=September 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925225943/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13993607/the_philadelphia_inquirer/ |archive-date=September 25, 2017 |url-status=live  }} {{free access}}</ref> Marty Grebb had formerly been with [[the Buckinghams]], and before that had been Cetera's bandmate in a local Chicago area cover band called the Exceptions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://forbassplayersonly.com/bob-lizik/|title=Bob Lizik: Exclusive interview with FBPO's Jon Liebman|last=Liebman|first=Jon|date=July 10, 2017|work=For Bass Players Only|access-date=October 24, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205612/http://forbassplayersonly.com/bob-lizik/|archive-date=October 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The album peaked at No. 71 on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref name= "Chicago Billboard 200" /> and failed to reach gold certification by the RIAA.<ref name="Gold & Platinum by Artist" /> Believing the band to no longer be commercially viable, Columbia Records dropped them from its roster in 1981 and released a [[Greatest Hits, Volume II (Chicago album)|second greatest hits volume]] (counted as ''Chicago XV'' in the album chronology) later that year to fulfill its contractual obligation.<ref name=Ruhlmannp8/>

In late 1981, the band had new management, a new producer ([[David Foster]]),<ref name= Ruhlmannp8 /> a new label ([[Warner Bros. Records]]),<ref name= Ruhlmannp8 /> and the addition of keyboardist, guitarist, and singer [[Bill Champlin]] ([[Sons of Champlin]]).<ref name="Van Matre June1982">{{cite news |last=Van Matre |first=Lynn |title=Revitalized Chicago back on road again |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |location=Chicago, Illinois, USA |date=June 13, 1982 |page=5 (Section 6) |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1982/06/13/page/151/article/rock |access-date=September 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117065009/http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1982/06/13/page/151/article/rock/ |archive-date=January 17, 2017 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Percussionist Laudir de Oliveira and Marty Grebb departed from the band. During Foster's stewardship, less of an emphasis was placed on the band's horn-based sound, being replaced by lush [[Ballad|power ballads]], which became Chicago's style during the 1980s. The new sound brought more singles success to the band.

For the 1982 album ''[[Chicago 16]]'', the band worked with composers from outside the group for the first time, and Foster brought in studio musicians for some tracks (including the core members of [[Toto (band)|Toto]]),<ref name="Van Matre June1982"/> and used new technology (such as synthesizers) to "update" and streamline the sound, further pushing back the horn section, and in some cases not even using them at all. The band did return to the charts with the Cetera-sung ballad "[[Hard to Say I'm Sorry|Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away]]", which is featured in the soundtrack of the [[Daryl Hannah]] film ''[[Summer Lovers]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=56885|title=AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Summer Lovers|website=afi.com|publisher=American Film Institute|access-date=September 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709051849/http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=56885|archive-date=July 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Co-written by Cetera and David Foster, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" was the group's second single to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart<ref name=BBChicagoHot100 /> and gave them a nomination for the [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]].<ref name="grammy awards Chicago" /> ''Chicago 16'' reached both gold and platinum status during the year of its release,<ref name="Gold & Platinum by Artist" /> and went to No. 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart.<ref name= "Chicago Billboard 200" />

1984's ''[[Chicago 17]]'' became the biggest selling album in the band's history, certified by the RIAA in 1997 as six times multi-platinum.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=awards_by_artist#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA by Artists|work=RIAA|access-date=September 25, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216204505/http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=awards_by_artist#search_section|archive-date=December 16, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The album produced two more Top Ten (both No. 3) singles,<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/959544/ask-billboard-taking-peaks-nos-100-1|title=Ask Billboard: "Taking Peaks", Nos. 100-1|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=January 29, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125141030/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/959544/ask-billboard-taking-peaks-nos-100-1|archive-date=November 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> "[[You're the Inspiration]]", written by Cetera and David Foster, and "[[Hard Habit to Break]]", written by&nbsp;[[Steve Kipner]]&nbsp;and John Lewis Parker. The single, "Hard Habit to Break", brought two more Grammy Award nominations for the band, for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]].<ref name="grammy awards Chicago" /> The album included two other singles: "[[Stay the Night (Chicago song)|Stay the Night]]" (No. 16),<ref name=BBChicagoHot100 /> another composition by Cetera and Foster; and "[[Along Comes a Woman]]" (No. 14),<ref name=BBChicagoHot100 /> written by Cetera and Mark Goldenberg. Peter's brother, Kenny Cetera, who had provided background vocals on the ''Chicago 17'' album,<ref name="17 LP liner notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Chicago 17 |author=Chicago |year=1984 |type=vinyl LP liner |publisher=[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. Records Inc.]] |id=9 25060-1}}</ref> was brought into the group for the ''17'' tour to add percussion and high harmony vocals.<ref name=Metella>{{cite news |last=Metella |first=Helen |title=Chicago puts on a classy show |newspaper=The Edmonton Journal |date=April 10, 1985 |page=C5 |location=Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29934402/edmonton_journal/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=March 26, 2019 |url-status=live  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327093520/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29934402/edmonton_journal/ |archive-date=March 27, 2019 }} {{free access}}</ref><ref name="Bahr Oct1984">{{cite news |last=Bahr |first=Jeff |title=Chicago hits musical homer |newspaper=The Lincoln Star |date=October 6, 1984 |page=5 |location=Lincoln, Nebraska, USA |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13980897/the_lincoln_star/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=September 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925083451/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13980897/the_lincoln_star/ |archive-date=September 25, 2017 |url-status=live  }} {{free access}}</ref>

By 1985, the band was embracing the newest medium, the music video channel [[MTV]], by releasing music videos for four songs. They featured a track titled "Good for Nothing" on the 1985 global activist album, ''[[We Are the World (album)|We Are the World]]''.<ref name="We Are the World, at AllMusic">{{allMusic | class=album | id=mw0000196167 | label=USA for Africa: We Are the World | access-date=May 27, 2013 }}</ref> As contributors to the album, along with all other artists who were on the album, the band received its last nomination for a Grammy Award, for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref name="grammy awards Chicago" />

At the [[American Music Awards of 1986|13th Annual American Music Awards]], held January 27, 1986, Chicago won the award for [[American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group|Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group]] for the second time.<ref name="AMA Winner Database" /> It is the last American Music Award the band has received.

==== Peter Cetera departure and continued success ====
Concurrently with Chicago's existing career, vocalist Peter Cetera had begun a solo career. He proposed an arrangement with the band where they would take hiatuses after tours to let him focus on solo work (mirroring that of [[Phil Collins]] and [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]), but the band declined. Cetera ultimately left Chicago in the summer of 1985.<ref name="People 1987">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20095555,00.html |title=Glory of Love Singer Peter Cetera Left Chicago (the Band) for Idaho (the State) and Solo Success |last1=Dougherty |first1=Steve |first2=Todd|last2=Gold|date=February 2, 1987|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|pages=60–62|access-date=March 20, 2010 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008230909/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20095555,00.html |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=August 1986: Peter Cetera Cracks No. 1 with "Glory of Love" |url=https://weareclassicrockers.com/article/august-1986-peter-cetera-cracks-no-1-glory-love |access-date=April 14, 2023 |website=Weareclassicrockers |language=en-US  |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414191928/https://weareclassicrockers.com/article/august-1986-peter-cetera-cracks-no-1-glory-love |url-status=live }}</ref> He soon topped the charts with "[[Glory of Love (Peter Cetera song)|Glory of Love]]" (the theme song of the film ''[[The Karate Kid Part II]]''), and with "[[The Next Time I Fall]]" (a duet with [[Amy Grant]]). Two more songs reached the top ten: a 1988 solo hit called "[[One Good Woman]]" (No. 4 U.S.), and a 1989 duet with [[Cher]] called "[[After All (Cher and Peter Cetera song)|After All]]" (No. 6 U.S.). In 1992, Cetera released his fourth studio album, ''[[World Falling Down]]'', which earned him three hits on the Adult Contemporary charts, including the single "Restless Heart". Cetera's former position was filled by bassist and singer-songwriter [[Jason Scheff]], son of [[Elvis Presley]]'s bassist [[Jerry Scheff]].<ref name="Duffy Mar1987">{{Cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1987/03/08/scheffs-chicago-habit-is-still-hard-to-break/|title=Scheff's Chicago Habit Is Still Hard To Break|last=Duffy|first=Thom|date=March 8, 1987|work=tribunedigital-orlandosentinel|access-date=August 25, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825191318/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-03-08/entertainment/0110330284_1_jason-scheff-jerry-scheff-peter-cetera|archive-date=August 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Guitarist Chris Pinnick also left the group in 1985, prior to the recording of the band's next album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moehlis |first=Jeff |date=July 9, 2014 |title=Jeff Moehlis: Playing in the Pocket — Guitarist Chris Pinnick Talks About Upcoming Show |url=http://www.noozhawk.com/jeff_moehlis_interview_with_chris_pinnick_of_pockets/ |access-date=April 14, 2023 |website=Noozhawk |language=en-US |archive-date=April 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418214403/https://www.noozhawk.com/jeff_moehlis_interview_with_chris_pinnick_of_pockets/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

For the final Foster-produced album, ''[[Chicago 18]]'', the band filled Pinnick's spot with several session guitarists, none of whom became band members. The album was released on September 29, 1986,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotheband.com/albums/chicago18.html|title=Chicago 18|website=chicagotheband.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113010334/http://www.chicagotheband.com/albums/chicago18.html|archive-date=January 13, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=October 2, 2017}}</ref> and included the No. 3 single "[[Will You Still Love Me? (song)|Will You Still Love Me?]]", and top 20 single "[[If She Would Have Been Faithful...]]", in addition to an updated version of "[[25 or 6 to 4]]" with a video that got airplay on MTV. The video won an award for Best Cinematography for Bobby Byrne at the [[American Video Awards]].<ref name="Sledgehammer wins" /> Soon after the album was recorded, the band hired guitarist [[Dawayne Bailey]],<ref name="Bishop Oct1986">{{cite news |last=Bishop |first=Pete |title=Chicago brings out old talents, new hits, but fewer fans |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |date=October 22, 1986 |page=C8 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13996495/the_pittsburgh_press/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=September 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926041931/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13996495/the_pittsburgh_press/ |archive-date=September 26, 2017 |url-status=live  }} {{free access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Heckman |first=Don |title=Chicago Resounds with More Voice, Less Horn |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California, USA |date=November 27, 1986 |page=VI-8 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13996249/the_los_angeles_times/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=September 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926041200/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13996249/the_los_angeles_times/ |archive-date=September 26, 2017 |url-status=live  }} {{free access}}</ref> formerly of [[Bob Seger]]'s Silver Bullet Band.<ref>{{cite news |last=Graff |first=Gary |title=Chicago is faithful to its past and ready to move on |newspaper=The Morning Call |agency=KNT News Wire |location=Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA |date=September 5, 1987 |pages=A52, A56 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13997068/the_morning_call/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=September 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926095621/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13997068/the_morning_call/ |archive-date=September 26, 2017 |url-status=live  }} {{free access}}</ref> Bailey and Scheff had previously played in bands together, so Scheff introduced Bailey to the band in time for the ''Chicago 18'' tour.

For the 1988 release ''[[Chicago 19]]'', the band had replaced producer Foster with co-producers [[Ron Nevison]], who had recently produced two albums for [[Heart (band)|Heart]], and Chas Sanford, who had worked with [[Rod Stewart]] and [[Stevie Nicks]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Kiss |first=Tony |title=Chicago Keeps Hits Coming After 20 Years |newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times |location=Asheville, North Carolina, USA |date=September 4, 1988 |page=1L |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14017656/asheville_citizentimes/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=September 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927052219/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14017656/asheville_citizentimes/ |archive-date=September 27, 2017 |url-status=live  }} {{free access}}</ref> They topped the charts again with the [[Diane Warren]]-composed single "[[Look Away]]". It was the third and last Chicago single to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart.<ref name= BBChicagoHot100 /> The song ultimately was named as the "''Billboard'' Hot 100 No. 1 Song of the Year" for 1989.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://billboard.com/photos/6803735/billboard-hot-100-no-1-songs-of-the-year-1958-2015|title=Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs of the Year: 1958-2015|date=December 10, 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024145346/http://www.billboard.com/photos/6803735/billboard-hot-100-no-1-songs-of-the-year-1958-2015 |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |url-status=live  }}</ref> The album also yielded two more top 10 hits, "[[I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love]]" and "[[You're Not Alone (Chicago song)|You're Not Alone]]",<ref name= BBChicagoHot100 /> both with Champlin singing lead vocals, and the Scheff-sung No. 55 single, "We Can Last Forever", in addition to including the original version of a top 5 single titled "[[What Kind of Man Would I Be?]]". The latter, also sung by Scheff, was remixed for inclusion on the band's forthcoming greatest hits record (and 20th album), ''[[Greatest Hits 1982–1989]]'', and it was this version that became a hit.