Editing Chicago (band) (section)

==== 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.