Chicago 18 is the fifteenth studio album by the American band Chicago, released on September 29, 1986. This album is the first without cofounding member Peter Cetera. This is also the first album to feature Jason Scheff on bass guitar and vocals.
With Cetera having quit the band in 1985 in favor of a solo career, Chicago eventually hired Scheff to fill Cetera’s position as vocalist and bassist. With Scheff and Bill Champlin, who had joined the band in 1981, aboard the most used voices in Chicago now belonged to its two newest recruits. Chicago again hired producer David Foster to create a follow-up to Chicago 17.
The band recorded an updated high-tech remake of their hit classic “25 or 6 to 4” (#48). Scheff recalled when he asked Foster on the way he should sing the song, the latter responded: “Just like Cetera.” Then, “Will You Still Love Me?” (#3) and “If She Would Have Been Faithful…” (#17) became hits. Scheff was lead vocalist on all three releases. The album features a brief instrumental horn riff, Pankow’s “Free Flight.” Despite the success of its predecessor, Chicago 18 ultimately only went gold, peaking at #35 on the Billboard Top 200 charts.
- “Niagara Falls” 3:43
- “Forever” 5:17
- “If She Would Have Been Faithful…” 3:51
- “25 or 6 to 4” 4:20
- “Will You Still Love Me?” 5:44
- “Over and Over” 4:20
- “It’s Alright” 4:29
- “Free Flight” 0:25
- “Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us Now” 4:25
- “I Believe” 4:20
- “One More Day” 4:13
Bill Champlin – keyboards, vocals
Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals
Lee Loughnane – trumpet
James Pankow – trombone, brass arrangements
Walter Parazaider – woodwinds
Jason Scheff – bass, vocals
Danny Seraphine – drums, drum programming
Michael Landau – guitar
Howard “Buzz” Feiten – guitar
Steve Lukather – guitar
David Foster – keyboards, additional arrangements, brass contributions
Tom Keane – keyboards, backing vocals
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer programming
David Boruff – synthesizer programming
Rhett Lawrence – synthesizer programming
Bo Tomlyn – synthesizer programming
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