{"product_id":"pc-34200","title":"Chicago - X (1976) Vinyl LP • Ten, Peter Cetera, If You Leave Me Now","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e PC-34200\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1970s, Blues Rock, Jazz Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Soft Rock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eHYPE-STICKER attached to inner-sleeve. Lyric Insert Included. Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles; a few light clicks during the first 2 songs on side 1 (play-graded). Gate-fold cover has a few creases near edges, slight discoloration with darker discoloration spots (front\/back\/inner-gate); small surface abrasions (front\/back); surface impression near top of front, scuffing on back. Inner-sleeve is original (chocolate designed); one seam partially split, one seam developing a split. Spine is mostly readable with wear. Shelf-wear along top-edge, heavier along bottom-edge, wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eOnce Or Twice\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eYou Are On My Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSkin Tight\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIf You Leave Me Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eTogether Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAnother Rainy Day In New York City\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMama Mama\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eScrapbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eGently I'll Wake You\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eYou Get It Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eHope For Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eChicago X\u003c\/span\u003e is the eighth studio album, and tenth album overall, by the American band Chicago. The album is notable for its soulfulness, and it ended up being a turning point in the band's career thanks to one song, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eIf You Leave Me Now\u003c\/span\u003e. Robert Lamm's Another \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eRainy Day in New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e Terry Kath's \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eOnce or Twice\u003c\/span\u003e and James Pankow's \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eYou Are on My Mind\u003c\/span\u003e were strong enough to be singles, but Guercio was keen to include Peter Cetera's new composition, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eIf You Leave Me Now\u003c\/span\u003e, on \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eChicago X\u003c\/span\u003e. Although the others really liked the song, they felt that, as a romantic ballad with strings, it was completely out of place stylistically (an observation with which most reviewers agreed) and should not be allotted a place on the album. The song was one of the very last to be completed and, according to reports, was very nearly left off the final product. Band member Walter Parazaider has been quoted as saying he heard the song on the radio while cleaning his pool and initially thought \"it sounded like McCartney,\" not realizing it was his own band's work. However, Guercio overruled the band and included it, and when it became the band's first No. 1 hit in the US and UK, it completely changed the public's perception of Chicago, leading to more demand from Columbia Records for Cetera ballads. Lamm and Kath, in particular, were uncomfortable with this turn of events, and it led to a growing dissatisfaction with Guercio's control over the band, contributing to his impending 1977 dismissal. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eChicago X\u003c\/span\u003e was released on June 14, 1976 to a receptive audience, especially after \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eIf You Leave Me Now\u003c\/span\u003e had become such a big worldwide hit, giving Chicago their first UK chart album in years (No. 21), though it missed No. 1 in the US, resting at No. 3. In early 1977, Chicago X would win three Grammy awards; two were for \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eIf You Leave Me Now\u003c\/span\u003e and one for John Berg's trademark artwork, which resembled a Hershey bar this time out. They were also nominated for Album of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793827426585,"sku":"PC-34200","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-chicago-x-14.jpg?v=1783554837","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/pc-34200","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}