Chicago The Very Best Of: Only The Beginning
2003 2x CD
Soft Rock
Pop Rock

Main image
Rhino Records
art direction Hugh Brown
art direction Maria Villar
compilation producer Chicago
compilation producer David McLees
congas, percussion, vocals Laudir de Oliveira
coordinator [liner notes coordination] Tim Scanlin
design Maria Villar
drums, harmonica Tris Imboden
drums, percussion, drum programming, vocals Daniel Seraphine
guitar Bruce Gaitsch
guitar Chris Pinnick
guitar Keith Howland
guitar, vocals Dawayne Bailey
liner notes Bill DeYoung
liner notes [discographical annotation] Gary Peterson
management [business affairs] Bob Emmer
management [business affairs] Bob O'Neill
management [project assistance] Amy Utstein
management [project assistance] April Milek
management [project assistance] Leigh Hall
management [project assistance] Randy Perry
management [project assistance] Steven Woollard
management [representation] HK Management
management [representation] Howard Kaufman
management [representation] Peter Schivarelli
tracks 2-7 mixed by Bill Schnee
tracks 2-20 mixed by Bruce Fairbairn
tracks 2-14, 2-16 to 2-18 mixed by Chas Sandford
tracks 2-20 mixed by Erwin Musper
tracks 2-14, 2-16 to 2-18 mixed by Greg Walsh
tracks 2-6, 2-8 to 2-13, 2-15, 2-19 mixed by Humberto Gatica
tracks 2-14, 2-16 to 2-18 mixed by James Guthrie
tracks 2-4, 2-5 mixed by Jim Boyer
tracks 1-12 to 1-17, 2-1, 2-4, 2-5 mixed by Phil Ramone
photography by [cover photo] Hugh Brown
photography by [photos] Jeff Katz
photography by [photos] Michael Ochs Archives
photography by [photos] Norman Seeff
tracks 2-20 producer [original recordings] Bruce Fairbairn
tracks 2-15 producer [original recordings] Chas Sandford
tracks 2-4, 2-5 producer [original recordings] Chicago
tracks 2-6 to 2-13 producer [original recordings] David Foster
tracks 1-1 to 2-3 producer [original recordings] James William Guercio
tracks 2-4, 2-5 producer [original recordings] Phil Ramone
tracks 2-14, 2-16 to 2-19 producer [original recordings] Ron Nevison
product manager Mike Engstrom
remastered by [remastering by] Dave Donnelly
remastered by [remastering by] Jeff Magid
remastered by [remastering by] Lee Loughnane
supervised by [editorial supervision] Cory Frye
trombone, percussion, vocals, arranged by [most brass arrangements] James Pankow
trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, vocals Lee Loughnane
vocals, bass Jason Scheff
vocals, bass Peter Cetera
vocals, guitar Donnie Dacus
vocals, guitar, percussion Terry Kath
vocals, keyboards, guitar Bill Champlin
vocals, keyboards, percussion Robert Lamm
woodwind, percussion, vocals Walter Parazaider
Record Company Warner Music Group
Record Company AOL Time Warner
Phonographic Copyright (p) Rhino Entertainment Company
Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Giant Records
Copyright (c) Rhino Entertainment Company
Remastered At DNA Studios, Studio City, CA
Glass Mastered At WEA Mfg. Olyphant
Glass Mastered At WEA Mfg. Olyphant
Pressed By WEA Mfg. Olyphant
Packaging: clear double jewel case. Includes a 16-page booklet.

- Track 1-1 from the album [m=83128] (1/70). This edit contains Make Me Smile and Now More Than Ever (the beginning and ending segments of Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon) and bridges them in a similar manner as the original single, but without all the other significant cuts.
- Tracks 1-2 and 1-7 from the album [m=83128] (1/70).
- Track 1-3 from the album [m=83123] (4/69). This edit (without introductory piano piece) is a stereo representation of the original single release
- Track 1-4 from the album [m=83123] (4/69). This edit (without percussion tag) was originally issued on [m=83144].
- Track 1-5 from the album [m=83123] (4/69).
- Track 1-6 from the album [m=83123] (4/69). This edit (without drum and percussion interlude) appears for the first time.
- Tracks 1-8 and 1-9 from the album [m=83131] (1/71).
- Track 1-10 from the album [m=25621] (7/72).
- Track 1-11 from the album [m=25621] (7/72). Columbia single edit (10/6/72).
- Tracks 1-12 and 1-13 from the album [m=25626] (6/73).
- Tracks 1-14 to 1-16 from the album [m=180697] (3/74).
- Track 1-17 from the album [m=180697] (3/74). This edit (without false start) was originally issued in [m=214922].
- Tracks 1-18 and 1-19 from the album [m=5936] (6/76).
- Track 2-1 from the album [m=25631] (3/75).
- Tracks 2-2 and 2-3 from the album [m=97918] (9/77).
- Tracks 2-4 and 2-5 from the album [m=97944] (10/78).
- Track 2-6 from the album [m=97926] (5/26/82). Full Moon/Warner Bros single (edit).
- Track 2-7 from the album [m=97926] (5/26/82).
- Tracks 2-8 to 2-10 from the album [m=25569] (5/14/84).
- Track 2-11 from the album [m=25569] (5/14/84). Full Moon/Warner Bros single (remix/edit).
- Track 2-12 from the album [m=25580] (9/22/86). Full Moon/Warner Bros single (remix/edit).
- Track 2-13 from the album [m=25580] (9/22/86).
- Track 2-14 from the album [m=97934] (6/21/88). Full Moon/Reprise single (remix).
- Track 2-15 from the album [m=97934] (6/21/88). Full Moon/Reprise single (remix).
- Track 2-16 from the album [m=97934] (6/21/88).
- Track 2-17 from the album [m=97934] (6/21/88). Full Moon/Reprise single (remix).
- Track 2-18 from the album [m=97934] (6/21/88). Full Moon/Reprise single (remix).
- Track 2-19 from the album [m=225310] (1/29/91).
- Track 2-20 from the album [m=402589] (5/23/95).

[Booklet:]
Love Me Tomorrow ℗ 1982 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Get Away ℗ 1982 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; Stay The Night ℗ 1984 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; Hard Habit To Break ℗ 1984 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; You're The Inspiration ℗ 1984 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; Along Comes A Woman ℗ 1984 & 1985 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; Will You Still Love Me? ℗ 1986 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; If She Would Have Been Faithful... ℗ 1986 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; Look Away ℗ 1988 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; What Kind Of Man Would I Be? ℗ 1988 & 1989 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love ℗ 1988 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; We Can Last Forever ℗ 1988 & 1989 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; You're Not Alone ℗ 1988 & 1989 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; Chasin' The Wind ℗ 1991 Warner Bros, Records Inc.; Sing, Sing, Sing ℗ 1995 Giant Records.

All other recordings 1972, 1973, 1974 , 1975 ,1976, 1977, 1978, 1981 & 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company.

[Disc face:]
R2 76170 This compilation ℗ 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company. Warner Music Group., an AOL Time Warner Company, Made in U.S.A.

[Tray card:]
Original recordings produced by James William Guerico • Phil Ramone & Chicago • David Foster • Chas Sandford • Ron Nevison • Bruce Fairbairn
This Compilation produced by Chicago & David McLees
This Compilation ℗ & © 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company. Warner Music Group, an AOL Time Warner Company. Printed in U.S.A.
Barcode: 0 8122-76170-2 8 (Text)
Matrix / Runout: [WEA mfg. OLYPHANT logo] X18807 3 R2 76170-2.1 02 M2S1 (Disc 1, Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: [WEA mfg. OLYPHANT logo] X17896 3 R2 76170-2.1 03 M1S12 (Disc 2, Variant 1)
Mastering SID Code: ifpi L902 (Disc 1 & 2, Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U7B (Disc 1 & 2, Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: [WEA mfg. OLYPHANT logo] X18807 3 R2 76170-2.1 02 M2S11 (Disc 1, Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: [WEA mfg. OLYPHANT logo] X18807 3 R2 76170-2.1 02 M1S4 (Disc 2, Variant 2)
Mastering SID Code: ifpi L902 (Disc 1 & 2, Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U4V (Disc 1, Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U3F (Disc 2, Variant 2)



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