| Chicago XXX | ||||
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| Released | March 21, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 2005 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 52:57 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | Jay DeMarcus | |||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
Chicago XXX is the twentieth studio album, and thirtieth album overall, by the American band Chicago, released on March 21, 2006. It was Chicago's first album of entirely new material since 1991's Twenty 1.
The album was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with horn sessions in Los Angeles, California over the summer of 2005. Production duties were handled by Jay DeMarcus of the country group Rascal Flatts, who came to the project through a friendship with Chicago's bassist-singer Jason Scheff. DeMarcus used several session players for the album.
Chicago XXX peaked at number 41 in the US during a brief chart stay, spawning minor hits "Feel" and "Love Will Come Back." This would be the last studio recording with long-time vocalist and keyboardist Bill Champlin, as he departed Chicago in August 2009.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feel" (Hot single mix) | Danny Orton, Blair Daly | Robert Lamm | 4:01 |
| 2. | "King of Might Have Been" | Greg Barnhill, Jason Scheff, Dennis Matkosky | Jason Scheff | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Caroline" | Scheff, Chas Sandford | Champlin/Scheff | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Why Can't We" | Bill Champlin, Jay DeMarcus, Scheff, Sandford | Champlin/Shelly Fairchild | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Love Will Come Back" (featuring Rascal Flatts) | Scheff, DeMarcus, Sandford | Scheff/Gary LeVox/Jay DeMarcus/Champlin/Joe Don Rooney | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Long Lost Friend" | Scheff, DeMarcus, Brett James | Scheff | 4:33 |
| 7. | "90 Degrees and Freezing" | Lamm, Scheff, DeMarcus, James | Lamm/Scheff | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Where Were You" | Scheff, Champlin, DeMarcus | Scheff/Champlin | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Already Gone" | Champlin, George Hawkins Jr. | Champlin/Scheff | 6:51 |
| 10. | "Come to Me, Do" | Lamm | Lamm | 4:36 |
| 11. | "Lovin' Chains" | DeMarcus, Marcus Hummon | Champlin/Scheff | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Better" | Champlin, Sandford | Champlin | 4:41 |
| 13. | "Feel" (Horn section mix) | Orton, Daly | Lamm | 4:30 |
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2006 | Billboard 200 | 41 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2006 | "Feel" | Adult Contemporary | 19 |
| 2006 | "Love Will Come Back" | Adult Contemporary | 21 |
