Track Listing

1. You're The Inspiration
2. If You Leave Me Now
3. Make Me Smile
4. Hard Habit to Break
5. Saturday in the Park
6. Wishing You Were Here
7. Only One
8. Colour My World
9. Look Away
10. Here in My Heart
11. Just You 'N' Me
12. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
13. Will You Still Love Me?
14. Beginnings
15. Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18696 in Music
• Brand: Chicago
• Released on: 1997-04-22
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
An unusual collection of only 16 songs (14 hits and two new ones) from a group that has written more prom themes than any band in history, The Heart of Chicago showcases the group's ability to sing about love from every phase of their career. (Not sure what else they might've sung about, but their anti- war compositions don't register here). "Baby, What a Big Surprise," "Feelin' Stronger Everyday," and "25 or 6 to 4" are those songs that have never left the radio. The digital remastering might be triumph of sorts; however, the absence of liner notes to accompany them leaves the band's story sadly untold. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews

An amazing collection!
I'm not really sure what exactly got me into Chicago, but all I know is that I'm glad I did! Being that I'm 19, I wasn't around or old enough to really hear them in their "day."

However, upon purchasing this collection, I can say that is simply one of the best CD's I own. With tracks spanning from their first album, right up to the new stuff they recorded exclusively for this disc, it serves as a great overview of their career.

Standout songs would include "Colour My World," "Saturday in the Park," "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is," and "Hard To Say I'm Sorry," however every track is great, and obviously carefully selected by the band. If you're new to the group, or want to hear the best they have to offer, definately get this CD, as well as Vol. 2.

I plan to see them on concert this summmer and then will probably have to buy all of their CD's. Hands down, Chicago is one of the best bands of all time!

A Mix of Hits
If you want a Chicago album that has a variety of their best hits in the span of 30 years, then I recommend that you buy this album. It's got songs like 1970's "Make me Smile" 1982's "Hard to Say I'm Sorry, and 1988's "Look Away". It also has 2 new songs called "Here in My Heart", which I think is a great song and "The Only One", which is also a really good song. This album features a vareity of lead singers such as the legendary Peter Cetera, Robert Lamm, the late Terry Kath, Bill Champlin, and Jason Scheff. If you want a vareity of Chicago hits then buy this.

The Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection
This album is definetly one of my favorites of all time. Almost every Chicago hit is here. Two new songs, "The Only One" and "Here in My Heart" hold their own against these favorites. If you haven't bought a Chicago album before, buy this album. You won't regret it. The brass section sounds awesome, especially on "Make Me Smile" and "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?". The power ballads sound fantastic, and Peter Cetera really stands out as a singer. My only complaint is that the album is a bit soft, a problem that including "25 or 6 to 4" could have remedied. But hey, they had to save something for The Heart of Chicago Vol. II, right?