The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition

The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition
The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition
Greatest hits album by Chicago
Released	October 2, 2007
Recorded	January 1969 – 2005
Genre	Rock
Label	Rhino
Producer	James William Guercio, Phil Ramone, Chicago, David Foster, Ron Nevison, Chas Sandford and Bruce Fairbairn
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary is a double greatest hits album, and the thirty-first album overall, by American rock band Chicago, released by Rhino Records on October 2, 2007. It consists of two discs containing 30 of Chicago's top 40 singles. It is the fourth compilation of past hits released by their label since beginning of the decade. Most of the songs on this compilation are presented as their shorter length radio-single edits, as opposed to the album versions. It also features "Love Will Come Back" without Rascal Flatts' vocals.

The 39 tracks of The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning holds all the tracks of 40th Anniversary except for the tracks 13-15 on disc 2.

Although no indication is given on the discs or the cover, the album could also be considered as Chicago XXXI (31) in their canon, as it is preceded by Chicago XXX (30) in 2006, and followed by Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus in 2008. This is further emphasized by the display of albums on the band's website.

Track listing

Disc One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Questions 67 & 68" (Single version)	Robert Lamm	Chicago Transit Authority, 1969	3:26
2.	"25 or 6 to 4" (Single version)	Lamm	Chicago, 1970	2:52
3.	"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Promo single version)	Lamm	Chicago Transit Authority	2:45
4.	"Make Me Smile" (Single version)	James Pankow	Chicago	2:59
5.	"Beginnings" (Single version)	Lamm	Chicago Transit Authority	2:48
6.	"Colour My World"	Pankow	Chicago	3:02
7.	"Saturday in the Park"	Lamm	Chicago V, 1972	3:56
8.	"Feelin' Stronger Every Day"	Pankow/Peter Cetera	Chicago VI, 1973	4:14
9.	"Just You 'n' Me"	Pankow	Chicago VI	3:42
10.	"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" (Single version)	Pankow	Chicago VII, 1974	4:18
11.	"Call on Me"	Lee Loughnane	Chicago VII	4:01
12.	"Wishing You Were Here" (Single version)	Cetera	Chicago VII	3:00
13.	"Old Days"	Pankow	Chicago VIII, 1975	3:30
14.	"Another Rainy Day in New York City"	Lamm	Chicago X, 1976	3:00
15.	"If You Leave Me Now"	Cetera	Chicago X	3:56

Disc Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Baby, What a Big Surprise"	Cetera	Chicago XI, 1977	3:06
2.	"No Tell Lover" (Single version)	Loughnane/Danny Seraphine/Cetera	Hot Streets, 1978	3:50
3.	"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Single version)	Cetera/David Foster	Chicago 16, 1982	3:41
4.	"Love Me Tomorrow" (Single version)	Cetera/Foster	Chicago 16	3:58
5.	"Hard Habit to Break"	Cetera/Foster	Chicago 17, 1984	4:45
6.	"You're the Inspiration"	Cetera/Foster	Chicago 17	3:48
7.	"Will You Still Love Me?" (Single version)	Foster/Tom Keane/Richard Baskin	Chicago 18, 1986	4:13
8.	"If She Would Have Been Faithful..."	Steve Kipner/Randy Goodrum	Chicago 18	3:51
9.	"I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love"	Albert Hammond/Diane Warren	Chicago 19, 1988	3:54
10.	"Look Away" (Single version)	Warren	Chicago 19	4:00
11.	"What Kind of Man Would I Be?" (Single version)	Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford, Bobby Caldwell	Chicago 19	4:19
12.	"You're Not Alone" (Single version)	Jim Scott	Chicago 19	4:00
13.	"Here in My Heart"	Glen Ballard/James Newton Howard	The Heart of Chicago 1967–1997, 1997	4:20
14.	"Feel" (Horn section mix)	Danny Orton/Blair Daly	Chicago XXX, 2006	4:31
15.	"Love Will Come Back"	Scheff/Jay DeMarcus/Sandford	Chicago XXX	3:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition*
Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	100

Personnel

Chicago

Dawayne Bailey – guitar, vocals
Peter Cetera – bass, vocals
Bill Champlin – guitar, keyboards, vocals, group member
Donnie Dacus – guitar, vocals
Laudir DeOliveira – percussion, congas, vocals
Bruce Gaitsch – guitar
Keith Howland – guitar, vocals, group member
Tris Imboden – drums, group member
Terry Kath – guitar, vocals
Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals, lyrics, songwriting, group member
Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals, lyrics, songwriting, group member
James Pankow – trombone, vocals, lyrics, songwriting, group member
Walter Parazaider – vocals, woodwinds, lyrics, songwriting, group member
Chris Pinnick – guitar
Jason Scheff – bass, vocals, group member
Daniel Seraphine – percussion, drums, vocals

Production

Producer – Jay DeMarcus, David Foster, James William Guercio, James Newton Howard, Ron Nevison, Phil Ramone, Chas Sandford, Mike Engstrom, Cheryl Pawelski
Album cover design – Mark Paul Rosenmeier
Design – Joshua Banker, Don Jr. Garlock, Vincent Gonzales, Jim Jamitis, Jean Krikorian, Arnaud Leger, Al Mainwaring, Craig Stevens, Ashley Underwood
Photography – Jimmy Katz
Remastering – David Donnelly
Liner notes – Bill DeYoung
Product Manager – Mike Engstrom
Project assistant – Scott Webber
Supervisor – Jeff Magid
Editorial Supervision – Vanessa Atkins, Sheryl Farber
Annotation – Steve Woolard

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[3]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition review at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
^ Billboard 200 – Week of October 20, 2007. Billboard. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ "American album certifications – Chicago – The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 21, 2023.

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition review at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

[2] Billboard 200 – Week of October 20, 2007. Billboard. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[United_StatesChicagoThe_Best_of_Chicago:_40th_Anniversary_EditionalbumCertRef-3] "American album certifications – Chicago – The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 21, 2023.

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Studio albums	Chicago Transit Authority Chicago Chicago III Chicago V Chicago VI Chicago VII Chicago VIII Chicago X Chicago XI Hot Streets Chicago 13 Chicago XIV Chicago 16 Chicago 17 Chicago 18 Chicago 19 Twenty 1 Night & Day: Big Band Chicago XXX Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus Chicago XXXV: The Nashville Sessions Chicago XXXVI: Now Chicago XXXVIII: Born for This Moment
Christmas albums	Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three Chicago XXXVII: Chicago Christmas
Live albums	Chicago at Carnegie Hall Live in Japan Chicago XXVI: Live in Concert Chicago XXXIV: Live in '75
Compilations	Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Volume II If You Leave Me Now Take Me Back to Chicago Greatest Hits 1982–1989 Group Portrait The Heart of Chicago 1967–1997 The Heart of Chicago 1967–1998 Volume II The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning The Box Love Songs The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition
Singles	"Questions 67 and 68" "Beginnings" "Make Me Smile" "25 or 6 to 4" "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" "Free" "Lowdown" "Saturday in the Park" "Dialogue (Part I & II)" "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" "Just You 'n' Me" "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" "Call on Me" "Wishing You Were Here" "Harry Truman" "Old Days" "Brand New Love Affair" "Another Rainy Day in New York City" "If You Leave Me Now" "Baby, What a Big Surprise" "Take Me Back to Chicago" "Alive Again" "No Tell Lover" "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" "Love Me Tomorrow" "Stay the Night" "Hard Habit to Break" "You're the Inspiration" "Along Comes a Woman" "Will You Still Love Me?" "If She Would Have Been Faithful..." "Niagara Falls" "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" "Look Away" "You're Not Alone" "We Can Last Forever" "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" "Chasin' the Wind" "Here in My Heart"
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