'' is the eighteenth years.
After quitting the band for a solo career in , who had joined the band in
1981 .
Because their sound was now so rooted in mid-
1980s Soft Rock -- ironically, mostly due to Cetera -- Chicago again sanctioned the production duties of
David Foster to create a familiar follow-up to ''Chicago 17''. After his third consecutive album with them, Chicago would attempt to broaden their sound with new producers on their next project. On "Chicago 19," radio would once again embrace ballads, this time from the pen of Diane Warren.
Although the lead single, a high tech remake of "25 Or 6 To 4" failed to scale the charts, follow-ups "Will You Still Love Me?" and "If She Would Have Been Faithful" became major hits. ''Chicago 18'', while still going gold, saw a noticeable drop-off in album sales following Cetera's departure (''17'' went platinum six times). The album did not fare well on the charts either, peaking at #35. Thus, Chicago emerged as a singles band having major hits, but with merely competent album sales from this point on.
#"Niagara Falls" (Steve Kipner/
Bobby Caldwell ) - 3:43
#"Forever" (
Robert Lamm /Bill Gable) - 5:17
#"If She Would Have Been Faithful..." (Steve Kipner/Randy Goodrum) - 3:51
#"25 Or 6 To 4" (Robert Lamm/James Pankow) - 4:20
- ''A new recording of the 1970 hit that originally appeared on Chicago ''
#"Will You Still Love Me?" ( David Foster /Tom Keane/Richard Baskin) - 5:43
#"Over And Over" (Robert Lamm/
James Newton Howard /Steve Lukather) - 4:20
#"It's Alright" (
Bill Champlin /David Foster) - 4:29
#"Free Flight" (
James Pankow ) - 0:25
- ''An uncredited track''
#"Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Now" ( Jason Scheff /Buzz Feiten) - 4:25
#"I Believe" (Bill Champlin) - 4:20
#"One More Day" (James Pankow/Carmen Grillo) - 4:14
''Chicago 18'' (Full Moon/Warner Bros. 25509) reached in the US during a chart stay of 45 weeks. It did not chart in the UK.
