Along Comes a Woman
| "Along Comes a Woman" | ||||
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| Single by Chicago | ||||
| from the album Chicago 17 | ||||
| B-side | "We Can Stop the Hurtin'"[1] | |||
| Released | February 1985 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | ||||
| Label | Full Moon/Warner Bros.[3] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | David Foster[3] | |||
| Chicago singles chronology | ||||
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"Along Comes a Woman" is a song written by Peter Cetera and Mark Goldenberg[4] for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago 17 (1984), with Cetera singing lead vocals. The fourth single released from that album,[5] it is the last Chicago single released with original singer/bassist Cetera, who left the band in the summer of 1985.[6][7]
Upon its release in 1985, Billboard magazine highlighted the single in its "Singles: Pop: Picks" section, as a "new release with the greatest chart potential," and called it a "hard rocker."[3] At the end of the year, Billboard magazine music critic, Linda Moleski, listed the single among her top ten highlights of the year as, “An excellent funk-pop sound that’s reflective of 1985.”[8]
The original album version was 4:14 in length.[2] It was remixed to a more high-tech mid-80's sound for the single release which runs 3:47 in length.[3]
Music video[edit]
The music video, shot in black and white, combined themes from the films Raiders of the Lost Ark and Casablanca[9][10] and featured Peter Cetera, the lead vocalist on the song, in the Indiana Jones/Rick Blaine-type role.[6] It was produced by Jon Small of Picture Vision, Inc., and was directed by Jay Dubin,[9] who also directed the syndicated TV series The Wombles in the 1980s.[11][12] The video was released in 1985, during what some call the "golden era" of MTV.[13]
Personnel[edit]
- Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals
- Bill Champlin – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
- Robert Lamm – keyboards, backing vocals
- Lee Loughnane – trumpet
- James Pankow – trombone, horn arrangements
- Walter Parazaider – woodwinds
- Danny Seraphine – drums
- Chris Pinnick — guitars
Additional personnel
- David Foster – keyboards, synth bass, synthesizer programming, rhythm and vocal arrangements
- John Van Tongeren – synthesizer programming
- Erich Bulling – synthesizer programming
- Marcus Ryle – synthesizer programming
- Michael Landau – guitars
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars
- Mark Goldenberg – guitars, additional arrangements
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Gary Grant – trumpet
- Greg Adams – trumpet
- Kenny Cetera – backing vocals
Chart performance[edit]
"Along Comes a Woman" reached a peak of No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart[14] and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chicago - Along Comes A Woman". 45cat. 45cat website. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ a b Chicago (1984). Chicago 17 (vinyl LP record). U.S.A.: Warner Bros. Records, Inc. 25060-1.
- ^ a b c d e f "Singles: Pop: Picks". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 9. USA: Billboard Publications, Inc. March 2, 1985. p. 75. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ Pollock, Bruce (1986). Popular music: an annotated index of American popular songs, Volume 10. Gale Research Co. p. 24. ISBN 9781810308494. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ Grein, Paul (February 23, 1985). "Chart Beat: Fast Facts". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 8. USA: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 6. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Pell, Nicholas (December 8, 2015). "Unpopular Opinion: Chicago, the Kings of Soft Rock, Are Awesome". L.A. Weekly. LA Weekly, LP. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ Wink, Roger (June 8, 2017). "Review: "The Very Best of Peter Cetera"". VVN Music. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ "The Critics' Choice: Top 10 Disks, Videos, Shows". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 52. USA: Billboard Publications, Inc. December 28, 1985. p. T34, T48. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Dupler, Steven (April 6, 1985). "Video Track: New York". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 14. USA: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 40. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ Burns, Gary (1994-12-01). "Formula and distinctiveness in movie‐based music videos". Popular Music and Society. 18 (4): 7–17. doi:10.1080/03007769408591569. ISSN 0300-7766.
- ^ Zuckerman, Faye (January 26, 1985). "Video Track: New York". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 4. USA: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 40. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ Dupler, Steve (December 21, 1985). "Dubin Speaks His Mind on Industry Woes". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 51. USA: Billboard Publications, Inc. pp. 23, 24. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ Chiu, David (May 2, 2013). "MTV's original VJs reminisce about the network's golden era". CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "Chicago 17 - Chicago". billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ "Chicago Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
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