For years, if you wanted a comprehensive Chicago hits collection, your choices were slim. 1975's single-disc/eleven-track collection, Greatest Hits (Chicago IX) remained your best bet, but it only included tracks from the group's beginning to the mid-'70s (without question their best years). On the other hand, if it was Chicago's power ballad direction of the '80s you were after, your only choice was 1989's Greatest Hits: 1982-1989. The very first collection to finally combine both eras together turned out to be the long overdue 2002 double disc from Rhino, The Very Best Of: Only the Beginning. So why another double-disc set comprised of the same exact material appeared only a year later, Chicago Story: The Complete Greatest Hits 1967-2002, is quite baffling. Of course, there's no denying the greatness of such selections as "Saturday in the Park," a 'new edit' of "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?," "Beginnings" -- but unfortunately, the aforementioned 'lighter' later direction hasn't aged well at all (especially such fluff as "You're the Inspiration"). If you don't already own Only the Beginning, then the similar Complete Greatest Hits is recommended. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
John Campbell (Keyboards), Gipsy Kings (Flamenco Guitar), Chicago (Producer), Chicago (Compilation Producer), Jeremy Lubbock (String Arrangements), Bill Watrous (Arranger), Bill Watrous (Orchestration), Dominic Frontiere (Orchestration), Patrick Williams (Strings Orchestrator), David Foster (Piano), David Foster (Arranger), David Foster (Keyboards), David Foster (Producer), David Foster (Synthesizer Programming), Bill Champlin (Guitar), Bill Champlin (Keyboards), Bill Champlin (Vocals), Robert Lamm (Percussion), Robert Lamm (Keyboards), Robert Lamm (Vocals), Robert Lamm (Group Member), Hank Altman (Engineer), Phillip Ashley (Keyboards), Dawayne Bailey (Guitar), Dawayne Bailey (Vocals), Aaron Baron (Engineer), Roy Bittan (Producer), Michael Boddicker (Synthesizer Programming), Reverend Dave Boruff (Synthesizer Programming), Jim Boyer (Engineer), Jim Boyer (Mixing), Hugh Brown (Art Direction), Robbie Buchanan (Keyboards), Erich Bulling (Synthesizer Programming), Fred Catero (Engineer), Peter Cetera (Bass), Peter Cetera (Guitar), Peter Cetera (Vocals), Peter Cetera (Group Member), Kenny Cetera (Vocals (Background)), Tim Cetera (Vocals (Background)), Tamara Champlin (Vocals (Background)), Chaka Khan (Vocals (Background)), Chaka Khan (?), Luis Conte (Percussion), Paulinho Da Costa (Percussion), Donnie Dacus (Guitar), Donnie Dacus (Vocals), Larry Dahlstrom (Engineer), Lee DeCarlo (Engineer), Tom Dowd (Producer), Kiki Epsen (Keyboards), Kiki Epsen (Programming), Bruce Fairbairn (Producer), Bruce Fairbairn (Mixing), Howard "Buzz" Feiten (Guitar), Bruce Gaitsch (Guitar), Carlos Garcia (Engineer), Guille Garcia (Percussion), Guille Garcia (Conga), Humberto Gatica (Engineer), Humberto Gatica (Remixing), Humberto Gatica (Mixing), Don Gehman (Engineer), Mark Goldenberg (Guitar), Bud Graham (Engineer), Gary Grant (Trumpet), Gary Grant (Flugelhorn), Willie Greer (Engineer), James William Guercio (Guitar (Acoustic)), James William Guercio (Bass), James William Guercio (Guitar), James William Guercio (Producer), James Guthrie (Mixing), Jimmie Haskell (String Arrangements), Jimmie Haskell (Orchestral Arrangements), Jimmie Haskell (Strings Orchestrator), Chris Hinshaw (Engineer), Keith Howland (Guitar), Tris Imboden (Harmonica), Tris Imboden (Drums), Paul Jackson, Jr. (Guitar), Alan Jardine (Vocals (Background)), Charles Judge (Keyboards), Terry Kath (Guitar), Terry Kath (Percussion), Terry Kath (Vocals), Terry Kath (Group Member), Jeff Katz (Photography), Peter Kaye (Programming), John Keane (Drums), Stephen "Doc" Kupka (Sax (Baritone)), Joe Lala (Conga), Michael Landau (Guitar), Rhett Lawrence (Synthesizer Programming), Lee Loughnane (Percussion), Lee Loughnane (Trumpet), Lee Loughnane (Flugelhorn), Lee Loughnane (Vocals), Lee Loughnane (Audio Supervisor), Lee Loughnane (Group Member), Steve Lukather (Guitar), David McLees (Compilation Producer), Sy Mitchell (Engineer), Othello Molineaux (Drums (Steel)), Erwin Musper (Engineer), Erwin Musper (Mixing), Brian Ross-Myring (Engineer), Ron Nevison (Producer), Ron Nevison (Engineer), David Paich (Synthesizer), James Pankow (Percussion), James Pankow (Trombone), James Pankow (Vocals), James Pankow (Brass Arrangement), James Pankow (Group Member), Walter Parazaider (Percussion), Walter Parazaider (Vocals), Walter Parazaider (Woodwind), Walter Parazaider (Group Member), Ted Perlman (Engineer), Gary Peterson (Discographical Annotation), Chris Pinnick (Guitar), Steve Porcaro (Synthesizer Programming), Gerard Prevost (Producer), Don Puluse (Engineer), Phil Ramone (Producer), Phil Ramone (Mixing), Alex Rodriguez (Engineer), Marcus Ryle (Synthesizer Programming), Chas Sandford (Guitar), Chas Sandford (Producer), Chas Sandford (Engineer), Chas Sandford (Mixing), Jason Scheff (Bass), Jason Scheff (Vocals), Bill Schnee (Mixing), Daniel Seraphine (Percussion), Daniel Seraphine (Drums), Daniel Seraphine (Vocals), Daniel Seraphine (Drum Programming), Daniel Seraphine (Group Member), Armin Steiner (String Engineer), Wayne Tarnowski (Engineer), Ed Thacker (Engineer), Ed Thacker (Mixing), Ed Thacker (Live Recording Mixer), Bo Tomlyn (Synthesizer Programming), Efrain Toro (Keyboards), Efrain Toro (Drum Programming), John Van Tongeren (Synthesizer Programming), Blue Weaver (Synthesizer Strings), Greg Walsh (Mixing), Mervyn Warren (Producer), Lou Waxman (Engineer), Leroy Williams (Drums (Steel)), Shelly Berg (Arranger), Shelly Berg (Orchestration), Jeff Guercio (Engineer), Mike Murphy (Programming), Mike Murphy (Cowbell), Dennis Wilson (Vocals (Background)), Hawk Wolinski (Synthesizer), Hawk Wolinski (Arp), Robert Gibbons (Engineer), Mark Guercio (Engineer), Michael Carnevale (Engineer), Nicolás Reyes (Vocals), Norman Seeff (Photography), Greg Adams (Trumpet), Greg Adams (Flugelhorn), David Donnelly (Mastering), Maria Villar (Art Direction), Maria Villar (Design), Steve Woolard (Project Assistant), Jeff Magid (Audio Supervisor), Gary McGachen (Engineer), Patchai Reyes (Vocals), Peter Pasternak (Production Supervisor), Carl Wilson (Vocals (Background)), Tonino Baliardo (Guitar), Peter Mayer (Programming), Tom Keane (Keyboards), Randy Perry (Project Assistant), Amy Utstein (Project Assistant), Leigh Hall (Project Assistant), Dan Huff (Guitar), Cory Frye (Editorial Supervision), April Milek (Project Assistant), Tim Scanlin (Liner Note Coordination), Laudir DeOliveira (Percussion), Laudir DeOliveira (Conga), Laudir DeOliveira (Vocals), Jennifer Auh (Production Supervisor), Bill DeYoung (Liner Notes)
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