Chicago "Chicago XXX"

Chicago XXX is the twentieth studio album, and thirtieth album overall, by the American band Chicago, released on March 21, 2006. It was Chicago's first album of entirely new material since 1991's Twenty 1.

The album was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with horn sessions in Los Angeles, California over the summer of 2005. Production duties were handled by Jay DeMarcus of the country group Rascal Flatts, who came to the project through a friendship with Chicago's bassist-singer Jason Scheff. DeMarcus used several session players for the album.

Chicago XXX peaked at number 41 in the US during a brief chart stay, spawning minor hits "Feel" and "Love Will Come Back." This would be the last studio recording with long-time vocalist/keyboardist Bill Champlin, who had originally been brought in to replace the missing baritone of the band's original guitarist, Terry Kath.

Track listing

1. "Feel" (Hot single mix) Blair Daly, Danny Orton Vocals:Robert Lamm 4:01
2. "King of Might Have Been" Greg Barnhill, Dennis Matkosky, Jason Scheff Vocals:Jason Scheff 3:52
3. "Caroline" Chas Sandford, Scheff Vocals:Champlin/Scheff 3:39
4. "Why Can't We" Bill Champlin, Jay DeMarcus, Sandford, Scheff Vocals:Champlin/Shelly Fairchild 4:07
5. "Love Will Come Back" (featuring Rascal Flatts) DeMarcus, Sandford, Scheff Vocals:Scheff/Rascal Flatts members/Champlin 3:48
6. "Long Lost Friend" DeMarcus, Brett James, Scheff Vocals:Scheff 4:33
7. "90 Degrees and Freezing" DeMarcus, James, Lamm, Scheff Vocals:Lamm/Scheff 3:52
8. "Where Were You" Champlin, DeMarcus, Scheff Vocals:Scheff/Champlin 4:17
9. "Already Gone" Champlin, George Hawkins Jr. Vocals:Champlin/Scheff 6:51
10. "Come to Me, Do" Lamm Vocals:Lamm 4:36
11. "Lovin' Chains" DeMarcus, Marcus Hummon Vocals:Champlin/Scheff 3:56
12. "Better" Champlin, Sandford Vocals:Champlin 4:41
13. "Feel" (Horn section mix) Daly, Orton Vocals:Lamm 4:30

Produced by Jay DeMarcus

Production Coordinator – Mike "Frog" Griffith

Recorded by Jeff Balding, Ben Fowler, James Matchack, Sean Neff and Chas Sanford.

Assistant Engineers – David Frick Jay Goin, Jedd Hackett, Jody Sappington, Aaron Walk and Tony Zeller.

Tracks #1, 2 & 7-13 mixed by Jeff Balding, assisted by Jed Hackett.

Tracks #3-6 mixed by James Matchack

Digital Editing – Jed Hackett and Sean Neff

Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).

Photography by Jimmy Katz and Hugh Brown, assisted by Andy Strauss.

Design by Hugh Brown, assisted by Andy Strauss.