Take Me Back to Chicago
1978 single by Chicago / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Chicago song. For the compilation album named after the song, see Take Me Back to Chicago (album).
"Take Me Back to Chicago", originally released on the Chicago XI album, was a 1978 chart hit in the U.S. and Canada for the band Chicago. The song features Chaka Khan on backing vocals.[1]
Quick Facts Single by Chicago, from the album Chicago XI ...
"Take Me Back to Chicago" | ||||
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![]() Side A of the US single | ||||
Single by Chicago | ||||
from the album Chicago XI | ||||
B-side | "Policeman" | |||
Released | May 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 2:57 (Single version) 5:17 (Album version) | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Danny Seraphine, David "Hawk" Wolinski | |||
Producer(s) | James William Guercio | |||
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Released as a single in May 1978, the song reached No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 62 on the Cash Box Top 100 in the United States.[2] In Canada, it peaked at No. 66.[3] On the adult contemporary charts, it reached No. 39 in the U.S. and No. 21 in Canada.[4]