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title: "Chicago 13"
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# Chicago 13

**Brand:** chicago
**Price:** R1610
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- **What is this?** Chicago 13 by chicago
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- chicago enthusiasts

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## Description

Producer Phil Ramone returned for this 1979 smash, highlighted by the hit Street Player and featuring two bonus tracks!

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## Customer Reviews

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    What is the deal with the negativaty?
  

*by T***D on Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2013*

Even though Terry Kath was gone from this world, the boys still knew how to get their groove on! Donnie Dacus, guitarist on "Hot Streets" and this album, proved that. Plus, this has the late great Maynard Ferguson on it! And if that's not cool enough, it has TWO versions of "Street Player on it; both including Ferguson's amazing trumpet talents and Chicago's 70's boogie woogie groove. But don't think that's the only good song on here, Each song has it's own uniqueness creativity to it; that's what makes it such a good album for any classic Chicago fan!

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    The Disco Album That Isn't
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2005*

In an era when even the Rolling Stones went disco, it perhaps comes as no surprise that Chicago--in the search for fresh material--turned to Bee Gee territory themselves. The recently re-mastered Rhino re-release of CHICAGO 13 has given me a chance to re-evaluate one of Chicago's most unpopular collections, and I've found that it's the disco album that isn't.I think "13" is a better set than the previous year's HOT STREETS, but I also think that--as an attempt to update their classic jazz-rock sound--it suffers from the too-many-cooks syndrome.  As with HOT STREETS, much of the blame has traditionally fallen on guitarist/vocalist Donnie Dacus. The single, "Must Have Been Crazy," is a Dacus tune, featuring his strained vocals and rhymes, and it's as bad a song as any Chicago's been associated with. Perhaps not coincidentally, CHICAGO 13 marks his departure from the group.  But Dacus wasn't really as bad as many (including me) have said, and "13" doesn't sink or swim on his strengths and weaknesses."Street Player" is the opener.  As the only overtly disco tune, it *is* famously lame, and even some monster horn lines and a guest appearance by famed trumpet master Maynard Ferguson can't save it.  Still, one song with a disco-influence does not a disco album make, and "13" should not be unfairly categorized on the basis of "Street Player" alone.Sadly lame, too, however, are Pete Cetera's "Mama Take," Bobby Lamm's "Paradise Alley," and Jimmy Pankow's "Runaway" (my vote for Jimmy's worst song--not something I write with joy, either).There are some bright spots. Cetera groans convincingly on the bluesy "Aloha Mama."  Lee Loughnane and Walt Parazaider contribute "Window Dreaming," the best tune on the CD by far (it even showcases a great Dacus guitar solo).  "Loser With a Broken Heart" proves that not ALL Cetera ballads are bad.  And percussionist Laudir de Oliveira makes his writing debut with the latin-influenced "Life Is What It Is," a nice surprise (though it features a surprisingly sub-par Pankow trombone solo--again, not written with any glee).The Rhino remaster features two bonus tracks: the single edit of "Street Player," and a Dacus tune called "Closer to You" which blows "Must've Been Crazy" away (why wasn't THIS ONE picked instead?).  The liner notes are briefer here than on previous Rhino re-releases; perhaps the band really had little to say.All things considered, CHICAGO 13 undoubtedly documents a struggling group.  While its reputation as a disco set is very much unwarrented, fans of the very early Chicago sound will likely be disappointed even today.

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    Chicago 13
  

*by B***3 on Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2013*

I bought this album when it first came out in 1979. At the time, it did not receive great reviews and was not regarded as one of Chicago's better works. However, as I listen to it again, it's not that bad. It's not "classic" Chicago, but still not a bad album. One of the added tracks "Closer to You" should have been on the original album. That's one where you scratch your head and say "why didn't they put that on the album". The sound of that song takes me back to the late 70s, which was a great time in my life. I may be biased. I am a big fan of Chicago. To me, "old Chicago", "new Chicago", it's all good.

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