The bottom of the "receipt form" shows production and engineering credits and the Warner Bros. In the upper left-hand quadrant of the cover back, a pink "receipt form" is depicted (designated as a "TOPS FORM 3014" in small print at the bottom of the "receipt"), tucked underneath the "twine," with the "Chicago" logo stamped on it near the top in purple ink and, below the logo, a "DESCRIPTION OF PACKAGE" lists the tracks on side one and side two. The number "17," in Arabic numerals rather than the Roman numerals used by the group formerly, appears to be stamped on the wrapping paper below the logo. On the front, the "Chicago" logo appears to be in bas-relief (it is not), covered by the wrapping paper. brown kraft paper, twine and a faux red stamp." The vinyl LP album cover looks like a package wrapped in brown paper tied with twine and (on the back) secured with tape. an illusion of a package within a package. In a 2020 article for Muse by Clio, it was listed among "9 Great Album Covers, Chosen by Gregory Sylvester." Sylvester describes the cover as, ". In keeping with the majority of their albums up to that time (1984), the traditional "Chicago" logo, designed by John Berg and Nick Fasciano, is the main feature of the album cover of the vinyl LP record and the cover does not feature any photos of individuals in the group. In 2006, Rhino Entertainment remastered and reissued the album, using the original analog versions of "Please Hold On" (which was co-written with Lionel Richie who was enjoying success from his album Can't Slow Down) and "Prima Donna" and adding a Robert Lamm demo, "Here Is Where We Begin" as a bonus track.
In his review of the album for AllMusic, music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine says Chicago 17 is "the pinnacle of craft and one of the best adult contemporary records of the '80s," and one of the most influential albums "within its style."
David Foster won for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (tied in this category with Lionel Richie and James Anthony Carmichael), Humberto Gatica won for Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical, and David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock won for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) for " Hard Habit to Break" which was also nominated for Record of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals and Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices. In 1985, the album received three Grammy Awards. Chicago 17 remains the biggest-selling album in the band's history. The success of the singles propelled Chicago 17 to achieve an RIAA certification of six times platinum.
Records, their second album to be produced by David Foster and their last with founding bassist/vocalist Peter Cetera.įour singles were released from the album, all of which placed in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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It was the group's second release for Full Moon/ Warner Bros. Chicago 17 is the fourteenth studio album by American band Chicago, released on May 14, 1984.