RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON WARNER BROS RECORDS 1986. 925 474-1 made in Europe. With original innersleeve. Vinyl NM. Cover VG+. Chicago's early-'80s return from the scrapheap did more than bring the group its biggest chart successes: it finally shattered the carefully maintained "faceless" image that had prevented any member from becoming an individual star. In the dawning age of video, the band needed a focal point, and bassist Peter Cetera -- already the voice behind Chicago's soft rock smashes like "If You Leave Me Now," which had made significant inroads with the MOR audience -- was the logical choice. So it wasn't a huge surprise that, following Chicago XVII, Cetera decided to use his new celebrity to strike out on his own. He'd already come close to leaving a few years earlier, making his first solo album when Chicago was at a commercial low point; this time he had plenty of momentum, reinforced with a little cross-marketing for the movie The Karate Kid, Part II. Cetera's gallant "The Glory of Love" served as the film's theme and became a major hit as well as defined his post-Chicago sound -- essentially XVII without the horns, with one ultra-slick L.A. producer (Michael Omartian) replacing another (David Foster). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cetera Tracklist A1 Big Mistake 5:39A2 They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To 4:04A3 Glory Of Love (Theme From The Karate Kid Part II) 4:20A4 Queen Of The Masquerade Ball 3:50A5 Daddy's Girl 3:46B1 The Next Time I Fall 3:43B2 Wake Up To Love 4:29B3 Solitude / Solitaire 4:58B4 Only Love Knows Why 4:29
