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1976 vocal by American rock ring Chicago

"If You Go out Me Now"
Chicago-if you leave me now.jpg
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago X
B-side "Together Again"
Released July 31, 1976 (1976-07-31) [i]
Recorded March – April 1976[i]
Genre Soft rock[2] [3]
Length 3:59
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Peter Cetera
Producer(south) James William Guercio
Chicago singles chronology
"Some other Rainy Twenty-four hour period in New York Urban center"
(1976) 		"If You Leave Me Now"
(1976) 		"You lot Are on My Heed"
(1977)

"If You Leave Me Now" is a song by the American rock group Chicago, from their album Chicago X. It was written and sung past bass actor Peter Cetera and released every bit a single on July 31, 1976. It is besides the title of a Chicago compilation album released past Columbia Records (Columbia 38590) in 1983.

The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 on October 23, 1976, and stayed in that location for two weeks, making it the first number one striking for the group also as hitting number one on the Easy Listening charts.[iv] "If You lot Leave Me Now" was too Chicago's biggest hit internationally, topping the charts in other countries such as the U.k., Australia, Republic of ireland, Canada, and Netherlands. In the UK it maintained the number one position for three weeks.[5] It was one of five "non-disco" songs to make it to number one in the U.s. in a nine-month catamenia of 1976.[6] Co-ordinate to writer Zachary Houle of PopMatters, "The song was so pervasive on radio upon its release that, reportedly, those tuning in in New York could hear the song playing on four different stations, each with varying formats, simultaneously."[seven]

The song won Grammy Awards for All-time Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) (strings) for arranger Jimmie Haskell[8] and producer James William Guercio[9] and Best Popular Vocal Functioning by a Duo, Group or Chorus,[10] the start Grammy Honour won by the grouping.[11] Information technology also received a Grammy nomination for Tape of the Year.[12] In improver, by August 1978 it had sold 1.4 million copies in the United States lone.[13] Information technology has been certified gilded and platinum by the RIAA.[14] In an article from June 2020, The Guardian listed "If Yous Leave Me Now" every bit number 73 on its list of "The Greatest UK No 1s: 100–ane", noting, "It's impossibly lush and beautifully written, but its sadness is pervasive and affecting."[15]

In 2010 Chicago teamed with the American Cancer Guild and offered the opportunity to bid on the chance to sing their striking, "If You Leave Me Now" with them on stage alive at their concerts, with proceeds going to the American Cancer Social club to fight chest cancer.[16] The fund raising effort has continued in succeeding years.[17] [18] [19]

Limerick [edit]

Peter Cetera originally wrote "If Y'all Leave Me Now" at the same time every bit Chicago VII's "Wishing Yous Were Here", and equanimous it on a guitar.[20] Co-ordinate to information on the sail music for the vocal at MusicNotes, "If You lot Leave Me At present" is written in the key of B major, and Cetera's vocal range varies between F sharp four (F♯iv) and D sharp 6 (D♯6).[21]

Reception [edit]

Cash Box said that it'southward "an excellent carol," with "lushly colored" instrumentation and "carefully constructed" vocals.[22]

Personnel [edit]

  • Peter Cetera – atomic number 82 and backing vocals, bass
  • Robert Lamm – Fender Rhodes electrical pianoforte
  • Danny Seraphine – drums
  • Laudir de Oliveira – congas, shakers, finger cymbals, wind chimes
  • Jimmy Pankow – trombone
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet
  • Walt Parazaider – woodwinds
  • James William Guercio – lead and rhythm acoustic guitar
  • Jimmie Haskell – string, French horn orchestrations
  • French horns played by Gene Sherry and George Hyde

According to Mike Stahl, Chicago's alive audio engineer during the 1970s, Terry Kath would always "quietly" walk off phase when the band was nearly to perform "If You Get out Me Now" considering he was not present in the studio when the ring recorded the song, and since he wasn't on the recording "he would never, ever play it live."[23] Even so, recordings exist of Kath playing bass on the song during the ring's 1977 tour.[24] [25]

Chart functioning [edit]

Certifications [edit]

Chess versions [edit]

"If Y'all Go out Me Now"
Single by Chess
Released Feb one, 1993
Recorded 1992
Genre Dance
Length 3:53
Label BMG
Songwriter(s) Peter Cetera
Producer(s) Boogie Park, Brothers United

In 1992, the German music group Chess covered the song and landed a minor success. While the original is a ballad, the version of Chess is much more danceable and adapted to the country of trip the light fantastic toe music of the 1990s. Their encompass version is as well on the compilations Larry präsentiert: Neue Smash-Hits 93 (englisch: Larry presents: New Boom-Hits 93) und Maxi Dance Sensation ix.

Runway listings [edit]

CD-Maxi

  1. If You lot Exit Me Now (Airplay Mix) - 3:53
  2. If You Leave Me At present (12" After Nighttime mix) - 5:13
  3. Please, Don't Leave Me (Instrumental Mystery Mix) - five:16

Charts [edit]

Chart (1993) Height
position
German language Singles Nautical chart[56] 67

Other cover versions [edit]

Peter Cetera re-recorded "If You Exit Me At present" every bit a solo artist for his 1997 album You're the Inspiration: A Collection, [57] and most recently recorded a duet version of the song with Italian vocalist, Filippa Giordano, for her 2018 anthology, Friends and Legends Duets.[58] [59]

The website SecondHandSongs lists over 130 covers of "If You Get out Me Now" past recording artists from around the world betwixt 1976 and 2020, among them:[threescore]

  • The Brotherhood of Human being included information technology on their 1980 album Sing 20 Number I Hits. The anthology peaked at No. xiv on the United kingdom charts in 1980.[61]
  • Elkie Brooks released a version of the song on her album Pearls in 1981.[62] The album reached No. 2 in the Britain.[63]
  • The unmarried of it by Upside Down, a British male child band, charted at number 27 in the Britain in 1996.[64]
  • The Isley Brothers recorded it for their 2001 album Eternal. [65]
  • 3T recorded a duet of the song with Brazilian singers, T-Rio in 2004.[66] [67] Information technology was released it as a non-album single.
  • Suzy Bogguss recorded information technology for her 2007 album Sweet Danger. The Billboard review labeled her version "familiar and fresh". [68]
  • John Barrowman has it on his 2007 album Some other Side. [69]
  • Boyz 2 Men have sung two different songs titled "If Yous Get out Me At present" - the Chicago song on their 2009 anthology Love, and they sang with Charlie Puth on his 2018 song having the same championship. [lxx]
  • Viola Wills released a disco version of "If You Leave Me Now" as a single, with "I Can't Stay Away from Y'all" on the "B" side, in 1981.[71] Her version was sampled by French electronic music duo Daft Punk for the songs "Teachers" and "Fresh", which appeared in their 1997 album Homework.[72] [73]

British DJ, producer, songwriter and former fellow member of the Outlaw Posse, K-Gee, and Michelle Escoffery performed a hip hop remix of "If Yous Leave Me At present" for K-Gee'southward 2002 album, Bounce to This. In 2000, Yard-Gee told Billboard writer Kwaku that he thought the chorus of "If Y'all Leave Me Now" "'sounds phat.'"[74]

Live encompass performances [edit]

  • Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire sang the song during their joint concerts with Chicago in 2004-2006. This version was included in the Love Songs album past Chicago.[75] Philip Bailey besides performed the vocal during the "Grammy Salute to Music Legends 2020" to honor Chicago who received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Honour that yr. The programme premiered on PBS on Oct 16, 2020.[76]

In other media [edit]

"If You Exit Me Now" is featured in the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Motorcar V, and is also played when Trevor Philips returns the kidnapped wife of a drug kingpin.[77] [78] The song is as well featured in an episode, "Casa Bonita", of South Park, every bit well as "Egg Driblet", the 12th episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family. The vocal was likewise featured in a scene in Shaun of the Dead where Shaun is withal reeling from his breakup and Ed is trying to cheer him upwardly.

See also [edit]

  • List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1970s
  • List of Dutch Top 40 number-ane singles of 1976
  • List of number-i singles from the 1970s (United kingdom)
  • List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1976 (U.Southward.)
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)
  • List of European number-1 hits of 1977

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External links [edit]

  • If You Get out Me At present at allmusic.com
  • Chicago - If You Go out Me Now on YouTube

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_You_Leave_Me_Now

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