Chicago - Chicago II - Hybrid SACD/Individually Numbered - CD

Mastered from the Original Master Tapes: Longtime Audiophile Favorite Now Possesses Reference-Caliber Separation, Tonalities, Balance. Chicago shortened it's name on it's second album but altered little else. Improving upon the creative synthesis shown on it's debut, the ensemble ups the ante for pop, rock, and jazz fusion on it's 1970 sophomore set, introducing classical signatures as well as a penchant to delve even deeper into unchartered waters. Ambitious arrangements and brazen interplay remain, yet further addition of multifaceted melodies and seamless syncopation finds the group stepping up it's songwriting. 

Witness '25 Or 6 To 4' and 'Make Me Smile,' smashes that resonated with the mainstream. Pulling back the curtain on the recordings, this collector's version exponentially expands the soundstaging dimensions, imaging proportions, and dynamic information, allowing the songs to breathe and enjoy a roominess that enhances the stellar performances and interwoven structures. In particular, the harmonic vocals naturally carry and possess lifelike decay, never in competition with but always in sympathy with the telepathic instrumentation. As reflected by the 7-part, 13-minute 'Ballet for a Girl in Buchanan' suite, Chicago II draws from classical as well as traditional rock and jazz influences in presenting an experience that eviscerates 'disparate' when pertaining to musical styles.

 Movin' In 
The Road 
Poem For The People 
In The Country 
Wake Up Sunshine 
Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon 
Make Me Smile 
So Much To Say, So Much To Give 
Anxiety's Moment 
West Virginia Fantasies 
Colour My World 
To Be Free 
Now More Than Ever 
Fancy Colours 
25 Or 6 To 4 
Prelude 
A.M. Mourning 
P.M. Mourning 
Memories Of Love 
It Better End Soon 
1st Movement 
2nd Movement 
3rd Movement 
4th Movement 
Where Do We Go From Here