THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
328-Chicago-If You Leave Me Now.
1976-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 1.36.Can you guess where all the band members met and formed?
Chicago are an American Rock band formed in Chicago,Illinois in 1968 calling themselves the Chicago Transit Authority,they described their early sound as a ‘Rock and Roll band with horns'(see also best songs 631.)
They achieved great success,but even greater things came with the change of style initiated with the release of this song,unsurprisingly their record company pressed them to record more songs in this ‘Soft Rock’,ballad style.
The songs writer and lead singer was one of the bands founding members Peter Cetera. Like Phil Collins with Genesis or Rod Stewart with The Faces, Cetera had a solo career while still being a part of Chicago.
He has achieved three Billboard Number 1’s,with this song,’The Glory Of Love'(1986) and ‘The Next Time I Fall,'(also 1986) a duet with Amy Grant.
‘A love like ours is love that’s hard to find,how could we let it slip away.’
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