2014 Chicago – Chicago XXXVI: Now
Chicago XXXVI: Now, sometimes stylized as “NOW” Chicago XXXVI or Now: Chicago XXXVI, is the twenty-fourth studio album, and thirty-sixth overall by Chicago, an American rock band. It was written and recorded in 2013 and 2014, and released on July 4, 2014. Now is the band’s first full album of new compositions since 2006’s Chicago XXX, not including Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus, which was released in 2008 but recorded in 1993, and notwithstanding the occasional new tracks released in the band’s many compilation and cover albums.
This album has the first original Chicago credits for veteran musicians Walfredo Reyes, Jr. and Lou Pardini, since joining the band. It is also the last album with bassist and vocalist Jason Scheff before his departure in 2016. It entered the US Billboard 200 at number 82.
Tracks
1 Now (Jason Scheff; Greg Barnhill) 04:57
2 More Will Be Revealed (Robert Lamm; Phil Galdston) 05:15
3 America (Lee Loughnane; Lou Pardini) 04:16
4 Crazy Happy (Jason Scheff; Robert Lamm) 05:02
5 Free At Last (Keith Howland; Tris Imboden; Robert Lamm) 05:12
6 Love Lives On (Greg Barnhill; Jason Scheff; James Pankow) 05:18
7 Something’s Coming, I Know (Gerry Beckley; Robert Lamm) 03:44
8 Watching All The Colors (Robert Lamm; Lou Pardini) 04:13
9 Nice Girl (Keith Howland; Tris Imboden; Jason Scheff) 03:59
10 Naked In The Garden Of Allah (Robert Lamm; Hank Linderman) 04:23
11 Another Trippy Day (John Van Eps; Robert Lamm) 03:59
Biography
Musicians
1 Now
| Bass | Verdine White |
| Drums | Dorian Crozier |
| Guitar | Keith Howland |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Guitar | Michael O’Neil |
| Keyboards | Philippe Saisse |
| Flugelhorn | Dan Fornero |
| Flugelhorn | Harry Kim |
| Sax | George Shelby |
| Sax | Schiela Gonzalez |
| Trombone | Arturo Velasco |
| Trumpet | Dan Fornero |
| Trumpet | Harry Kim |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Background Vocals | Keith Howland |
| Background Vocals | Lee Loughnane |
| Background Vocals | Lou Pardini |
| Background Vocals | Robert Lamm |
| Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Vocals | Lou Pardini |
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
2 More Will Be Revealed
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Hank Linderman |
| Guitar | Keith Howland |
| Keyboards | Robert Lamm |
| Sax | Ray Herrmann |
| Trombone | James Pankow |
| Trumpet | Lee Loughnane |
| Percussion | Walfredo Reyes Jr |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Vocals | Lou Pardini |
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
3 America
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Keith Howland |
| Keyboards | Lou Pardini |
| Synthesizer | Robert Lamm |
| Flugelhorn | Lee Loughnane |
| Trombone | Nick Lane |
| Percussion | Walfredo Reyes Jr |
| Background Vocals | Lee Loughnane |
| Background Vocals | Robert Lamm |
| Vocals | Lou Pardini |
4 Crazy Happy
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Bass (synthesizer) | Jason Scheff |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Keith Howland |
| Keyboards | Philippe Saisse |
| Keyboards | Robert Lamm |
| Flugelhorn | Lee Loughnane |
| Sax | Larry Klimas |
| Trombone | Nick Lane |
| Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
5 Free At Last
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Keith Howland |
| Keyboards | Robert Lamm |
| Synthesizer | Trent Gardner |
| Sax | Ray Herrmann |
| Trombone | James Pankow |
| Trombone | Trent Gardner |
| Trumpet | Lee Loughnane |
| Percussion | Walfredo Reyes Jr |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Background Vocals | Lou Pardini |
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
| Vocals | Keith Howland |
6 Love Lives On
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jason Scheff |
| Piano | Jason Scheff |
| Synthesizer | Steve Lu |
| Flugelhorn | Lee Loughnane |
| Trombone | James Pankow |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Vocals | Jason Scheff |
7 Something’s Coming, I Know
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Keith Howland |
| Keyboards | Robert Lamm |
| Flugelhorn | Lee Loughnane |
| Sax | Walter Parazaider |
| Trombone | James Pankow |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Background Vocals | Lee Loughnane |
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
| Vocals | Lee Loughnane |
8 Watching All The Colors
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Keith Howland |
| Guitar (synthesizer) | Robert Lamm |
| Keyboards | Lou Pardini |
| Flugelhorn | Lee Loughnane |
| Sax | Walter Parazaider |
| Trombone | James Pankow |
| Percussion | Walfredo Reyes Jr |
| Vocals | Lou Pardini |
9 Nice Girl
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Keith Howland |
| Keyboards | Lou Pardini |
| Organ | Lou Pardini |
| Rhodes | Keith Howland |
| Sax | Ray Herrmann |
| Trombone | James Pankow |
| Trumpet | Lee Loughnane |
| Percussion | Walfredo Reyes Jr |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Background Vocals | Lou Pardini |
| Vocals | Keith Howland |
10 Naked In The Garden Of Allah
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Keith Howland |
| Keyboards | Robert Lamm |
| Programming | Robert Lamm |
| Flugelhorn | Lee Loughnane |
| Sax | Walter Parazaider |
| Trombone | James Pankow |
| Trumpet | Lee Loughnane |
| Fiddle | John McFee |
| Background Vocals | Hank Linderman |
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
11 Another Trippy Day
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Keith Howland |
| Synthesizer | John Van Eps |
| Programming | John Van Eps |
| Sax | Walter Parazaider |
| Trombone | James Pankow |
| Trumpet | Lee Loughnane |
| Percussion | Walfredo Reyes Jr |
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
| Vocals | Lou Pardini |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jason Scheff (Tracks 1, 6)
Producer – Robert Lamm, Hank Linderman (Tracks 2, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Producer – Phil Galdston (Track 2)
Producer – Lee Loughnane (Track 3)
Producer – Keith Howland (Tracks 5, 9)
Producer – John Van Eps (Track 11)
Arranged By – Jason Scheff (Tracks 1, 6)
Arranged By – Robert Lamm, Hank Linderman (Tracks 2, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Arranged By – Phil Galdston (Track 2)
Arranged By – Keith Howland (Tracks 5, 9)
Arranged By – John Van Eps (Track 11)
Engineer – Keith Howland (Tracks 5, 9)
Arranged By (Horns) – Harry Kim (Track 1)
Arranged By (Horns) – James Pankow (Track 5)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jeff Babko (Track 9)
Arranged By (Horns) – Lee Loughnane (Tracks 3)
Arranged By (Horns) – Robert Lamm (Tracks 2, 4, 7, 8, 11)
Arranged By (Horns) – Trent Gardner (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 10)
Mastered By – Dave Collins
Mixed By – Hank Linderman
Recorded By – Hank Linderman
Art Direction – Robert Lamm, Trent Gardner
Photography – Peter Pardini, A.Prill, B.Riley, C.Schoenbohm, D.Paris, L. Fischer, M.Demiray, S.Seven
Recorded At Parsons Green, Culver City, CA
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