A belated sequel to Rhino's 2012 box set The Studio Albums 1969-1978, 2015's The Studio Albums: 1979-2008 rounds up the expanded remasters of Chicago's next ten studio albums, beginning with 1979's Chicago 13 and ending with 2008's Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus (which was actually recorded in 1994 but shelved for 14 years). Some of the group's biggest hits are here -- Chicago 16, Chicago 17, Chicago 18, Chicago 19 -- but so are some of their odder albums, like 1995's Night & Day: Big Band and, generally, some fans of the band's earliest music may find this a shade too slick. Nevertheless, for the hardcore, this is a handsome way to get the remasters, and for more casual fans, it's a convenient and relatively affordable way to get Chicago's best albums in one place.
Chicago
The Studio Albums 1979-2008, Vol. 2
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AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Track Listing - Disc 1
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:11 | |||||
| 2 | 4:14 | |||||
| 3 | 3:26 | |||||
| 4 | 4:11 | |||||
| 5 | 3:39 | |||||
| 6 | 4:11 | |||||
| 7 | 4:29 | |||||
| 8 | 4:43 | |||||
| 9 | 4:37 | |||||
| 10 | 4:18 | |||||
| 11 | 4:51 | |||||
| 12 | 8:45 |
Track Listing - Disc 2
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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3:45 | ||||
| 2 | 3:48 | |||||
| 3 | 3:41 | |||||
| 4 | 4:06 | |||||
| 5 | 4:55 | |||||
| 6 | 4:15 | |||||
| 7 | 4:19 | |||||
| 8 | 3:32 | |||||
| 9 |
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3:08 | ||||
| 10 | 3:19 | |||||
| 11 |
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3:30 | ||||
| 12 | 3:22 | |||||
| 13 |
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3:51 |
Track Listing - Disc 3
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:10 | |||||
| 2 | 4:07 | |||||
| 3 | 2:58 | |||||
| 4 | 3:24 | |||||
| 5 | 5:04 | |||||
| 6 | 4:54 | |||||
| 7 | 4:01 | |||||
| 8 | 3:48 | |||||
| 9 | 3:58 | |||||
| 10 | 5:09 | |||||
| 11 | 3:54 | |||||
| 12 | 3:48 | |||||
| 13 | 3:31 | |||||
| 14 | 4:59 |
Track Listing - Disc 4
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:50 | |||||
| 2 | 4:12 | |||||
| 3 | 4:45 | |||||
| 4 | 3:55 | |||||
| 5 | 4:29 | |||||
| 6 | 4:18 | |||||
| 7 | 3:49 | |||||
| 8 | 3:37 | |||||
| 9 | 4:12 | |||||
| 10 | 4:16 | |||||
| 11 | 3:58 | |||||
| 12 | 3:50 | |||||
| 13 | 3:52 | |||||
| 14 | 4:33 |
Track Listing - Disc 5
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:45 | |||||
| 2 | 5:19 | |||||
| 3 | 3:51 | |||||
| 4 |
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4:21 | ||||
| 5 | 5:43 | |||||
| 6 | 4:20 | |||||
| 7 | 4:29 | |||||
| 8 | 4:51 | |||||
| 9 | 4:23 | |||||
| 10 | 4:18 | |||||
| 11 |
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4:13 | ||||
| 12 | 4:13 |
Track Listing - Disc 6
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:05 | |||||
| 2 | 3:54 | |||||
| 3 | 4:05 | |||||
| 4 | 3:45 | |||||
| 5 | 4:42 | |||||
| 6 | 4:02 | |||||
| 7 | 4:20 | |||||
| 8 | 4:10 | |||||
| 9 | 3:56 | |||||
| 10 | 6:02 | |||||
| 11 | 3:59 | |||||
| 12 | 3:45 | |||||
| 13 | 4:12 |
Track Listing - Disc 7
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:47 | |||||
| 2 | 4:42 | |||||
| 3 | 3:50 | |||||
| 4 | 4:22 | |||||
| 5 | 4:38 | |||||
| 6 | 4:44 | |||||
| 7 | 4:19 | |||||
| 8 | 4:20 | |||||
| 9 | 3:57 | |||||
| 10 | 4:44 | |||||
| 11 | 3:20 | |||||
| 12 | 4:18 | |||||
| 13 | 4:08 |
Track Listing - Disc 8
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:07 | |||||
| 2 | 3:23 | |||||
| 3 |
feat: Jade / Paul Shaffer
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3:13 | ||||
| 4 | 4:05 | |||||
| 5 | 4:26 | |||||
| 6 | 5:36 | |||||
| 7 | 6:05 | |||||
| 8 | 3:22 | |||||
| 9 | 5:11 | |||||
| 10 | 3:44 | |||||
| 11 | 3:39 | |||||
| 12 | 5:36 |
Track Listing - Disc 9
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:58 | |||||
| 2 | 3:52 | |||||
| 3 | 3:39 | |||||
| 4 | 4:05 | |||||
| 5 | 3:47 | |||||
| 6 | 4:32 | |||||
| 7 | 3:50 | |||||
| 8 | 4:16 | |||||
| 9 | 6:51 | |||||
| 10 | 4:36 | |||||
| 11 | 3:56 | |||||
| 12 | 4:40 | |||||
| 13 | 4:32 |
Track Listing - Disc 10
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:12 | |||||
| 2 | 4:32 | |||||
| 3 | 4:16 | |||||
| 4 | 4:43 | |||||
| 5 | 4:46 | |||||
| 6 | 4:56 | |||||
| 7 | 4:18 | |||||
| 8 | 4:11 | |||||
| 9 | 4:59 | |||||
| 10 | 5:18 | |||||
| 11 | 5:26 | |||||
| 12 | 4:15 | |||||
| 13 | 4:57 | |||||
| 14 | 4:15 | |||||
| 15 | 4:35 |
