Rhino Releases CHICAGO IX: GREATEST HITS EXPANDED
Chicago IX was Chicago’s first greatest hits collection, topping the album chart in 1975 and selling more than five million copies to become one of their best-selling albums. To mark its 50th anniversary, Rhino will release CHICAGO IX: GREATEST HITS EXPANDED on August 8 as a 2LP
Black vinyl set and single CD. Pre-order HERE.
The new edition expands the original 11-track lineup into a 21-track collection that now includes songs from every studio album the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers released between 1969 and 1980.
New additions like “Street Player,” “Thunder and Lightning,” and “Baby, What A Big Surprise” extend the timeline through the ’70s and up to the dawn of the ’80s, while early cuts like “Questions 67 and 68” and “Free” help round out the band’s formative years. Signature tracks from the original release—such as “25 or 6 to 4,” “Saturday in the Park,” and “If You Leave Me Now”—remain central to the collection. Several songs from Chicago (1970) appear in their Steven Wilson remix/edit versions, first issued in 2017.
The updated selection reflects a broader retrospective of Chicago’s first decade, with the cover artwork subtly revised from its original white background to a new gold backdrop in honor of the album’s golden anniversary.
Pre-order now at RHINO.COM.
Included Tracks:
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- “Questions 67 And 68”
- “Beginnings”
- “Make Me Smile” (2017 Steven Wilson Remix/Edit)
- “25 Or 6 To 4” (2017 Steven Wilson Remix/Edit)
- “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”
- “Free”
- “Colour My World” (2017 Steven Wilson Remix)
- “Saturday In The Park”
- “Dialogue (Part I & II)”
- “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day”
- “Just You ’n’ Me”
- “(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long”
- “Call On Me”
- “Wishing You Were Here”
- “Old Days”
- “If You Leave Me Now”
- “Baby, What A Big Surprise”
- “Alive Again”
- “No Tell Lover”
- “Street Player”
- “Thunder And Lightning”