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“Call On Me” by Chicago
From the album Chicago VII (1974)
“Call On Me” by Chicago appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2010. It was first released in 1974 on the album Chicago VII. Its best result is #841 on the WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010).
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"Call on Me" was the first Lee Loughnane song Chicago ever put out, and it landed on Chicago VII in 1974 with Peter Cetera singing lead and Guille Garcia's congas pushed way up front. Loughnane was the last of the band's original members to earn a writing credit, and even this one carries an asterisk: Cetera helped him with it and never got his name on it.
The way Cetera tells it, Loughnane's first draft went by another title and the rest of the band sent him packing with it, so the two of them sat down and reworked the melody and the lyrics until it turned into "Call on Me". Loughnane remembers things differently. James William Guercio produced, Phil Ramone mixed, and Armin Steiner recorded the strings.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 841 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
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