Will You Still Love Me? (song)
"Will You Still Love Me?" is a song recorded by the American rock band Chicago for their fifteenth studio album Chicago 18 (1986). The song was written by David Foster, Tom Keane and Richard Baskin, and produced by Foster.
| "Will You Still Love Me?" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Chicago | ||||
| from the album Chicago 18 | ||||
| B-side | "25 or 6 to 4" (1986 version) | |||
| Released | October 24, 1986 (US) [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:44 (album version) 4:14 (7" version/radio edit) | |||
| Label | Full Moon, Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | David Foster | |||
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The second single released from the Chicago 18 album, it reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1987, and also at number two on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[2]
Background
The song was Chicago's first top-ten hit following the departure of Peter Cetera, and it featured new singer and bassist Jason Scheff on lead vocals. One of the song's co-writers, Tom Keane had previously fronted the early 1980s band Keane, for which Jason Scheff played bass.
Personnel
- Jason Scheff – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Bill Champlin – keyboards, co-lead vocals, backing vocals
- Robert Lamm – keyboards, backing vocals
- Lee Loughnane – trumpet
- James Pankow – trombone, brass arrangements
- Walter Parazaider – woodwinds
- Danny Seraphine – drums, drum programming
- Vocal arrangements by Chicago, Bill Champlin, and David Foster
Additional musicians
- David Foster – additional arrangements
- Tom Keane – keyboards, backing vocals
- Michael Boddicker, David Boruff, Rhett Lawrence, Bo Tomlyn – synthesizer programming
- Michael Landau, Howard "Buzz" Feiten, Steve Lukather – guitars
- Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 6 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 3 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] | 2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1987) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 50 |
Cover versions
- In 2003, jazz group Urban Knights, led by pianist Ramsey Lewis, covered the song with vocals by Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child-fame.
References
- "Chicago singles".
- Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 55.
- "Chicago Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- "Chicago Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 99 (52). December 26, 1987.
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