Chicago XXXVIII: Born for This Moment | ||||
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Released | July 15, 2022 | |||
Length | 57:26 | |||
Label | BMG | |||
Producer | Joe Thomas | |||
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Singles from Chicago XXXVIII: Born for This Moment | ||||
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Chicago XXXVIII: Born for This Moment is the twenty-sixth studio album by the American rock band Chicago and its thirty-eighth album overall. Released on July 15, 2022, it is its first new album of original material since 2014's Chicago XXXVI: Now. "If This Is Goodbye" was released as a single on May 20, 2022. [1]
According to Robert Lamm, the impetus for the album came from his collaborations with Jim Peterik, of the Ides of March, and Bruce Gaitsch during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Producer Joe Thomas heard through Peterik about their work and asked Lamm if Chicago would be interested in a recording project. [2]
When asked about the difference in the musical approach of the band for this album, Lamm said, "First of all, there are only three members [Lamm, Pankow, and Loughnane] who are calling the shots. The rest of the band are great guys, contracted players, top-notch guys. It wasn't as free-flowing as I thought it should be. That's the biggest change now." [2]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Gary Graff of Ultimate Classic Rock wrote that the album "hews to the middle of the road, with plenty of pop melodies and Chicago's trademark brass arrangements [...] But more than anything the 14-track set [...] marks the real arrival of singer and guitarist Neil Donell". Graff concluded that though it "has its cringe-y moments [it still] has enough hallmarks to engage any longtime fan for a moment, if not longer". [4]
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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US Top Album Sales ( Billboard) [5] | 21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Born for This Moment" | 4:50 | |
2. | "If This Is Goodbye" | 3:49 | |
3. | "Firecracker" | 3:50 | |
4. | "Someone Needed Me the Most" |
| 5:17 |
5. | "Our New York Time" |
| 4:16 |
6. | "Safer Harbours" | Neil Donell | 4:53 |
7. | "Crazy Idea" |
| 3:17 |
8. | "Make a Man Outta Me" |
| 4:14 |
9. | "She's Right" |
| 3:46 |
10. | ""The Mermaid" (Sereia Do Mar)" |
| 3:34 |
11. | "You've Got to Believe" |
| 3:12 |
12. | "For the Love" |
| 4:02 |
13. | "If This Isn't Love" |
| 4:38 |
14. | "House on the Hill" |
| 3:48 |
Total length: | 57:26 |
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^[a] Howland, Pardini, and Simons were members of the band during recording, but not at the time of the release. [7]
Chicago XXXVIII: Born for This Moment | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 15, 2022 | |||
Length | 57:26 | |||
Label | BMG | |||
Producer | Joe Thomas | |||
Chicago chronology | ||||
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Singles from Chicago XXXVIII: Born for This Moment | ||||
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Chicago XXXVIII: Born for This Moment is the twenty-sixth studio album by the American rock band Chicago and its thirty-eighth album overall. Released on July 15, 2022, it is its first new album of original material since 2014's Chicago XXXVI: Now. "If This Is Goodbye" was released as a single on May 20, 2022. [1]
According to Robert Lamm, the impetus for the album came from his collaborations with Jim Peterik, of the Ides of March, and Bruce Gaitsch during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Producer Joe Thomas heard through Peterik about their work and asked Lamm if Chicago would be interested in a recording project. [2]
When asked about the difference in the musical approach of the band for this album, Lamm said, "First of all, there are only three members [Lamm, Pankow, and Loughnane] who are calling the shots. The rest of the band are great guys, contracted players, top-notch guys. It wasn't as free-flowing as I thought it should be. That's the biggest change now." [2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Gary Graff of Ultimate Classic Rock wrote that the album "hews to the middle of the road, with plenty of pop melodies and Chicago's trademark brass arrangements [...] But more than anything the 14-track set [...] marks the real arrival of singer and guitarist Neil Donell". Graff concluded that though it "has its cringe-y moments [it still] has enough hallmarks to engage any longtime fan for a moment, if not longer". [4]
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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US Top Album Sales ( Billboard) [5] | 21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Born for This Moment" | 4:50 | |
2. | "If This Is Goodbye" | 3:49 | |
3. | "Firecracker" | 3:50 | |
4. | "Someone Needed Me the Most" |
| 5:17 |
5. | "Our New York Time" |
| 4:16 |
6. | "Safer Harbours" | Neil Donell | 4:53 |
7. | "Crazy Idea" |
| 3:17 |
8. | "Make a Man Outta Me" |
| 4:14 |
9. | "She's Right" |
| 3:46 |
10. | ""The Mermaid" (Sereia Do Mar)" |
| 3:34 |
11. | "You've Got to Believe" |
| 3:12 |
12. | "For the Love" |
| 4:02 |
13. | "If This Isn't Love" |
| 4:38 |
14. | "House on the Hill" |
| 3:48 |
Total length: | 57:26 |
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^[a] Howland, Pardini, and Simons were members of the band during recording, but not at the time of the release. [7]