Along Comes a Woman

"Along Comes a Woman" is a song written by Peter Cetera and Mark Goldenberg[4] for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago 17 (1984), with Cetera singing lead vocals. The fourth single released from that album,[5] it reached a peak of No.  14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart[6] and No.  25 Adult Contemporary.[7] It is the last Chicago single released with original singer/bassist Cetera, who left the band in the summer of 1985.[8][9]

"Along Comes a Woman"
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago 17
B-side"We Can Stop the Hurtin'"[1]
ReleasedFebruary 1985
GenreRock, pop rock, hard rock
Length
  • 4:14 (album version)[2]
  • 3:47 (single version)[3]
LabelFull Moon/Warner Bros.[3]
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Foster[3]
Chicago singles chronology
"You're the Inspiration"
(1984)		 "Along Comes a Woman"
(1985)		 "25 or 6 to 4"
(1986)

Upon its release in 1985, Billboard magazine highlighted the single in its "Singles: Pop: Picks" section, as a "new release with the greatest chart potential," and called it a "hard rocker."[3] At the end of the year, Billboard magazine music critic, Linda Moleski, listed the single among her top ten highlights of the year as, “An excellent funk-pop sound that’s reflective of 1985.”[10]

The original album version was 4:14 in length.[2] It was remixed to a more high-tech mid-80's sound for the single release which runs 3:47 in length.[3]

Music video

The music video, shot in black and white, combined themes from the films, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Casablanca,[11][12] and featured Peter Cetera, the lead vocalist on the song, in the Indiana Jones/Rick Blaine-type role.[8] It was produced by Jon Small of Picture Vision, Inc., and was directed by Jay Dubin,[11] who also directed the syndicated TV series, The Wombles, in the 1980s.[13][14] The video was released in 1985, during what some call the "golden era" of MTV.[15]

Personnel

Additional personnel

References
  1. "Chicago - Along Comes A Woman". 45cat. 45cat website. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. Chicago (1984). Chicago 17 (vinyl LP record). U.S.A.: Warner Bros. Records, Inc. 25060-1.
  3. "Singles: Pop: Picks". Billboard. Vol. 97 no. 9. USA: Billboard Publications, Inc. March 2, 1985. p. 75. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Google Books.
  4. Pollock, Bruce (1986). Popular music: an annotated index of American popular songs, Volume 10. Gale Research Co. p. 24. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  5. Grein, Paul (February 23, 1985). "Chart Beat: Fast Facts". Billboard. Vol. 97 no. 8. USA: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 6. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Google Books.
  6. "Chicago 17 - Chicago". billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  7. "Chicago Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  8. Pell, Nicholas (December 8, 2015). "Unpopular Opinion: Chicago, the Kings of Soft Rock, Are Awesome". L.A. Weekly. LA Weekly, LP. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  9. Wink, Roger (June 8, 2017). "Review: "The Very Best of Peter Cetera"". VVN Music. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  10. "The Critics' Choice: Top 10 Disks, Videos, Shows". Billboard. Vol. 97 no. 52. USA: Billboard Publications, Inc. December 28, 1985. p. T34, T48. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Google Books.
  11. Dupler, Steven (April 6, 1985). "Video Track: New York". Billboard. Vol. 97 no. 14. USA: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 40. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Google Books.
  12. Burns, Gary (1994-12-01). "Formula and distinctiveness in movie‐based music videos". Popular Music and Society. 18 (4): 7–17. doi:10.1080/03007769408591569. ISSN 0300-7766.
  13. Zuckerman, Faye (January 26, 1985). "Video Track: New York". Billboard. Vol. 97 no. 4. USA: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 40. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Google Books.
  14. Dupler, Steve (December 21, 1985). "Dubin Speaks His Mind on Industry Woes". Billboard. Vol. 97 no. 51. USA: Billboard Publications, Inc. pp. 23, 24. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via Google Books.
  15. Chiu, David (May 2, 2013). "MTV's original VJs reminisce about the network's golden era". CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved July 27, 2017.


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