当時中学生だった私が、少ないお小遣いをためて買ったレコード(当時はレコードだった!)のうちの一枚です。映画"Best Kid Ⅱ"の主題歌でおなじみの"Glory of Love"、 "The Next Time I Fall"、 "Only Love Knows Why"などの心に染みるようなバラードはもちろんですが、私のお勧めは"Daddy's Girl"です。Peterが愛娘Claireのことを歌った曲ですが、結婚前は父のことを、母となった今は我が子のことを重ねて聴いてしまったりして…明るい曲なのに胸の奥がキュンとなる…やさしさあふれる一曲です。
シカゴ脱退という情報に当時ビックリしました。その直後リリースされたのが本作品でデビット・フォスターを離れた彼はどんな風になるのかと気になり入手しました。プロデュ-サーはクリストファー・クロスで名を挙げたマイケル・オマーティアンにゲストも多彩な顔ぶれ。エイミー・グラントとのデュエットあり、レイパーカーjrのギターバッキングあり、私個人としてはギタリストであるダン・ハフのプレイが存分に楽しめ満足できる作品でした。さらにデビット・フォスターと彼の共作「GLORY OF LOVE」もクレジットされていて、とても安心した記憶があります。
I'll say up front that I am a considerably bigger fan of Chicago than of any Peter Cetera solo stuff. Most anything he has released in the past 10 years or so has been a snooze-fest to me. Don't get me wrong--it is all fine and pretty music, and I understand why people like it; but for me the continual slow tempo is a bit tough to take. Nonetheless, this first release after he left Chicago truly is a very fine album. Most everyone knows the beautiful # 1 singles off of this album--"Glory Of Love" and "Next Time I Fall." 15 years later and I still enjoy hearing those songs. Also very good are such uptempo numbers as "Big Mistake" (the single released after the two aforementioned # 1's that didn't hit the top 40), the title track, "They Don't Make 'Em...", and "Queen Of...." And for sure the closing ballad track "Only Love Knows Why" (another obscure single track) is a beautiful song. All in all, this is a very fine effort that Peter unfortunately never matched again. I still would like to see him release a true greatest hits album (not some hokey collection like that "You're The Inspiration" compilation). In the meantime, this effort plus to a lesser degree "One More Story" are his solo albums that are most worth owning.
An excellent Cd, but all of his CDs are! Before he went out on his own he was lead singer with the group Chicago. I have so many of his CDs! There are just a few that I am still going to buy!! He is excellent!!
I had been unable to find this album as an MP3 download so I was glad to be able to purchase it through Amazon. I had the original on cassette tape and now I'm glad to have the CD. This is a good mellow sounding album which has several worthy selections. "Glory of Love" is my favorite, but it also includes "The Next Time I Fall" and "Only Love Knows Why", both of which are Peter Cetera's trademark sound. The album will not disappoint.
Selten habe ich ein Album eines meiner Lieblingskünstler aus den 80s so flüssig durchgehört ohne über den ein oder anderen "Lückenfüller" gestolpert zu sein. Dies hier ist ein sehr solides Album. Bestehend aus ca 70% fetzigen Synthipop Stücken, Rest Balladen die jedoch nicht weniger hammer sind. Ich finde das Album fast noch besser als das "One more story".
Je mehr es später auf die 90s bzw mitte 90 zuging, dessto "kommerziger" wurde er leider. "World falling down" z.B (92) fand ich bis auf wenige Ausnahmen dann schon nicht mehr ganz so prickelnd. Ganz zu schweigen von noch späteren Sachen. Aber dieses Album hier ist wie gesagt Mega!!! 100% Kaufempfehlung!