Peter Cetera

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  • 1966
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About Peter Cetera


While best known as the longtime frontman for Chicago, singer Peter Cetera also enjoyed success as a solo performer. Born September 13, 1944 in the Windy City, Cetera was in a band called the Exceptions when in late 1967 he was recruited by another aspiring group, then called Chicago Transit Authority, to play bass. By the early '70s, Chicago was among the most popular acts in America, their brand of muscular jazz-rock spawning such major hits as "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" and "Saturday in the Park," many of them featuring Cetera on vocals. In 1976 he penned the gossamer ballad "If You Leave Me Now," and when it hit number one, most of Chicago's subsequent work followed in the same soft rock style. Although the band's fortunes dwindled over the remainder of the decade, in 1982 Chicago returned to the top of the charts with "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"; several more smashes, including "Hard Habit to Break" and "You're the Inspiration," were to follow.

Although Cetera recorded his eponymously titled solo debut in 1981, he remained with Chicago full-time until 1985. Upon quitting the band, he soon returned to the top of the charts with "The Glory of Love," the first single from his album Solitude/Solitaire as well as the theme to the film The Karate Kid, Part II; that same year he scored another number one smash, "The Next Time I Fall," a duet with Amy Grant. A year later he produced Agnetha Fältskog's I Stand Alone, and upon resurfacing in 1988 with One More Story, Cetera scored with another duet, "After All," this one recorded with Cher. After a four-year hiatus, he issued World Falling Down, his final release for Warner Bros. One Clear Voice was released in 1995, and in 1997 Cetera issued You're the Inspiration, a collection of past hits and new material. Cetera stepped out of the limelight for a few years to enjoy his life and his family, and returned in 2001 with Another Perfect World. The holiday offering You Just Gotta Love Christmas followed in 2004. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

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  • One Good Woman
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    One Good Woman
  • Best Of Times
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    Best Of Times
  • Restless Heart
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    Restless Heart
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    • Glory Of Love [Theme From The Karate Kid Part II]
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    • The Next Time I Fall
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    • Restless Heart
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    • Feels Like Heaven (duet wth Chaka Khan)
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    • Even A Fool Can See
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    • One Good Woman
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Discography

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  • Glory Of Love (Live) (2005)
    Peter Cetera
    Glory Of Love (Live) (2005)
    Pegasus (Pinnacle)
  • You Just Gotta Love Christmas (2004)
    Peter Cetera
    You Just Gotta Love Christmas (2004)
    Viastar Records
  • Another Perfect World (2001)
    Peter Cetera
    Another Perfect World (2001)
    DDE, Inc.
  • One Clear Voice (1995)
    Peter Cetera
    One Clear Voice (1995)
    River North
  • World Falling Down (1992)
    Peter Cetera
    World Falling Down (1992)
    Warner Bros. Records
  • One More Story (1988)
    Peter Cetera
    One More Story (1988)
    Warner Bros. Records
  • Solitude/Solitaire (1986)
    Peter Cetera
    Solitude/Solitaire (1986)
    Warner Bros. Records
  • Peter Cetera (1981)
    Peter Cetera
    Peter Cetera (1981)
    Wounded Bird
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