Peter Cetera
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Peter Paul Cetera Jr. (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell; born September 13, 1944)<ref name=Ruhlmannp1>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> is a retired American musician best known for being a frontman, vocalist, and bassist for the American rock band Chicago from 1967 until his departure in 1985.<ref name=Ruhlmannp1 /><ref name=Ruhlmannp8>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref><ref name="lastfm">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His career as a recording artist encompasses 17 studio albums with Chicago<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and eight solo studio albums.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> As a lead singer/vocal artist he has had four number one songs on the Billboard Hot 100, two during his tenure with Chicago and two during his solo career.<ref name="Grein" /> Of those four songs he wrote or co-wrote three.
As a solo artist, Cetera has scored six Top 40 singles, including two that reached number one on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1986, "Glory of Love" and "The Next Time I Fall".<ref name="Billboard Hot100-1986">Template:Cite magazine</ref> "Glory of Love", the theme song from the film The Karate Kid Part II (1986), was co-written by Cetera, David Foster, and Diane Nini and was nominated for both an Academy Award<ref name=Oscars1987>Template:Cite news</ref> and a Golden Globe Award for best original song from a motion picture.<ref name=GoldenGlobe1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1987, Cetera received an ASCAP award for "Glory of Love" in the category "Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures".<ref name="ASCAP87">Template:Cite magazine</ref> His performance on "Glory of Love" was nominated for a Grammy Award for best pop male vocal.<ref name="Orlando Sentinel Feb1987">Template:Cite news</ref> That same year Cetera and Amy Grant, who performed as a duet on "The Next Time I Fall", were nominated for a Grammy Award for best vocal performance by a pop duo or group.<ref name="Orlando Sentinel Feb1987" /> Besides Foster and Grant, Cetera has collaborated throughout his career with other recording artists from various genres of music. His songs have been featured in soundtracks for movies and television.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
With "If You Leave Me Now", a song written and sung by Cetera on the group's tenth album, Chicago received its first Grammy Award.<ref name=BBMar5_77>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name=ChicagoGrammy1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was also the group's first number one single.<ref name=ChicagoChartsHot100>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="A&E History">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Chicago's second number one song, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry", came from the album Chicago 16 in 1982.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was co-written by Cetera and the group's producer, David Foster and Cetera sang the lead vocal.<ref name=":0" /> In 2014, Chicago's first album, Chicago Transit Authority (Columbia, 1969), featuring Cetera on bass and vocals, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.<ref name=GrammyHOF>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cetera was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Chicago in April 2016,<ref name=rockhall>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and he, Robert Lamm, and James Pankow were among the 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees for their songwriting efforts as members of the group.<ref name=SongHallFeb2017>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref name=CBSFeb2017>Template:Cite news</ref> Cetera, along with other members of Chicago, received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.<ref name="Cetera Grammy page">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=Wade>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Early lifeEdit
FamilyEdit
Former Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine wrote, "Peter came from a strong Catholic blue-collar familyTemplate:Nbsp...".<ref name="Seraphine" />Template:Rp Cetera was born to Peter Paul Cetera Sr.<ref name="Peter Paul Cetera Sr">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Margareta (Bechtold) Cetera<ref name="Parents">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in the Morgan Park neighborhood, located on the far South Side of Chicago, Illinois.<ref name="Bass Player">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was the second of six children and is of Polish<ref name=Ruhlmannp1 /><ref name="Manouse Interview 2009">Template:Cite interview</ref> and Hungarian<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Free access</ref> descent. His father worked as a machinist.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Eggers>Template:Cite news</ref> Cetera's siblings include two brothers, Tim Cetera (who recorded an album with Ricky Nelson in the early 1970s)<ref>Tobler, John (1998). Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band (CD booklet). p. 4. Suffolk: BGO Records.</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and Kenny Cetera.<ref name="Bass Player" /> Both are listed as contributing musicians on some of the recordings Cetera made with Chicago<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and on some of his solo recordings.<ref name="Solitude/SolitaireCD">Template:Cite AV media notes</ref><ref name="One More Story CD">Template:Cite AV media notes</ref><ref name= WorldCD>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref><ref name="Inspiration album">Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>
Formal educationEdit
Cetera attended Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary for one year of high school because, he says, "my mother wanted me to be a priest."<ref name="Manouse Interview 2009" /><ref name="Seraphine">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp He transferred to Mendel Catholic Prep High School, graduated from there in 1962, and is listed among the "Notable Alumni".<ref name="Mendel Alumni">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Musical beginningsEdit
Cetera says that his mother "was always singing around the house" and taught the children to sing in harmony while they were doing their household chores.<ref name="Lo2009">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His brother Kenny also remembers the family harmonizing together while growing up.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Based on the positive responses he got, Cetera realized around the age of 11 or 12 that he had a talent for singing.<ref name="Lo2009"/> Cetera's interest in music deepened when, at 11 years of age, his parents bought him an accordion instead of the guitar he wanted.<ref name="Bass Player" /> He says he was "kind of a polka prodigy"<ref name="Sands 7/29/15">Template:Cite news</ref> and aged 12 won a local talent competition for his accordion-playing.<ref name="Very Best Of">Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> However, his family missed his radio debut when the show was broadcast the following week, because they did not own an FM receiver.<ref name="Very Best Of"/>
During high school, he started seriously thinking of pursuing a career as a singer.<ref name="Lo2009" /> When he was 15, some older students from his high school took him to a club to see a band called the Rebel Rockers, which led to his purchasing an acoustic guitar at Montgomery Ward.<ref name="Bass Player" /> He eventually took up the electric bass, and with some high school friends—a drummer, guitarist, and saxophone player—Cetera began playing the local dance circuit, dividing lead vocals with the guitarist.
Cetera's early musical influences include Bo Diddley, Ritchie Valens, Little Richard, Jimmy Reed, and the Ventures.<ref name="kns">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> After he embarked on his music career, the Beatles became a prominent influence in his early twenties.<ref name="kns" />
Professional music careerEdit
HistoryEdit
The ExceptionsEdit
Cetera played in several groups in the Chicago area, including a popular local rock band named the Exceptions, which toured the Midwest in the mid-1960s.<ref name="Bass Player" /><ref name="vh1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cetera said, "By the time I was 18 I was making more money than my dad."<ref name="Bass Player" />
Among Cetera's first recording experiences were several singles and a five-song seven-inch EP titled Rock 'N' Roll Mass with the Exceptions.<ref name="Popoff2010">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> One of those recorded songs, "Come On Home", also gave Cetera his first songwriting credit.<ref name="Very Best Of" /> (Kal David and Marty Grebb also are credited on the song.)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Adding to his early recording experience, Cetera played electric bass on Chicago folk singer and songwriter Dick Campbell's album Dick Campbell Plays Where It's At, released in 1966 on Mercury Records.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> When the Exceptions decided to move toward a more psychedelic sound, Cetera left; the band changed its name to Aorta, and became one of the first psychedelic groups on a major label.Template:Citation needed
Tenure in ChicagoEdit
In December 1967, Cetera arrived early for a show to watch a band called the Big Thing. Impressed by their use of a horn section combined with rock and roll, Cetera left the Exceptions to join the Big Thing within two weeks.<ref name= Ruhlmannp1/> The Big Thing, which soon changed its name to the Chicago Transit Authority (and eventually shortened it to Chicago), released its self-titled debut album Chicago Transit Authority on Columbia Records in 1969. Cetera shared lead vocals on three of the eleven songs on the album: "Questions 67 & 68", "I'm a Man",<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> and "Someday",<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> his tenor voice complementing the baritone voices of the two other lead singers in the group, keyboardist Robert Lamm and guitarist Terry Kath.
The follow-up album, Chicago, vaulted the band to popular status throughout the world. The song "25 or 6 to 4" was the first major hit single with Cetera singing lead vocals. Chicago is also notable for featuring Cetera's first songwriting effort with the group, "Where Do We Go From Here?"<ref name=Ruhlmannp4>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>
As the 1970s progressed, Cetera became a more prolific songwriter for the group, contributing the songs "Wishing You Were Here" and "Happy Man" to the 1974 album Chicago VII. "Wishing You Were Here" featured vocals by members of the Beach Boys,<ref name=Ruhlmannp7>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> and reached number eleven on the charts.<ref name= ChicagoChartsHot100 /> "Happy Man" was, according to Chicago producer James Guercio, "a Number 1 record that was never released as a single."<ref name= Ruhlmannp7 /> Cetera's biggest singing and songwriting accomplishment with Chicago came in 1976 with the ballad "If You Leave Me Now", from Chicago X. It was the group's first number one single in the United States,<ref name= ChicagoChartsHot100 /><ref name="A&E History"/> also reaching number one on charts worldwide<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and certified Gold and Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The song won a Grammy Award for Chicago, the group's only such award to date, for the 1976 Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus,<ref name=ChicagoGrammy1/> at the 19th Annual Grammy Awards, held on February 19, 1977.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> According to William James Ruhlmann, biographer of the group, "the success of 'If You Leave Me Now' overshadowed the album from which it came, and also consolidated what by now seemed a definitely stated preference on the part of radio, if not Chicago's audience in general, for lush ballads sung by Peter Cetera over any other style the band might care to put forward."<ref name=Ruhlmannp7/> Another success in the same vein followed: Cetera's 1977 composition "Baby, What a Big Surprise", from Chicago XI. The song featured him on lead vocals and made it to number four on the record charts.<ref name= ChicagoChartsHot100 />
During this time Cetera also worked with other recording artists. He, along with a group of other well-known musicians, appeared on the 1976 self-titled debut album by singer-songwriter Angelo.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 1977 Cetera provided background vocals on Beached, an album by Ricci Martin (son of Dean Martin), produced by Ricci Martin's brother-in-law, Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys. Cetera's bandmates James Pankow, Walter Parazaider, and Lee Loughnane also performed on the album.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is credited as one of the background vocalists on Billy Joel's single "My Life", released in 1978, from the album 52nd Street.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The following year he collaborated with Karen Carpenter on her self-titled solo album, providing backing vocals for a song that he had written, "Making Love in the Afternoon".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> That album was not released until 1996 by A&M Records.
By the end of the 1970s, with the rise of disco music, Chicago's popularity declined, culminating in the release of the band's poorest-selling album to that point, Chicago XIV, which peaked at number 71 on the Billboard 200 chart<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> in 1980. Columbia Records subsequently bought out the remainder of Chicago's contract.<ref name=Ruhlmannp8 />
In 1981, Cetera released his first solo album, Peter Cetera, on Warner Bros. Records,<ref name=PCBB1981ad>Template:Cite news</ref> after personally buying the rights from his previous contract with Columbia Records, who would not release the project.<ref name="Grein Jan1985">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The album peaked at number 143 on the Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and was considered a commercial failure. Cetera blamed Warner Bros., claiming that the company refused to promote him as a solo artist out of fear that he would leave Chicago, who had only recently signed with the label.<ref name="lastfm"/> Former bandmate Danny Seraphine agrees with Cetera on this point, and says that the album "... sank like a stone due to lack of record company support. Warner Brothers didn't want it to interfere with their plans for Chicago."<ref name="Seraphine"/>Template:Rp
In 1982, David Foster was brought in as producer and the resulting group effort was Chicago 16. The album, which peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 chart,<ref name=ChicagoBB200p2>Template:Cite magazine</ref> represented a major comeback for Chicago, and leading the way was the hit single co-written by Cetera and Foster and featuring Cetera on lead vocals, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry". It went to number one on the charts,<ref name= ChicagoChartsHot100 /> was certified Gold by the RIAA in September of that year,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.<ref name=PCGrammys>Template:Cite news</ref> It was also featured in the movie Summer Lovers, starring Daryl Hannah.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Van Matre">Template:Cite news</ref> The second single, "Love Me Tomorrow", also co-written with Foster and sung by Cetera, reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.<ref name= ChicagoChartsHot100 /> The third single, "What You're Missing", was yet again sung by Cetera.Template:Citation needed Cetera, a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), won ASCAP Pop Music Awards in the category, Most Performed Songs, for both "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" and "Love Me Tomorrow", and was honored by ASCAP as a multiple songwriter winner.<ref name=ASCAP84>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 1983, he took a break from his duties as Chicago frontman to add backing vocals on Paul Anka's final U.S. Top 40 hit, "Hold Me 'Til the Mornin' Comes",<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> which debuted in the summer of that year.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref>
When Chicago 17 was released in 1984, it became the veteran band's most successful album in their history, eventually selling over six million copies in the United States alone.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> All four singles released from the album were sung by Cetera, including three which he co-wrote, and all of them charted in the top 20: "Stay the Night" (number 16),<ref name= ChicagoChartsHot100 /> "Hard Habit to Break" (number 3),<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> "You're the Inspiration" (number 3),<ref name= ChicagoChartsHot100 /> and "Along Comes a Woman" (number 14).<ref name= ChicagoChartsHot100 /> "Hard Habit to Break", written by Steve Kipner and John Lewis Parker,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> brought three Grammy nominations for Cetera: two nominations as a member of Chicago for Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal;<ref name=PCGrammys/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and outside the group, as a co-nominee with David Foster for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices, Cetera's first, and to date only, nomination for vocal arrangement.<ref name=PCGrammys/><ref name="BB Jul7_86 pD16">Template:Cite news</ref> Cetera won ASCAP honors for most-performed songs for "You're the Inspiration".<ref name= ASCAP86>Template:Cite news</ref> With the advent of the music video and the growing popularity of MTV, Cetera became the 'face' and public leader of the longtime-faceless band that was Chicago.<ref name="USA Today Aug 8, 1986">Milward, John. "Peter Cetera: The glory of going solo", USA Today, August 8, 1986.</ref>
Departure from ChicagoEdit
With his newfound popularity, Cetera was interested in recording another solo album. In addition, he had stated his lack of interest for the extensive touring schedule of the band, especially to promote Chicago 17.<ref name="Van Matre"/> When the 17 Tour concluded in May 1985, Chicago's management, along with several members of the band, expressed a desire to book another tour for that summer and start working on the group's next album.<ref name="Sands 7/29/15"/> The two sides could not resolve their differences and Cetera left the band in July 1985; he was replaced by Jason Scheff as both bassist and lead singer.<ref name="Seraphine"/>Template:Rp Retrospectively Cetera said he wanted an arrangement similar to the one that Phil Collins and Genesis had at the time, with Collins being a member and touring with Genesis, while also doing some solo work at the same time,<ref name="LA Times Nov 14, 1995">Template:Cite news</ref> and his former bandmate Danny Seraphine agreed that's what the group should have done.<ref name="Seraphine" />Template:Rp In a 1987 interview, Cetera said about his split from the group, "It wasn't amicable, but it wasn't the worst. It's nothing that me having a hit and them having a hit won't make better."<ref name="People 1987">Dougherty, Steve; Gold, Todd (February 2, 1987). "Glory of Love Singer Peter Cetera Left Chicago (the Band) for Idaho (the State) and Solo Success" Template:Webarchive. People. pp. 60–62. Retrieved March 20, 2010.</ref>
Solo careerEdit
mid-1980sEdit
After leaving Chicago, Cetera had immediate success as a solo artist. His first single, "Glory of Love", was used as the theme song for the film The Karate Kid Part II. Co-written by Cetera, David Foster, and Diane Nini,<ref name=Oscars1987 /> Cetera has said it was written originally for the film, Rocky IV.<ref>Template:Cite interview</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts in the US in 1986,<ref name="Billboard Hot100-1986" /><ref name="Billboard AC1986">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="Grein" >Template:Cite magazine|quote=Costas Zougris of Athens notes that Peter Cetera has joined the lengthening list of artists who have topped the Hot 100 solo, in duet, and in a group. He made it on his own with "Glory of Love", with Amy Grant on "The Next Time I Fall", and twice with Chicago. Others who have done this: Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Lionel Ritchie, Diana Ross, Phil Collins, Elton John, and Stevie Wonder.</ref><ref name="Peter Cetera Awards AllMusic">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and achieved similar success throughout the world.<ref name="lastfm"/> It went on to win an ASCAP Award for Cetera for Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures<ref name=ASCAP87/> and a BMI Film & TV Award for David Foster for Most Performed Song from a Film.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> It was also nominated for both an Academy Award<ref name=Oscars1987 /> and a Golden Globe Award<ref name= GoldenGlobe1 /> in the category of Best Original Song, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Male Artist.<ref name="Orlando Sentinel Feb1987" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He performed a shortened version of the song live at the 59th Academy Awards ceremony.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="LA Times March 28, 2016">Template:Cite news</ref> In two interviews Cetera gave in 1987, he discussed people's confusion about "Glory of Love", and said they thought initially that it was a new song by Chicago.<ref name="People 1987" /><ref name="LA Times March 28, 2016" /> By February of that year, however, he had achieved enough recognition as a solo performer to win the American Video Award for "best new artist".<ref name=Speers>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref><ref name="Arizona Republic">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref>
"Glory of Love" was included on Cetera's second solo album, Solitude/Solitaire, released in 1986. The album was also successful, with more than one million copies sold, and has been certified Gold and Platinum by the RIAA.<ref name=CeteraRIAA>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It produced another number one hit single on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts, "The Next Time I Fall", a duet with Amy Grant.<ref name="Billboard Hot100-1986" /><ref name="Billboard AC1986" /><ref name="Grein" /> "The Next Time I Fall" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.<ref name="Orlando Sentinel Feb1987" /> Solitude/Solitaire, which made it to number twenty-three on the Billboard 200 chart,<ref name="Cetera Billboard 200">Template:Cite magazine</ref> outsold Chicago 18, the first Chicago album without him, which peaked at number thirty-five.<ref name= ChicagoBB200p2 /> Cetera was listed at number nine on Billboard's Top Pop Singles Artists—Male of 1986.<ref name="BB 12/27/86">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
In 1988, he teamed up with producer Patrick Leonard and released his third solo album, One More Story.<ref name="One More Story CD" /> Cetera and Leonard share writing credits on eight of the ten songs on the album, including the title song and the song "One Good Woman",<ref name="One More Story CD" /> which became a number four hit single.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Leonard also played piano and synthesizers on the album.<ref name="One More Story CD" /> The album features many well-known music artists, such as Richard Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys on backup vocals; Bonnie Raitt on guitar and backup vocals on the song "Save Me";<ref name="One More Story CD" /> David Gilmour of Pink Floyd on guitar on the songs "Body Language" and "You Never Listen to Me";<ref name="One More Story CD" /> and Madonna, who was working with Leonard on her new album at the time, in cameo as 'Lulu Smith' on vocals on the song "Scheherazade".<ref name="LizSmith1988">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> "Save Me", co-written by Cetera and David Foster,<ref name="One More Story CD" /> was the original opening theme music for the TV show Baywatch.<ref name=Hurst1989>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Perrone>Template:Cite news</ref> "You Never Listen to Me" plays during the opening scene of the Miami Vice episode "Redemption in Blood: Part 2",<ref>Template:Citation</ref> though it is not credited.Template:Citation needed
In 1989, Cetera recorded another duet, this time with Cher, called "After All",<ref name="vh1"/> which was included on the soundtrack of the movie Chances Are, as well as on Cher's Heart of Stone album. The song was a hit, reaching number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Caulfield2014>Template:Cite news</ref> and receiving a Gold certification by the RIAA.<ref name=CeteraRIAA /> In a 2014 article in Billboard, writer Keith Caulfield listed "After All" as Cher's ninth-biggest Billboard hit.<ref name=Caulfield2014 />
1990sEdit
In 1990, a song by Cetera titled "No Explanation" was featured in the soundtrack for the popular film Pretty Woman.<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref>
In 1991 Cetera co-wrote (with David Foster and Linda Thompson) and sang on "Voices That Care", a song and supporting documentary music video intended to help boost the morale of American troops involved in Operation Desert Storm, as well as to support the International Red Cross organization.<ref name="People Feb 25,1991">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The single reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100<ref name="BBHot100 5/4/91">Template:Cite magazine</ref> and number six on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.<ref name="BBAC 4/27/91">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
In 1992, Cetera's final album on Warner Bros. Records, World Falling Down, was released. It featured the Adult Contemporary number one hit "Restless Heart",<ref name="CeteraAC100">Template:Cite magazine</ref> as well as two other successful singles: "Even a Fool Can See", and another duet, this time with Chaka Khan, "Feels Like Heaven". The songs made it to number three<ref name="CeteraAC100" /> and number five<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> on the Adult Contemporary chart respectively. "Restless Heart" again won ASCAP honors for Cetera in the category Most-Performed Songs.<ref name=ASCAP94>Template:Cite news</ref> According to writer Melinda Newman, World Falling Down "lyrically describes the crumbling of his marriage."<ref name=Newman>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1995, Cetera released his first album for River North Records, One Clear Voice, which featured the single "(I Wanna Take) Forever Tonight", a duet with actress Crystal Bernard, which peaked at number twenty-three on the Adult Contemporary chart,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and number eighty-six on the Hot 100 chart.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Following the release of the album, Cetera launched his first solo tour—accompanied by his River North labelmate, country singer Ronna Reeves—lasting into 1996.<ref name=Roland>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref><ref name="Ronna Reeves">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The tour had been delayed while Cetera recuperated from a motorcycle accident.<ref name="LA Times Nov 14, 1995" /><ref name=Roland />
1997 brought You're the Inspiration: A Collection, a collection of all his duets from over the years, along with three re-recorded songs he had written while a member of Chicago—"If You Leave Me Now", "You're the Inspiration", and "Baby, What a Big Surprise"—plus two brand-new recordings, "Do You Love Me That Much" and "She Doesn't Need Me Anymore".<ref name="Inspiration album" /> In a 1997 interview, Cetera said he had to remake the three Chicago songs because Chicago band members refused to release the master recordings for River North Records to use for this album. Although Cetera was at first reluctant to revisit his Chicago material, he soon had a change of heart and said, "I viewed them as what I would do with the songs if they were new today."<ref name=CTaylor>Template:Cite news</ref> Additionally, this was the first of Cetera's solo albums to feature "After All", his 1989 duet with Cher from the soundtrack of the movie Chances Are.<ref name="Inspiration album"/>
Also in the 1990s, Cetera recorded covers of two of his songs from his Chicago days with the R&B vocal group Az Yet. In 1996, Cetera performed a back-up vocal on Az Yet's single of "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" from Chicago 16, titled "Az Yet – Hard to Say I'm Sorry (Featuring Peter Cetera)."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The song was nominated, once again, for a Grammy Award, this time in the category of Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.<ref name="PCGrammys" /> In 1997, Az Yet performed vocals with Cetera on his single of "You're the Inspiration", from Chicago 17, titled "'You're the Inspiration' – Peter Cetera featuring Az Yet",<ref name=CTaylor /><ref name="Bronson 10/5/97">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and they appeared together in a music video featuring the song.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2000sEdit
2001 saw the release of Another Perfect World.<ref name="vh1"/>
In 2002, Cetera performed a medley of four of his songs at the Concert for World Children's Day, backed by David Foster and an orchestra at Arie Crown Theater in Chicago.<ref name="Manouse Interview 2009" /><ref name="Concert for World Chilren's Day CSR News">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The concert aired on PBS and was released in DVD format.<ref name="PBS McDonalds PRNewswire">Template:Cite press release</ref> This led to his subsequent appearance, in October 2003, with the Chicago Pops Orchestra on the PBS music program Soundstage, which was broadcast throughout the U.S. Amy Grant appeared on the program as a special guest.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=KQED>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The program was released on DVD.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
From 2003 until summer 2007, Cetera performed a limited number of concerts each year with a 40-piece orchestra, playing re-arrangements of songs from throughout his career, including several from his tenure as a member of Chicago.<ref name="Sands 7/29/15"/><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref>
In 2004, Cetera released a collection of holiday classics, You Just Gotta Love Christmas. The track "Deck the Halls" features Alison Krauss on vocals with Cetera.<ref name = "Christmas Album" >Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> The album also features background and duet vocals by his elder daughter, Claire.<ref name = "Christmas Album" /> His younger daughter, Senna, contributed to the CD's artwork.<ref name = "Christmas Album" /><ref name="Chiu 2004 NewBeats">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He appeared in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade that year, which was televised nationally, shortly after the release of the album.<ref name="Chiu 2004 NewBeats"/><ref name="IMDB Macy's Parade 2004">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In December 2007, Cetera embarked on the You Just Gotta Love Christmas tour of the United States. It marked a return to a traditional rock band show, his first since 1996, featuring songs from his 2004 Christmas album and from throughout his career.<ref name="Christmas Tour">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref>
He sang live with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra for Smucker's Presents Hot Ice, Cool Sounds, an event featuring world-class ice skaters performing to the music of Peter Cetera. The show was taped on October 18, 2008, in Youngstown, Ohio, and televised nationally by NBC on December 25, 2008.<ref name="sporttoday">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="verastv">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref><ref name="IMDB Smucker's Presents Hot Ice, Cool Sounds">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2010sEdit
Cetera appeared as himself in the 2010 Adult Swim program Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Season 5, Episode 9, "Greene Machine", which also featured the actor Ted Danson.<ref name=TVG2010>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In it, Cetera sings "Little Danson Man".<ref name="LA Record 9/6/12">Template:Cite news</ref>
Cetera formed a new band called the Bad Daddies – a seven-piece electric rock band which performed original material and covers of popular songs, as well as material from Chicago and Cetera's solo career. Cetera played bass on some songs during the shows.<ref name="Sands 7/29/15"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2017, Cetera was a co-headliner for Night of the Proms in Germany and Luxembourg,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> his first time performing in Germany in 35 years.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In autumn 2018 Cetera returned to Europe. In October and November, he performed in London,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dublin,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Randers (Denmark),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Frankfurt,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Hamburg and Berlin.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cetera was scheduled to perform in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, on November 9,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but according to a September 4, 2018 post on the WeRock.bg website, the show was cancelled.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Prospect of a reunion with ChicagoEdit
During interviews, Cetera has often been asked about the prospect of a reunion with Chicago. While Cetera has compared his departure from the band to the divorce of a married couple,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and thus far has declined to perform with the band despite attractive financial offers,<ref name="Ives">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> he has also said "never say never."<ref>Template:Cite interview</ref>
In December 2015, it was announced that the seven original members of Chicago – Cetera, Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane, Walter Parazaider, James Pankow, Danny Seraphine, and Terry Kath – were to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the induction ceremony was set for April 8, 2016, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Initially Cetera and current band members entertained the possibility of performing together for the induction ceremony.<ref name="Ives"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Ultimately, Cetera decided against it. He announced his decision via two posts to his web site, dated February 8<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and February 25, 2016,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and in those posts expressed his frustration with trying to work out the performance details with band members and show producers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cetera did not attend the ceremony even for the purpose of accepting his award.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Since then there have been indications that a reunion between him and Chicago is unlikely ever to happen.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Cetera declined to be interviewed for the 2017 documentary Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago. Dir., edit. Peter Pardini. Prod. Chicago. CNN, January 1, 2017. Television.</ref> He did, however, appear in the documentary The Terry Kath Experience, along with the other surviving members of the original Chicago line-up and producer James William Guercio.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
RetirementEdit
In a podcast interview with Mark Pattison from November 2019, Cetera said he was "done." He explained that he had long wanted to quit performing before he lost his voice, and also cited the amount of travel involved in touring. He continued that he now had to "learn how to be an out-of-work singer." His last live performance was November 23, 2018, for the opening of the Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum, Idaho.<ref>Template:Cite interview</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
MusicianshipEdit
Vocal range, singing style and approach to singingEdit
Cetera's tenor voice has been labeled "distinctive"<ref name="Sands 7/29/15"/> and "unmistakable"<ref name="Chiu 2004 NewBeats" /> by music reviewers. In 2018 on the AXS TV show Top 10 Revealed, he was rated number nine of the show's top ten "high note hitters".<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref>
Cetera's trademark singing style developed as a result of his having to sing for a period of time with a wired-shut jaw after getting into a brawl at a Los Angeles Dodgers game in 1969.<ref name="Seraphine" />Template:Rp<ref name=Ruhlmannp4/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
In 2009 an interviewer noted that Cetera had been around for four decades, called him "one of the most enduring singers around", and asked him how he takes care of his voice. Cetera responded: "'I don't smoke and I don't drink. I try to exercise as much as I can. I do warm-up vocal exercises regularly.'"<ref name="Lo2009"/>
For Cetera, recording the vocals with members of the Beach Boys for "Wishing You Were Here" from Chicago VII was satisfying on a personal level, according to William James Ruhlmann. He writes that Cetera said, "There's two people that I always wanted to be, and that was a Beatle or a Beach Boy. …I got to do the background harmonies – myself and Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Al Jardine. For a night, I was a Beach Boy."<ref name="Ruhlmannp7" /> Cetera had the opportunity, of sorts, to be both a Beatle and a Beach Boy. During a radio interview in 2015, he recalled as one of the highlights of his life a joint concert of Chicago and the Beach Boys when the two groups, who were performing on stage together, were joined by former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr for a rendition of the Beatles song "Got to Get You into My Life".<ref>Template:Cite interview</ref>
Recognition, popularity and influence as singerEdit
Cetera's former Chicago bandmates had high regard for his voice and singing ability. In his autobiographical book, Street Player: My Chicago Story, Danny Seraphine, the original drummer for the band Chicago, recollects that when the group was being formed in the city of Chicago in the 1960s it needed someone who could sing in the high range. Seraphine says Cetera was, at that time, "the best singer in the city".<ref name="Seraphine" />Template:Rp In a 1992 interview, seven years after Cetera had left the group, original band member and woodwinds player Walter Parazaider called Cetera "one of the finest singers in the world" and rated Cetera among his choice of top five singers.<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> In a 2009 interview, former Chicago member Bill Champlin said of Cetera, "I think he's one of the major voices of our time," and that he believed Cetera was one of "maybe the two best tenors on the Earth."<ref>Template:Cite interview</ref> In a 2016 documentary about the history of the group, original band member and keyboard player Robert Lamm says, "There were and are a lot of tenor voices in rock and none of them sound like Cetera."<ref name="Pardini documentary">Template:Cite AV media</ref> In a 2022 interview, Lamm again lauded Cetera as having been an "amazing vocalist" when he was with Chicago.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The music recording industry has recognized Cetera for his singing with Grammy nominations. Five songs on which Cetera sang lead or shared lead vocals were nominated in pop vocal performance categories – "If You Leave Me Now", "Hard to Say I'm Sorry", "Hard Habit to Break", "Glory of Love", and "The Next Time I Fall", with "If You Leave Me Now" winning its category.<ref name=PCGrammys/>
Cetera’s popularity as a singer in the United States is indicated by the chart successes of songs featuring him on lead vocals. Cetera sang lead vocal on Chicago’s first two number one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, “If You Leave Me Now” in 1975,<ref name="A&E History" /> and “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” in 1982.<ref name=":0" /> In 1986 he had two more number one songs, “Glory of Love” and “Next Time I Fall”, both from his first solo album after leaving the group, Solitude/Solitaire.<ref name="Grein" /> He sang lead vocal or shared lead vocal on eleven of Chicago’s sixteen songs that made it to the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the years he was a band member.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cetera has often been dubbed “the voice of Chicago” by writers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Although Cetera has not gotten a song on the Billboard charts since the 1990s, songs he performed as a member of Chicago and as a solo act continue to pop up in the soundtracks of movies, television programs and commercials and live stage plays. Cetera's composition from the 1976 album Chicago X, "If You Leave Me Now", has appeared in the movies Three Kings (1999),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Shaun of the Dead (2004),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A Lot like Love (2005),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Happy Feet (2006)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Daddy's Home 2 (2017); the television series Sex and the City<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and South Park;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and a television commercial that aired during the 2000 Super Bowl.<ref name="MoazedJohnson2016">Template:Cite book</ref> Robert Lamm's song from the 1970 album Chicago II, "25 or 6 to 4", which was sung by Cetera, was used in the 2017 film I, Tonya,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and on the animated TV series King of the Hill.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cetera's number one 1986 song as a solo performer, "Glory of Love", was performed as the finale in the stage show Riot, in 2018 in Sydney,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and was used in a 2019 episode of the NBC television series Good Girls.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> Chicago's 1984 version of the Cetera/Foster song "You're the Inspiration", which is sung by Cetera, was used for the soundtracks of the movies A Hologram for the King<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and Deadpool (both 2016);<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> a 2017 Super Bowl commercial;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and the television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Criminal Minds.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cetera's music and name have been featured on several episodes of the American television situation comedy series The Goldbergs (2013–2023),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> set in the 1980s.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite episode</ref> In 2010, not only was Cetera's music heard during a television commercial for Heineken Premium Light beer but Cetera himself was the subject of discussion. A young man at an assisted-living home holds up a copy of the World Falling Down LP cover and asks one of the residents why he likes Cetera. The older resident replies that he does not like Cetera but the ladies do "and if you love the ladies, by default, you love Cetera." Cetera's song "Restless Heart" from the World Falling Down album is heard playing in the background.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2022 "Restless Heart", a love song, was used in the Hulu film, Fresh, as a counterpoint to the horror being depicted in the scene.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Two songs sung by Cetera, "Glory of Love", and his duet with Cher, "After All", made it on to Pandora's list of "Most-Thumbed Movie Songs Playlist" in 2020.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Cetera has been given the honor of singing at professional sporting events, including at least one time singing the national anthem at a World Series game, the fourth in the series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics in 1988 in Oakland;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and at least three times for home team Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, where he was guest conductor for "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch in 2003,<ref name="fogpog">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 2007<ref name="fogpog" /> and 2009<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> – a duty of some importance according to Jim Oboikowitch, Cubs manager for game and event production, as quoted by Adam McCalvy: "Whenever you come to Wrigley Field, you have two questions ...Who is the starting pitcher? And who is singing the seventh-inning stretch?"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Radio personality Doc Reno wrote in 2024, "Peter Cetera may actually be the king of love songs." The Chicago song, "Hard Habit to Break", in Reno's opinion, "best exemplifies Cetera's pure vocal star powerTemplate:Nbsp... better than any of his other power ballads."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bass equipment and playing styleEdit
Cetera, a mainly self-taught musician who started playing bass guitar during his teenage years, has said he's not the most "knowledgeable" bass player, that he doesn't "really" read music, and that his knowledge of chords "[doesn't] go much past 'Is it major or minor?Template:' "<ref name="Bass Player" /> He cites James Jamerson, Paul McCartney and Andy Fraser among his bass influences and says that he was aware of John Entwistle and Jack Bruce.<ref name="Bass Player" /> Writing for Bass Player magazine, Stevie Glasgow says, "Peter Cetera's bass (and vocals) were key to Chicago's sound. His tasty 4-string style was forged through a deep knowledge of early rock & roll and R&B, bolstered by a keen melodic sense, astute rhythmic prowess, and a dexterous technique capable of issuing graded nuance and fervent oomph in equal measure."<ref name="Glasgow">Template:Cite journal</ref> Jeff Coffey gained a new respect for Cetera's bass lines when he took over as Chicago's bass player (2016–2018).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Cetera's first bass guitar was a Danelectro Shorthorn. He switched to a Höfner 500/1 to use with the Exceptions. When the Höfner sound was deemed not "bassy or ballsy" enough for Chicago, he replaced it with a 1963 Fender Precision Bass. The Fender became his favorite and it was his usual choice of instrument throughout his 17-year tenure with the band.<ref name="Bass Player"/><ref name="uberproaudio.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Other basses that Cetera has played include the Fender Jazz Bass (in both fretted and fretless versions), Gibson EB-3, Gibson Ripper, Rickenbacker 4001, Steinberger, Ibanez, Music Man StingRay and Spector models. His amplification has varied between Ampeg, Orange, Kustom, Acoustic Control Corporation, Phase Linear and Sound City.<ref name="Bass Player"/>
He currently endorses Wilkins basses,<ref name="Sands 7/29/15" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> as well as Fender Precision Basses and Taurus bass amplification.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is a longtime user of LaBella flatwound bass strings. He briefly switched to the LaBella roundwound strings for a time, but was not satisfied with them and returned to flatwounds. He also uses Fender medium picks.<ref name="uberproaudio.com" />
Recognition and influence as bass playerEdit
Cetera received high praise for his bass playing during his years with Chicago. In his review of a 1969 Chicago concert at the University of Hartford, Ken Cruickshank wrote, "Their bass player, Peter Cetera, is perhaps the fastest and finest I've heard."<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref> Reviewing a 1972 live Chicago show at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, Henry Mendoza, writing for the San Bernardino Sun-Telegram, labeled Cetera's bass work "superb" and said Cetera "emerged as one of rock's finest bassists."<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref> After a 1973 performance at Middle Tennessee State University, writer Mike West reported his view of Cetera as more singer than bass player had changed, "His bass work was great, driving to peaks of soul sound."<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref> Writer Brown Burnett called Cetera's bass playing "excellent" in his review of Cetera's first solo album, Peter Cetera (1981).<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref> In a 2018 review writer Bob Helme said Cetera's bass playing on the song "Hot Streets" is "astounding" and called Cetera "an amazing bassist".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In a 2019 article about the recording of the song, "25 or 6 to 4", Matt Hurwitz calls Cetera, "a remarkable bass player."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Cetera was featured in the cover story of the December 2007 issue of Bass Player magazine.<ref name="Bass Player"/><ref>Template:Citation</ref> Shortly thereafter, he saw former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee playing bass guitar on television. Cetera sent his compliments, along with an autographed copy of the issue, to Huckabee, who was at that time a presidential hopeful in the 2008 Republican primaries. Huckabee said, "I was totally awestruck to get a letter from Peter Cetera. ...having one of the greatest bass players in my generation give me a compliment is like winning New Hampshire."<ref name="Washington Whispers">Bedard, Paul (February 8, 2008). "Chicago Endorses Bassist Mike Huckabee" Template:Webarchive. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 24, 2010.</ref>
Jimmy Haslip, bass guitar player with the Yellowjackets, cites Peter Cetera as one of the bass guitar players who influenced him.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bass player Will Lee says Peter Cetera influenced his playing, likening Cetera's playing to "a loose McCartney, but with all that Chi-town funk, and just as much taste and melodicism."<ref name=Glasgow/>
SongwritingEdit
Songs written by Cetera have received popular success. During his years with Chicago nine songs that were written or co-written by Cetera made it into the top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100, and two of them were Chicago's only number one hit songs up to then, "If You Leave Me Now" and "Hard to Say I'm Sorry".<ref name=":1" /> As a solo artist he wrote or co-wrote six songs that made it into the Billboard Hot 100, with one, "Glory of Love" making it to number one and "One Good Woman" making it to number four.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Cetera has gained recognition for his songwriting in professional music circles. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and as a songwriter he has won ASCAP honors in the category "Most Performed Songs" for "Hard to Say I'm Sorry",<ref name="ASCAP84" /> "Love Me Tomorrow",<ref name="ASCAP84" /> "You're the Inspiration",<ref name="ASCAP86" /> "Glory of Love",<ref name="ASCAP87" /> and "Restless Heart".<ref name="ASCAP94" /> According to the website SecondHandSongs, "If You Leave Me Now" was covered by nearly one hundred different recording artists from around the world between 1976 and 2018,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> not including the duet version Cetera recorded with Italian vocalist Filippa Giordano for her 2018 album, Friends and Legends Duets.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On February 22, 2017, it was announced that Cetera, Robert Lamm and James Pankow were among the 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees for their work as members of the music group Chicago.<ref name="SongHallFeb2017" /><ref name="CBSFeb2017" /> (Cetera did not attend the induction event, held Thursday, June 15, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.)<ref name="SongHallFeb2017" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In a 1986 interview, David Foster said of Cetera, "He's the best writing partner I've ever had."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
About the process of writing songs, Cetera has said, "I'm like the very bad student who only studies the day before a test! I only tend to write songs when I have a purpose – I need to know that I'm going to do a new album, and then I would start writing. There are not a lot of Peter Cetera songs lying around, because I don't really write a lot of things when I'm not expected to do an album!"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
According to William James Ruhlmann, in 1969 the Moon landing, Walter Cronkite and convalescence after having his jaw broken provided Cetera with the right mix of inspiration and available time for him to write his first song with Chicago, "Where Do We Go from Here?", which was included on Chicago's second album. Until that time he did not perceive himself as a songwriter, telling Ruhlmann, "I came from a band that did Top 40 [the Exceptions], …and as far as I was concerned, especially when the Beatles came along, number one, all melodies had already been taken, and, number two, certain people were songwriters and certain people were singers, and I didn't consider myself to be a songwriter."<ref name=Ruhlmannp4 />
Cetera also tells Ruhlmann that songs can come to people in "flashes", but without a recording device at hand they're apt to "disappear just exactly the way they come, into thin air." He says about the song "Happy Man", from Chicago VII: "[It] was a song I wrote about midnight driving down the San Diego Freeway on my motorcycle, ...It was the one and only song that I ever remembered, words and music, and I went home and sang it into a tape a day later, and that's how that song came out."<ref name= Ruhlmannp7 />
Producing creditsEdit
Cetera co-produced seven of his eight solo albums: Peter Cetera,<ref name=PCBB1981ad /> One More Story,<ref name="One More Story CD" /> World Falling Down,<ref name= WorldCD /> One Clear Voice,<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> You're the Inspiration: A Collection,<ref name="Inspiration album" /> Another Perfect World,<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> and You Just Gotta Love Christmas.<ref name = "Christmas Album" />
Cetera produced the album I Stand Alone by Swedish singer and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog. It was released in November 1987,<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> and reached number one on Swedish charts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cetera also appears as a singer and composer on the album. The album featured a duet between Cetera and Fältskog, "I Wasn't the One (Who Said Goodbye)",<ref name="Bronson 10/21/95">Template:Cite magazine</ref> and he and Bruce Gaitsch co-wrote the title track, "I Stand Alone".<ref name="ISA CD liner">Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> Gaitsch is also the album's co-producer, and Cetera's brother, Kenny Cetera, appears on background vocals.<ref name="ISA CD liner"/>
Three years after country singer Ronna Reeves sang a duet with Cetera on his 1995 album, One Clear Voice, Cetera produced Reeves' 1998 album, Day 14.<ref name="Ronna Reeves" /> Reeves and Cetera were labelmates on River North Records,<ref name="Ronna Reeves" /> and she had accompanied him during his first solo tour in 1995–96.<ref name=Roland />
Acting creditsEdit
Cetera has appeared in two movies: Electra Glide in Blue, filmed in 1973, in which he played the character of Bob Zemko;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Sidney Sheldon's Memories of Midnight, a 1991 television movie made for the USA Network, in which he played the role of Larry Douglas.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Personal lifeEdit
In 1969, Cetera suffered serious injuries when he was assaulted while attending a baseball game at Dodger Stadium with several bandmates. According to Cetera, four Marines took exception to a "long-haired rock 'n' roller" rooting for the Chicago Cubs. He suffered a broken jaw in the attack, spent two days in intensive care and had his jaw wired shut for several months.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In July 1995, just as he was preparing for his first tour as a solo artist, Cetera had a serious accident while riding his Harley motorcycle which resulted in 60 stitches in his face. His tour had to be postponed for several months while he recuperated.<ref name="LA Times Nov 14, 1995" /><ref name="Roland" />
Cetera's first marriage was to Janice Sheely.<ref name="Seraphine" />Template:Rp<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Cetera married Diane Nini in 1982 and their daughter was born in 1983.<ref name="People 1987" /> Their marriage seems to have been over by the time his album, World Falling Down, was released in July 1992, according to writer Melinda Newman.<ref name="Newman" /> Cetera and bandmate Robert Lamm were married to sisters Diane and Julie Nini, respectively.<ref name="People 1978">Jerome, Jim (October 16, 1978). "Chicago's 'Alive AgainTemplate:'" Template:Webarchive. People Weekly. p. 93. Retrieved March 20, 2010.</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1997, Cetera had a second daughter with then-girlfriend Blythe Weber.<ref name=CTaylor/> He met Weber while she was working at River North Records/Platinum Records.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Cetera, a longtime resident of Ketchum, Idaho, has lived in Idaho since the mid-1980s<ref name="Eggers quote">Template:Cite news</ref> and is a sports enthusiast.<ref name=Eggers/><ref name="People 1987" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
DiscographyEdit
Studio albumsEdit
- Peter Cetera (1981) – No. 143 US
- Solitude/Solitaire (1986) – No. 23 US, RIAA platinum
- One More Story (1988) – No. 58 US
- World Falling Down (1992) – No. 163 US
- One Clear Voice (1995)
- You're the Inspiration: A Collection (1997)
- Another Perfect World (2001)
- You Just Gotta Love Christmas (2004)
Live albumsEdit
- Peter Cetera and Symphony Orchestra - Live in Salt Lake City (2004)
Extended playsEdit
- Fresh Takes (2021)
Compilation albumsEdit
- The Very Best of Peter Cetera (2017) No. 134 US<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Love, Glory, Honor & Heart: Complete Full Moon & Warner Bros. Recordings 1981-1992 (2022)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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SinglesEdit
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| 1981 | "Livin' in the Limelight" | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | Peter Cetera | |||||||||
| 1982 | "On the Line" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1986 | "Glory of Love" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | -- | 9 | 24 | 3 | — | Solitude/Solitaire | |||||||||
| "The Next Time I Fall" (with Amy Grant) | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | -- | 90 | — | 78 | — | |||||||||||
| "Big Mistake" | 55 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1987 | "Only Love Knows Why" | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Queen of the Masquerade Ball" (promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Stay with Me"(Germany/Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | Princess from the Moon | ||||||||||
| 1988 | "One Good Woman" | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | -- | — | — | 82 | — | One More Story | |||||||||
| "Best of Times" | 50 | 59 | 22 | — | — | -- | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Holding Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "You Never Listen to Me" (US promo) (with David Gilmour) | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1990 | "No Explanation"(Australian promo only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pretty Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||||||||
| 1992 | "Restless Heart" | — | 35 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 89 | 53 | — | — | World Falling Down | |||||||||
| 1993 | "Feels Like Heaven" (with Chaka Khan) | 68 | 71 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Even a Fool Can See" | 61 | 68 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Man in Me" (Europe only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1995 | "(I Wanna Take) Forever Tonight" (with Crystal Bernard) | — | 86 | 22 | 33 | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | One Clear Voice | |||||||||
| 1996 | "One Clear Voice" (US promo) | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Faithfully" (US promo) | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "S.O.S." (US promo) (with Ronna Reeves) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1997 | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (with Az Yet) | — | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | 5 | 72 | 7 | — | Az Yet | |||||||||
| "You're the Inspiration" (featuring Az Yet) | — | 77 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You're the Inspiration: A Collection | ||||||||||
| "Do You Love Me That Much" (US promo) | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1998 | "She Doesn't Need Me Anymore" (airplay) | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2001 | "Perfect World" (US promo) | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Another Perfect World | |||||||||
| "I'm Coming Home" (US promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2005 | "You Just Gotta Love Christmas" (US airplay) | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Just Gotta Love Christmas | |||||||||
| "Silent Night" (US airplay) | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Something That Santa Claus Left Behind" (US airplay) | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
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Featured singlesEdit
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| 1983 | "Hold Me 'Til the Mornin' Comes" | Paul Anka | 38 | 40 | 2 | — | 49 | — | — | Walk a Fine Line |
| 1987 | "I Wasn't the One (Who Said Goodbye)" | Agnetha Fältskog | — | 93 | 19 | — | — | — | — | I Stand Alone |
| 1989 | "After All" | Cher | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 50 | — | 84 | Heart of Stone |
| 1991 | "Voices That Care" | Various | 24 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | Template:N/A |
| 1997 | "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | Az Yet | — | 8 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 72 | 7 | Az Yet |
Soundtrack appearancesEdit
- 1982 – Summer Lovers – "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (performed with Chicago)
- 1983 – Two of a Kind – "Prima Donna" (performed with Chicago)
- 1986 – The Karate Kid Part II – "Glory of Love"
- 1987 – Princess from the Moon (jp) – "Stay with Me"
- 1987 – Three Men and a Baby – "Daddy's Girl"
- 1989 – Chances Are – "After All" (with Cher)
- 1990 – Pretty Woman – "No Explanation"
- 2022 – Fresh – "Restless Heart"
Music videosEdit
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| 1986 | "Glory of Love" | Peter Sinclair | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 1986 | "The Next Time I Fall" (featuring Amy Grant) | Dominic Sena | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
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| 1988 | "Best of Times" | Jim Yukich | citation | CitationClass=web
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| 1991 | "Voices That Care" (various) | Jim Yukich | <ref name=mvdbase/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 1992 | "Restless Heart" | Piers Plowden | <ref name=mvdbase/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 1993 | "Feels Like Heaven" (featuring Chaka Khan) | Piers Plowden | <ref name=mvdbase/> | ||
| 1995 | "(I Wanna Take) Forever Tonight" (featuring Crystal Bernard) | Steven R. Monroe | <ref name=mvdbase/> | ||
| 1997 | "You're the Inspiration" (Peter Cetera featuring Az Yet) | Steven R. Monroe | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Television appearances (solo career)Edit
- 1987 – 29th Annual Grammy Awards, presenter, February 24, 1987<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref>
- 1987 – 59th Academy Awards, live performance<ref name="Oscars1987" /><ref name="LA Times March 28, 2016" />
- 1992 – The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, December 15, 1992<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1993 – American Music Awards, presenter, January 25, 1993<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref>
- 1993 – The Arsenio Hall Show, February 12, 1993<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1993 – The Arsenio Hall Show, March 2, 1993<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1996 – CBS This Morning, April 9, 1996<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref>
- 2003 – Concert for World Children's Day, PBS<ref name="PBS McDonalds PRNewswire"/><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref><ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref> (recorded in 2002)<ref name="Concert for World Chilren's Day CSR News"/>
- 2003 – Soundstage, PBS<ref name="KQED" />
- 2004 – Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade<ref name="Chiu 2004 NewBeats" /><ref name="IMDB Macy's Parade 2004" />
- 2008 – Hitman: David Foster & Friends, November 11, 2008, PBS<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2008 – Smucker's Presents Hot Ice, Cool Sounds, NBC<ref name="sporttoday" /><ref name="verastv" /><ref name="IMDB Smucker's Presents Hot Ice, Cool Sounds" />
- 2010 – Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! – Greene Machine<ref name=TVG2010 /><ref name = "LA Record 9/6/12"/>
- 2017 – Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience, November 7, 2017, AXS TV<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Awards and honorsEdit
As individual/solo artistEdit
- 1984, Grammy Award, Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices, "Hard Habit to Break" (Track), Nominated<ref name="PCGrammys" />
- 1984: ASCAP Pop Music Awards, ASCAP's Most Performed Songs, multiple songwriter winner, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" and "Love Me Tomorrow", Won<ref name=ASCAP84/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1986: ASCAP Pop Music Awards, ASCAP's Most-Performed Songs, "You're the Inspiration", Won<ref name= ASCAP86/>
- 1987: Grammy Award, Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Male Artist, "Glory of Love", Nominated<ref name="PCGrammys" />
- 1987: Grammy Award, Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, "Next Time I Fall", Nominated<ref name="Orlando Sentinel Feb1987" /><ref name="PCGrammys" />
- 1987: Academy Award, Best Original Song, "Glory of Love", Nominated<ref name=Oscars1987/>
- 1987: Golden Globe, Best Original Song, "Glory of Love", Nominated<ref name= GoldenGlobe1 />
- 1987: ASCAP Award, Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures, "Glory of Love", Won<ref name=ASCAP87/>
- 1987: American Video Award, Best New Artist, Won<ref name=Speers/><ref name="Arizona Republic" />
- 1994: ASCAP Pop Music Awards, ASCAP's Most Performed Songs, "Restless Heart", Won<ref name=ASCAP94/>
- 1997: Grammy Award, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry (Remix)" (Single), Nominated<ref name="PCGrammys" />
As member of ChicagoEdit
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- 1969, Grammy Award, Best New Artist of the Year, Chicago (Band), Nominated<ref name="PCGrammys" />
- 1970: Grammy Award, Album of the Year, Chicago, Nominated<ref name="PCGrammys" />
- 1970: Grammy Award, Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus, Chicago, Nominated<ref name="PCGrammys" />
- 1976: Grammy Award, Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus, "If You Leave Me Now", Won<ref name="PCGrammys" />
- 1976: Grammy Award, Record of the Year, "If You Leave Me Now" (Single), Nominated<ref name="PCGrammys" />
- 1976: Grammy Award, Album of the Year, Chicago X, Nominated<ref name="PCGrammys" />
- 1977: Madison Square Garden Gold Ticket Award<ref name= "MSG Gold Ticket Byrom">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Free access</ref><ref name="Cash Box Nov12_77">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 1977: American Music Award, Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group, won<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1982: Grammy Award, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Single), Nominated<ref name="PCGrammys" />
- 1984: Grammy Award, Record of the Year, "Hard Habit to Break" (Single), Nominated<ref name="PCGrammys" />
- 1984: Grammy Award, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, "Hard Habit to Break" (Single) Nominated<ref name="PCGrammys" />
- 1985, Grammy Award, Album of the Year, We Are the World – USA for Africa, Nominated<ref name="PCGrammys" />
- 2014: Grammy Hall of Fame, Chicago Transit Authority, Inducted<ref name="GrammyHOF" />
- 2016: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Inducted<ref name="rockhall" />
- 2017: Songwriters Hall of Fame, Elected<ref name=SongHallFeb2017 /><ref name=CBSFeb2017 /> (not inducted)<ref name="VVN Interview">Template:Cite interview</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2020: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award<ref name="Cetera Grammy page"/><ref name=Wade/>
ReferencesEdit
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