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==History== Following the release of ''[[Chicago III]]'' in 1971, the group changed from producing double albums, with many songs arranged in extended suites, in favor of more concise tracks on a single album.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Street Player: My Chicago Story|last=Seraphine|first=Danny|publisher=John Wiley & Sons Inc.|year=2011|isbn=9780470416839|page=125}}</ref> It is often considered the group's return-to-basics as it has a sound resembling their first album, ''[[Chicago Transit Authority (album)|Chicago Transit Authority]].'' ''Chicago V'' is also notable for [[Robert Lamm]]'s prolific [[song]]writing; Eight out of its ten tunes are composed solely by him. [[Terry Kath]] wrote and sang the album's final track "Alma Mater", which showcased his [[acoustic guitar]] abilities. The song "A Hit by Varèse" is a tribute to French-American composer [[Edgard Varèse]]. This would be the last album not to have any compositions from [[Peter Cetera]] during his tenure in the band. Recorded just before ''[[Chicago at Carnegie Hall]]'' was released in late 1971, ''Chicago V'' was cut in just over a week and held over for release until the following summer. Released shortly before the album, the single "Saturday in the Park" was the band's biggest hit to that point, reaching No. 3 in the US.<ref name=Hot100>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/chicago/chart-history|title=Chicago Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 21, 2017|archive-date=October 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021194439/http://www.billboard.com/music/chicago/chart-history|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Chicago V'' was critically acclaimed and became Chicago's first No.1 album,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Street Player: My Chicago Story|last=Seraphine|first=Danny|publisher=John Wiley & Sons Inc.|year=2011|isbn=9780470416839|page=127}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/chicago/chart-history/tlp/|title=Chicago Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 21, 2017|archive-date=October 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023201309/http://www.billboard.com/music/chicago/chart-history/billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> spending nine weeks atop the charts in the [[United States|US]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1972/billboard-200|title=Billboard 200 - 1972 Archive {{!}} Billboard Charts Archive|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 21, 2017|language=en|archive-date=November 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106110753/http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1972/billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[United Kingdom|UK]], the release managed to reach No. 24.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13861/chicago/|title=CHICAGO {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en|access-date=October 21, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204115420/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13861/chicago/|url-status=live}}</ref> The follow-up single "Dialogue (Part I & II)" also became a hit, peaking at No. 24 in the US.<ref name=Hot100/> This album was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic. In 2002, ''Chicago V'' was remastered and reissued by [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Records]] with three bonus tracks: a rehearsal of Lamm's "A Song for Richard and His Friends", which was debuted at [[Chicago at Carnegie Hall|Carnegie Hall]], an early rehearsal of Kath's "Mississippi Delta City Blues" (which would later be re-recorded and released on ''[[Chicago XI]]''), and a single edit of "Dialogue". On August 17, 2011, [[Warner Music Group|Warner Japan]] released this album as a hybrid stereo-multichannel [[Super Audio CD]] in their [[The Warner Premium Sound series|Warner Premium Sound series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wmg.jp/sacdcd/?icid=top110810#header |title=Warner Premium Sound 17 August 2011 releases |language=ja |access-date=2011-11-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813061646/http://www.wmg.jp/sacdcd/?icid=top110810 |archive-date=2011-08-13 }}</ref>
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