Sold Date: December 2, 2021
Start Date: November 25, 2021
Final Price: $25.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 1
Seller Feedback: 0
Buyer Feedback: 0

CHICAGO V VINYL COLUMBIA RECORDS WITH BOOKLET AND POSTER OF THE BAND MEMBERS. Chicago V is the fourth studio album by   band  and was released on July 10, 1972. It is notable for being the group's first single album release, after having released three consecutive  and a four-disc  of live material.

Following the release of  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.  It is often considered as the group’s return-to-basics as it has a sound resembling their first album, . Chicago V is also notable for 's prolific ; eight out of its ten tunes are composed solely by him.  wrote and sang the album's final track "Alma Mater", which showcased his  abilities. The song "A Hit by Varèse" is a tribute to French-American composer . This would be the last album not to have any compositions from  during his tenure in the band.

Recorded just before  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. Chicago V was critically acclaimed and became Chicago's first No.1 album, spending nine weeks atop the charts in the .  In the , the release managed to reach No. 24.  The follow-up single "Dialogue (Part I & II)" also became a hit, peaking at No. 24 in the US.

This album was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic. In 2002, Chicago V was remastered and reissued by  with three bonus tracks: a rehearsal of Lamm's "A Song for Richard and His Friends", which was debuted at , an early rehearsal of Kath's "Mississippi Delta City Blues" (which would later be re-recorded and released on ), and a single edit of "Dialogue".

On August 17, 2011,  released this album as a hybrid stereo-multichannel  in their .