You’re the Inspiration

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"You’re the Inspiration" is a power ballad made famous by the band Chicago, co-written and produced by David Foster, and widely recognized as one of their signature love songs from the 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Chicago 17
artist Chicago II
surface form: Chicago
associatedAct David Foster
bSide Once in a Lifetime
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 14
chartPositionIreland 13
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 87
chartPositionUSAdultContemporary 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 3
composer David Foster
Peter Cetera
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1980s
followedBySingle Along Comes a Woman
genre adult contemporary
power ballad
soft rock
hasCoverVersionBy Peter Cetera
surface form: Peter Cetera and Az Yet
hasMusicVideo yes
hasReRecordingBy Peter Cetera
includedIn various soft rock compilation albums
language English
length 3:49
notableFor being one of Chicago's best-known power ballads
partOf Chicago 17
performer Chicago
performerInstrument Bill Champlin – keyboards
Chris Pinnick – guitar
Danny Seraphine – drums
Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
Peter Cetera – bass guitar
Robert Lamm – keyboards
performerVocal Peter Cetera
precededBySingle Hard Habit to Break
producer David Foster
publisher Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
surface form: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing
recorded 1983–1984
recordLabel Full Moon Records
Warner Bros. Records
releaseDate 1984
signatureSongOf Chicago
singleReleaseDate 1984-11
style orchestral pop arrangement
theme love
romantic relationship
writer David Foster
Peter Cetera

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David Foster notableWork You’re the Inspiration
Chicago (band) notableWork You’re the Inspiration
subject surface form: Chicago
this entity surface form: You're the Inspiration
Peter Cetera notableWork You’re the Inspiration
this entity surface form: You're the Inspiration
Peter Cetera notableAlbum You’re the Inspiration
this entity surface form: You’re the Inspiration: A Collection (1997)