If You Leave Me Now
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"If You Leave Me Now" is a 1976 soft rock ballad by the band Chicago, renowned for its lush orchestration and heartfelt vocals and considered one of their signature hits.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Chicago X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
Grammy Award for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Together Again NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNetherlands | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNewZealand | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Peter Cetera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | You Are on My Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
rock ballad
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ |
| grammyYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ horn section ⓘ keyboards ⓘ percussion ⓘ string section ⓘ |
| hasOrchestration | lush string arrangement ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
CBS Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Peter Cetera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 3:56 ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Another Rainy Day in New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | James William Guercio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Big Elk Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtistNationality | American ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-07-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
fear of losing a lover
ⓘ
romantic breakup ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | heartfelt ⓘ |
| writer | Peter Cetera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chicago