Chicago - Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon ["Make Me Smile Medley"] (2020 Quad-to-Stereo Mix)

Composed by James Pankow, here is the masterful seven-piece suite "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" off of the 1970 album "Chicago" (or namely Chicago II).

This is a sophisticated fold-down of the quadraphonic mix from the "Quadio" box set, using the 192,000hz files. Though there may be some slight balanced issues that I wasn't able to correct, I did apply azimuth alignment and performed some minor EQ and compression to create a very interesting and open mix. Now, more than ever (pun intended), the band sounds like they are playing in your living room (or head).

Tracklist:

1. "Make Me Smile" (Lead vocals by Terry Kath) 0:00

2. "So Much to Say, So Much to Give" (Lead vocals by Robert Lamm) 3:17

3. "Anxiety's Moment" (Instrumental) 4:32

4. "West Virginia Fantasies" (Instrumental) 5:33

5. "Colour My World" (Vocals by Terry Kath) 7:05

6. "To Be Free" (Instrumental) 10:05

7. "Now More Than Ever" (Lead vocals by Terry Kath) 11:35

Personnel:

Peter Cetera – bass, vocals

Terry Kath – guitar, vocals

Robert Lamm – keyboards, vocals

Lee Loughnane – trumpet, vocals

James Pankow – trombone

Walter Parazaider – saxophone, flute, clarinet, vocals

Danny Seraphine – drums

James William Guercio – producer