Love Me Tomorrow
| "Love Me Tomorrow" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Chicago | ||||
| from the album Chicago 16 | ||||
| B-side | "Bad Advice" | |||
| Released | September 13, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:58 (album version) 3:58 (single edit) | |||
| Label | Full Moon/Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Cetera David Foster | |||
| Producer(s) | David Foster | |||
| Chicago singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Me Tomorrow" is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago 16 (1982),[1] with Cetera singing lead vocals. The second single released from the album, it reached No. 22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart[2] and No. 8 on the adult contemporary chart.[3] Songwriter Cetera, a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), won an ASCAP Pop Music Award for the song in the category, Most Performed Songs.[4]
On the Canadian pop singles chart, "Love Me Tomorrow" reached only as high as No. 35. However, on the Adult Contemporary chart it peaked at No. 2.[5]
Video
Chicago made a music video for the song. According to Cetera, the videos for "Love Me Tomorrow" and "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" were shot on the same day.[6]
Charts
| Chart (1982–83) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia KMR | 82 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 35 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[7] | 2 |
| New Zealand[8] | 50 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 22 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[10] | 8 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[11] | 22 |
Personnel
- Peter Cetera – lead & backing vocals, bass
- David Foster – acoustic piano, electric piano
- David Paich – synthesizer
- Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- Michael Landau – guitar
- Danny Seraphine – drums
- Strings arranged by Peter Cetera, David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock
References
- ^ Chicago 16 (audio CD liner notes). Rhino Entertainment Company. 2006. R2 74090.
This album was first issued as Full Moon/Warner Bros. #23689 (5/26/82)
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ "Chicago Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ Dobrin, Gregory (May 19, 1984). "ASCAP Celebrates 70th Anniversary With First Pop Awards Dinner, Gala" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XLVI, no. 50. George Albert. pp. 14, 29. Retrieved March 5, 2019 – via AmericanRadioHistory.com.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ Grein, Paul (January 26, 1985). "Record of the Year: Chicago Sustaining Comeback Momentum". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 4. New York, NY: Billboard Publications, Inc. pp. 6, 79. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ^ NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, 27 February 1983
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Chicago Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 27, 1982". Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
