Chicago 30: Parts I & II (Disc One) - The Reunion Album That Could've/Should've Happened

Happy 80th birthday to Peter Cetera today! (That number is beyond comprehension, but what a milestone! God has blessed you richly, PC!) And happy early birthday to Robert Lamm, who will also turn 80 exactly one month from today. (Again, how can Cetera and Lamm be octogenarians??!!)
0:14 - Track 1 - "Colour My World" (Reimagined)
5:30 - Track 2 - "Take Me Back to Chicago" (Revisited)
11:56 - Track 3 - "I Could Tell You Secrets"
16:19 - Track 4 - "Perfect World"
21:21 - Track 5 - "Something Different"
24:41 - Track 6 - "Somewhere Girl"
29:29 - Track 7 - "Rain Love"
33:34 - Track 8 - "Dreams"
37:53 - Track 9 - "Gimme Gimme"
42:23 - Track 10 - "Another Sunday"
46:24 - Track 11 - "Just Like Love"
50:03 - Track 12 - "For You, Kate"
55:05 - Track 13 - "I'm a Man" (Revisited)
1:01:38 - Track 14 - "25 or 6 to 4" (Symphonic Arrangement)

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FYI, there are actually several reasons why this reunion album or something like it, and/or a tour (or, at the very least, a one-night-only concert) *almost* happened in the early 2000s. Among them are the following:
* In a 2001 Internet chat interview to plug the recent release of his album _Another Perfect World_, Peter Cetera was asked if he would consider rejoining or collaborating with Chicago again. His response surprised and excited his fans: "Well, there ARE horns on this album. ;-)" [Yes, he even typed the winking face!]
* Around this time, Danny Seraphine went out to Peter's home (or maybe vice versa) to stay for a few days.
* Not long after this, Danny got back into drumming again and later revealed that both Peter Cetera and Robert Lamm had encouraged him to pick up the sticks again.
* Also around this time (or perhaps a few years later), Robert Lamm announced that he and Peter were in talks about potentially writing some songs (or making some music) together.
* In 2002, Chicago's entire back catalog was remastered and re-released by Rhino Records, which had recently acquired the licensing rights from Chicago to reissue all of their albums. Each of these expanded CDs featured bonus tracks, including several previously unreleased demos, rehearsals, and live recordings. With all of this happening, fans of the original Chicago were clamoring for a reunion.
Tragically, as we all know, nothing ever came of it. But it's still fun to speculate and imagine what *might* have been.