if you leave me now

Chicago had their biggest hit with this weepy romantic ballad. 'If You Leave Me Now' was written by bass player Peter Cetera, who also sang lead. As the band was recording their tenth album, producer Jim Guercio wanted to include the bassist's new song, though the rest of the band weren't sure that it fit with the rest of the material with its acoustic guitar solo and use of strings. Guercio insisted on recording and including the song, and released it as a single. It became the band's first number one hit on the US pop chart, and topped the Australian and UK charts as well. While the song was their biggest hit worldwide, the album 'Chicago X' only made it to number three, breaking their streak of five chart topping albums in a row. 'If You Leave Me Now' also won Grammy Awards for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus.







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If you leave me now

You'll take away the biggest part of me

Ooo oh, no, baby please don't go

And if you leave me now

You'll take away the very heart of me

Ooo oh, no, baby please don't go.

Ooo, oh, girl, I just want you to stay

A love like ours is love that's hard to find

How could we let it slip away?

We've come too far to leave it all behind

How could we end it all this way?

When tomorrow comes and we both regret

The things we said today

Ooh girl, just got to have you by my side

Ooo oh, no, baby please don't go

Ooh my my, I just got to have your love in hand