Released November 10, 1975
Recorded January 1969 - December 1973
Producer James William Guercio
Side one
1. "25 or 6 to 4" (Robert Lamm) – 4:51
2. "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Robert Lamm) – 3:20
* This has most of the instrumental intro cut off. On the original LP version of IX,
more of the intro was cut off and the spoken part in the last verse was omitted.
3. "Colour My World" (James Pankow) – 2:59
4. "Just You 'N' Me" (James Pankow) – 3:42
5. "Saturday in the Park" (Robert Lamm) – 3:54
6. "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" (Peter Cetera/James Pankow) – 4:14
Side two
1. "Make Me Smile" (James Pankow) – 2:59
* This is the single edit that also includes parts of "Now More Than Ever".
2. "Wishing You Were Here" (Peter Cetera) – 4:34
3. "Call on Me" (Lee Loughnane) – 4:02
4. "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" (James Pankow) – 4:29
5. "Beginnings" (Robert Lamm) – 7:51
* On the original LP version of IX this song was faded out about 1:20 early.
* John Berg – Design
* Peter Cetera – Bass, Guitar, Vocals
* Laudir DeOliveira – Percussion
* Nick Fasciano – Logo
* James William Guercio – Producer
* Terry Kath – Guitar, Vocals
* Robert Lamm – Keyboards, Vocals
* Lee Loughnane – Percussion, Trumpet, Vocals
* Reid Miles – Photography
* James Pankow – Trombone
* Walter Parazaider – Wind
* Daniel Seraphine – Drums
Does anyone need another Chicago album besides this one? For the casual fan, the answer is definitely no. The 1975 blockbuster includes all the band's hits from its prime. And while tracks like "Wishing You Were Here" and "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" have worn a wee thin over the years, most of the cuts here are still topnotch. Standouts include the incomparable "Saturday in the Park," "Beginnings," and "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" When rock grew up with horns, jazz charts, and chops. Not as snide as Steely Dan or as soulful as Blood, Sweat & Tears, Chicago still delivered with the 11 fine sides heard here.