Chicago - Chicago VII (1974) [Full Double Album] Vinyl Rip

Chicago VII is the sixth studio album by American rock band Chicago. It was released on March 11, 1974 by Columbia Records. It is notable for being their first double album of new material since 1971's Chicago III and remains their final studio release in that format. It features session percussionist Laudir de Oliveira, who would become a full-fledged band member for the release of Chicago VIII the following year.

Tracklist:
side one:
Prelude to Aire 0:00
Aire 2:46
Devil's Sweet 9:17

side two:
Italian from New York 19:23
Hanky Panky 23:38
Life Saver 25:32
Happy Man 30:52

side three:
(I've Been) Searchin' So Long 34:28
Mongonucleosis 38:56
Song of the Evergreens 42:26
Byblos 47:50

side four:
Wishing You Were Here 54:09
Call on Me 58:48
Woman Don't Want to Love Me 1:02:52
Skinny Boy 1:07:31

Chicago
Peter Cetera – bass, lead vocals, backing vocals (6, 8, 9, 12, 13), guitar (12)
Terry Kath – guitars, lead vocals, backing vocals (6, 8, 10), bass (7, 11, 12, 15), bells (10)
Robert Lamm – Mellotron (1), keyboards (2), Fender Rhodes (3–8, 13, 15), ARP synthesizer (4), clavinet (6, 14), backing vocals (6, 8, 9, 13), acoustic piano (8, 9, 12, 14), Minimoog (8, 12), lead vocals
Danny Seraphine – drums, percussion (7, 12), hi-hat (11), bass drum (11)
Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn (3, 5), backing vocals (6, 8, 10, 13), lead vocals (10)
James Pankow – trombone, percussion (8), backing vocals (8, 9), timbales (9)
Walter Parazaider – tenor saxophone, flute (1, 2), soprano saxophone (3), alto saxophone (9)
Brass arrangements (4) by James Pankow and Robert Lamm; (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12–15) by James Pankow

Additional musicians
David Wolinski – ARP synthesizer (3, 8, 12), acoustic piano (10), Mellotron (11), Fender Rhodes (11)
Wayne Tarnowski – acoustic piano (11)
James William Guercio – acoustic guitar (7), bass (10), guitar (12)
Ross Salomone – drums (15)
Laudir de Oliveira – percussion (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11–13, 16), congas (2, 4, 6, 8)
Guille Garcia – percussion (7), congas (9, 11, 13, 15)
Jimmie Haskell – strings (8)
Bobbi Roen, Camelia Ortiz, Diane Nini, Hank Steiger and Julie Nini – background party noises (9)
Al Jardine, Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (12)
The Pointer Sisters – backing vocals (15)