Group Portrait

Group Portrait
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 1991
Recorded1969 (1969)–1980 (1980)
Genre
LabelColumbia/Legacy (1991-Original)
Chicago Records (Reissue)
Producer
Chicago chronology
Greatest Hits 1982–1989
(1989)
Group Portrait
(1991)
Twenty 1
(1991)
Chicago compilation chronology
Greatest Hits 1982-1989
(1989)
Group Portrait
(1991)
The Heart of Chicago 1967-1997
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Group Portrait is a compilation album by the American band Chicago, released in 1991 by Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings originally,[2] later reissued on the band's Chicago Records label. It includes hits and album cuts from the band's first fourteen albums along with rare tracks.[3]

Group Portrait bears notable differences from most of the band's other official compilation and live albums including the following: it is not assigned a number in the album title number sequence; its cover art depicts people instead of just a logo art concept; and it includes commentary from band members James Pankow, Robert Lamm, former members Peter Cetera, Walt Parazaider and producer James William Guercio.[4] Unlike the 2003 anthology The Box released later, this collection only covers their tenure with Columbia Records, and does not include Warner Bros. material.[5] Also, only full-length versions of songs are included.[6]

  1. ^ Group Portrait at AllMusic
  2. ^ Wyman, Bill (November 14, 1991). "The best and the tritest: Chicago's claims to rock 'n' roll fame". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Chicago Group Portrait (Box Set) (CD booklet archived online). New York City, NY: Columbia Records. 1991. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2019 – via Album Liner Notes.com.
  4. ^ Ruhlmann, William James (1991). Group Portrait (CD booklet archived online). New York City, NY: Columbia Records. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2019 – via Album Liner Notes.com.
  5. ^ Payne, Ed (August 22, 2003). "Review: Chicago box set captures band - Aug. 22, 2003". CNN.com/Entertainment. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Liner notes