"Stay the Night"
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago 17
B-side"Only You"
ReleasedApril 1984
GenreSoft Rock, Funk Rock
Length3:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Foster
Chicago singles chronology
"What You're Missing"
(1983) 		"Stay the Night"
(1984) 		"Hard Habit to Break"
(1984)

"Stay the Night" is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago 17 (1984), with Cetera singing the lead vocals. The song features noted session drummer Jeff Porcaro taking the place of Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine.[1]

Reception

Cash Box said that the song is very different from Chicago's "vocal harmonies and horns heyday," having "a hard rocking drum beat, some techno-synth backing and an upper-register lead vocal."[2]

Upbeat and rock-oriented, it was the first single released from that album, and reached number 16 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Music video

This song is also remembered for its music video, filmed in and around the Los Angeles River.[3] It shows Peter Cetera chasing a hard-to-get lady, played by Ingrid Anderson[4] with Debbie Evans as stunt double, and features car-chases, notably featuring a red convertible Oldsmobile 442. It may be that Cetera performed some of his own stunts,[5][6] but in a 1985 interview, bandmate Robert Lamm said a stuntman was used.[7] It was directed by Bob Giraldi and Gilbert Bettman Jr.[3]

Chart history

Chart (1984) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 16

References

  1. ^ Seraphine, Danny (2011). Street Player: My Chicago Story. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-470-41683-9.
  2. ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 5, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  3. ^ a b Fuentes, Ed (August 6, 2015). "How Music Videos Portray Downtown Los Angeles". KCET. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  4. ^ Ingrid Anderson at IMDb
  5. ^ Miller, James (December 29, 2018). "The 100 greatest rock videos of all time". The Kelowna Daily Courier. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Gray, Chris (January 7, 2009). "Houston Press Arts Guide: Peter Cetera". Houston Press. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  7. ^ Derringer, Liz (February 17, 1985). "Pop Music: Play the Night, Chicago comes to New York". Daily News. New York, New York. p. Leisure: 13. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  8. ^ "Chicago 17 Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
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