While best known as the longtime frontman for Chicago, Peter Cetera has also enjoyed success as a solo performer. Born in the Windy City, Cetera was in a band called the Exceptions when in late 1967 he was recruited by another aspiring group, then called Chicago Transit Authority, to play bass. By the early 1970s, Chicago was among the most popular acts in America, their brand of muscular jazz-rock spawning such major hits as “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” and “Saturday in the Park,” many of them featuring Cetera on vocals. In 1982, they returned to the top of the charts with “Hard to Say I’m Sorry.” Several more smashes, including “Hard Habit to Break” and “You’re the Inspiration,” followed. Although Cetera recorded his eponymously titled solo debut in 1981, he remained with Chicago full-time until 1985. Upon quitting the band, he soon returned to the top of the charts with “The Glory of Love.” That same year, he scored another number one smash, “The Next Time I Fall,” a duet with Amy Grant. Resurfacing in 1988 with One More Story, Cetera scored with another duet, “After All,” this one recorded with Cher. After a four-year hiatus, he issued World Falling Down; One Clear Voice followed in 1995. In 1997, Cetera released You’re the Inspiration, a collection of past hits and new material. Cetera returned in 2001 with Another Perfect World. In 2004,Cetera released You Just Gotta Love Christmas. He continues to record and tour the world.
