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An Entity of Type : wsb:Classic_Song, within Data Space : wasabi.inria.fr associated with source document(s)

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  • If You Leave Me Now
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  • Gramophone record
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  • eng
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  • Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
  • Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
  • Number-one singles in Australia
  • Columbia Records singles
  • Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one singles
  • Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • 1970s ballads
  • 1976 singles
  • European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
  • Rock ballads
  • Soft rock songs
  • UK Singles Chart number-one singles
  • Chicago (band) songs
  • Song recordings produced by James William Guercio
  • Songs written by Peter Cetera
abstract
  • %22If You Leave Me Now%22 is the title of a popular hit ballad by the American rock group Chicago, from their album Chicago X. It was written and sung by bass guitar player Peter Cetera and released as a single on July 31, 1976.It is also the title of a compilation album released by Columbia Records (Columbia 38590) in 1983.The single topped the US charts on October 23, 1976, and stayed there for two weeks, making it the first number one hit for the group as well as hitting number one on the Easy Listening charts. It also reached number one in the UK on November 13, 1976, maintaining the position for three weeks.%22If You Leave Me Now%22 was also Chicago's biggest hit worldwide, topping the charts in other countries such as Australia. It won Grammy Awards for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus. In addition, by August 1978 it had sold 1.4 million copies in the United States alone.The song has been featured in some several television series and movies such as Three Kings, Shaun of the Dead, A Lot Like Love, Sex and the City and the video game Grand Theft Auto V.For the past several years Chicago has teamed with the American Cancer Society and offered the opportunity to bid on the chance to sing their hit, %22If You Leave Me Now%22 with them on stage live at their concerts. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society to fight breast cancer.
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  • Peter Cetera
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  • James William Guercio
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  • Gold
  • Platinum
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  • 1976
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  • 1976
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  • PT234.45004535S
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  • 2592
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  • 750279
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  • english
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  • Columbia Records
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  • March – April 1976
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  • If You Leave Me Now
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