Alive Again

About Alive Again

"Alive Again" is a song written by James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Hot Streets (1978), with Peter Cetera singing lead vocals. The first single released from that album, it reached No. 14 on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. In Canada, "Alive Again" spent two weeks at No. 11."Alive Again" was Chicago's first new single after their split with producer James William Guercio. It was also their first single after the accidental death of Terry Kath; Donnie Dacus played guitar on the recording. The opening guitar and horns riff of this song was used in the opening highlights montage by the NBA on CBS from 1979 to 1981. An instrumental version was used as the opening theme to the syndicated radio show The Don & Mike Show in 2003. more »