American singer, songwriter, and bassist (born 1944)
Peter Cetera
Cetera in 2017
Background information
Birth name
Peter Paul Cetera
Born
(1944-09-13) September 13, 1944 (age 79) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Rock
soft rock
jazz fusion
Occupation(s)
Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocals, bass guitar, guitar
Years active
1962–2019
Labels
Warner Bros, River North
Formerly of
Chicago
Website
petercetera.com
Musical artist
Peter Paul Cetera (/səˈtɛrə/sə-TERR-ə; born September 13, 1944)[1] is a retired American musician best known for being a frontman, vocalist, and bassist for the American rock band Chicago from 1967 until his departure in 1985.[1][2][3] His career as a recording artist encompasses 17 studio albums with Chicago[4] and eight solo studio albums.[5]
As a solo artist, Cetera has scored six Top 40 singles, including two that reached number one on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1986, "Glory of Love" and "The Next Time I Fall".[6] "Glory of Love", the theme song from the film The Karate Kid Part II (1986), was co-written by Cetera, David Foster, and Diane Nini and was nominated for both an Academy Award[7] and a Golden Globe Award for best original song from a motion picture.[8] In 1987, Cetera received an ASCAP award for "Glory of Love" in the category "Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures".[9] His performance on "Glory of Love" was nominated for a Grammy Award for best pop male vocal.[10] That same year Cetera and Amy Grant, who performed as a duet on "The Next Time I Fall", were nominated for a Grammy Award for best vocal performance by a pop duo or group.[10] Besides Foster and Grant, Cetera has collaborated throughout his career with other recording artists from various genres of music. His songs have been featured in soundtracks for movies and television.[11]
With "If You Leave Me Now", a song written and sung by Cetera on the group's tenth album, Chicago received its first Grammy Award.[12][13] It was also the group's first number one single.[14][15] In 2014, Chicago's first album, Chicago Transit Authority (Columbia, 1969), featuring Cetera on bass and vocals, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[16] Cetera was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Chicago in April 2016,[17] and he, Robert Lamm, and James Pankow were among the 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees for their songwriting efforts as members of the group.[18][19] Cetera, along with other members of Chicago, received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.[20][21]
^ abRuhlmann, William James (1991). Chicago Group Portrait (Box Set)(CD booklet archived online) (Media notes). New York City: Columbia Records. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
^Ruhlmann, William James (1991). Chicago Group Portrait (Box Set)(CD booklet archived online) (Media notes). New York City: Columbia Records. p. 8. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
^"Peter Cetera". last.fm. Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
^Hadi, Eddino Abdul (September 8, 2017). "American singer Peter Cetera still draws the crowd after 50 years". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
^Blueskye, Brian (February 6, 2017). "The Success of Cetera: A Reunion With Chicago May Never Happen but Peter Cetera Is Happy With His Solo Career". Coachella Valley Independent. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
^"Billboard Charts Archive: The Hot 100 – 1986 Archive". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
^"The 59th Academy Awards | 1987". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^"The Glory of Love". goldenglobes.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
^"ASCAP's 1987 Film & Television Music Awards". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 19. May 9, 1987. p. 5 Billboard May 9, 1987, at AmericanRadioHistory.com.
^ ab"Grammy Nominees". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, FL. February 22, 1987. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
^Staff, Hollywood.com (February 3, 2015). "Peter Cetera | Biography and Filmography | 1944". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
^Gurza, Agustin (March 5, 1977). "Wonder's Grammy Streak Continues". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 9. p. 65. Retrieved March 6, 2019 – via Google Books.
^"Past Winners Search". The GRAMMYs. Archived from the original on February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
^"Chicago – Chart history | Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
^History.com Editors (December 13, 2018). "Chicago has its first #1 hit with "If You Leave Me Now"". HISTORY. A&E Television Networks. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^"2014 GRAMMY HALL OF FAME® INDUCTEES". grammy.org. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017.
^"Chicago". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
^"Songwriters Hall of Fame Announces 2017 Inductees" (Press release). Songwriters Hall of Fame. February 22, 2017. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^"2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees announced". CBS Interactive Inc. February 22, 2017. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
^"Peter Cetera". GRAMMY.com. December 15, 2020. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^Sheridan, Wade (December 19, 2019). "Chicago, Public Enemy to receive Lifetime Achievement awards". UPI. United Press International. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
Peter Paul Cetera (/səˈtɛrə/ sə-TERR-ə; born September 13, 1944) is a retired American musician best known for being a frontman, vocalist, and bassist...
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Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single "The Next Time I Fall" for Amy Grant and PeterCetera. Caldwell's musical catalog is perhaps best known today for its later...
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vocals on many of the band's early hit singles alongside Robert Lamm and PeterCetera. He has been praised by his bandmates and other musicians for his guitar...
produced by David Foster and their last with founding bassist/vocalist PeterCetera. As of 2023, it remains Chicago's best-selling album, with over 6.1 million...
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co-written by PeterCetera and Danny Seraphine, was Seraphine's first co-writing credit, and he was appreciative of the support Cetera gave him during...
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the work of the ensemble whole Chicago had been earlier in the 1970s. PeterCetera aimed to replicate the success of the Grammy-winning "If You Leave Me...
co-written with the band's bassist PeterCetera. In 1986, Foster also helped Cetera co-write (along with Cetera's wife Diane Nini) his US No. 1 solo hit...
writing credits and one cowriting credit among the ten songs on the album, PeterCetera took on a greater songwriting role in the band than in the past. His...
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defended the album to William James Ruhlmann, while James Pankow and PeterCetera were not happy with the result. Pankow told Ruhlmann, "I hate it. .....
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Every Day", which peaked at No. 10. The latter was co-composed with PeterCetera, who also wrote "In Terms of Two", and sang lead vocal on all three songs...