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Love Me Tomorrow
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Wikipedia article
"'Love Me Tomorrow'" is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their album 'Chicago 16' (1982), with Cetera singing lead vocals. The second single released from the album, it reached No. 22 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot 100 chartWhitburn, Joel (2004). 'The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications) and No. 8 on the adult contemporary chart. Songwriter Cetera, a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), won an ASCAP Pop Music Award for the song in the category, Most Performed Songs.
On the Canadian pop singles chart, "Love Me Tomorrow" reached only as high as No. 35. However, on the Adult Contemporary chart it peaked at No. 2.
Reception
'Cash Box' called it "a very melodramatic piece that cant fall to capture pop attention."
Versions
The version of "Love Me Tomorrow" featured on the original 'Chicago 16' album (also on early Greatest Hits albums featuring the tune) has a length of 5:06. However, on the 2002 remastered edition of 'Chicago 16', two measures of music are excised from the string-heavy opening sequence for the song's instrumental bridge (essentially, the repetition of the first two measures of the sequence is eliminated), decreasing the length of the track to approximately 4:58. However, subsequent re-releases of 'Chicago 16' have restored the full original versions of "Love Me Tomorrow" and "What You're Missing" (which had been replaced with its single version on the 2002 remaster).
The single version of the song clocks in at just under four minutes, cutting the extended instrumental outro.
Video
Chicago made a music video for the song. According to Cetera, the videos for "Love Me Tomorrow" and "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" were shot on the same day.
Charts
Personnel
* Peter Cetera lead & backing vocals, bass
* David Foster acoustic piano, electric piano
* David Paich synthesizer
* Steve Porcaro synthesizer programming
* Steve Lukather guitar
* Michael Landau guitar
* Danny Seraphine drums
*Strings arranged by Peter Cetera, David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock
References
Category:1982 songs
Category:1982 singles
Category:Chicago (band) songs
Category:Songs written by David Foster
Category:Songs written by Peter Cetera
Category:Song recordings produced by David Foster
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