No Tell Lover
| "No Tell Lover" | ||||
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| Single by Chicago | ||||
| from the album Hot Streets | ||||
| B-side | "Take a Chance" | |||
| Released | December 1978 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:48 (Single version) 4:13 (Album version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Cetera, Lee Loughnane, Danny Seraphine | |||
| Producer(s) | Phil Ramone & Chicago | |||
| Chicago singles chronology | ||||
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"No Tell Lover" is a song written by
adult contemporary chart.[1]
Cash Box called it a "classy pop single" that tells "a sultry tale of masked love."[2] Record World said it "has the feel of a classic Chicago ballad."[3] In 2019, Billboard said about the song, "While the lyrical content — an ode to extramarital affairs — hasn’t particularly benefitted from the passing years, “No Tell Lover” is still a beautifully penned number from Chicago’s transition into soft-rock nobility."[4]
After "No Tell Lover", Chicago failed to chart a single in the U.S. top 50 for nearly four years, finally breaking their slump with the 1982 No. 1 hit, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry".[4]
Personnel
- Peter Cetera - lead & backing vocals, bass
- Donnie Dacus - lead & backing vocals, electric guitars
- Robert Lamm - Fender Rhodes electric piano, backing vocals
- Danny Seraphine - drums
- Laudir de Oliveira - percussion
- James Pankow - trombone
- Lee Loughnane - trumpet, backing vocals
- Walt Parazaider - tenor saxophone
- Blue Weaver - ARP String Ensemble synthesizer
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. December 23, 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. December 23, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ a b Olivier, Bobby (2019-04-25). "The 50 Best Chicago Songs: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1979-03-18. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Bac-lac.gc.ca
- ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
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