Peter Cetera--Glory of Love (1986)

     One of the wonderful things about this blog, is that I get confess all things musical under the guise of "serious" writing. No matter how respected you are as a critic in your field, it still comes down to what you like or don't like...just like the reader.  Hopefully, you find these blogs interesting, and that the few times I have opinions, you agree with them. But the bottom line is that it's MY opinion, and your mileage may vary.
     Having said that I must confess that I have always loved Peter Cetera's voice. For those not old enough to remember, he was one of the singers in the group Chicago. For those who are older, you can remember during the groups first few years, they could actually rock....thanks to guitarist Terry Kath. There is a old You Tube video of the group covering the Spencer Davis Group hit, "I'm a Man". Hearing Cetera wailing away should put a smile on your face...especially if you think his career began with 80's version Chicago...

     After the death of Kath, the group began a slow turn into ballads as their bread and butter. Cetera led the way as the group had a renaissance in the early to mid 80's. By his solo output, one could only  suppose the group wasn't heading into Adult Contemporary fast enough, so Cetera  left for a solo career.
     His first hit was from the hit movie, "Karate Kid 2". I'm not a movie critic, but for some strange reason, although the acting we better in the first movie, I prefer the second one, and his voice seemed perfect for the song. Although it's obvious that he didn't quite know what to do with his hands during the whole video. It went to number 1 for two weeks and was the first of  5 top ten hits from 1986 to 1997. . Cetera still remains a favorite no matter if he's singing rock, or singing middle of the road pop ballads.