Solitude/Solitaire

Cetera co-wrote eight of the nine songs on the album, "The Next Time I Fall" being the exception. Because Cetera had been a prominent songwriter for Chicago, many of the songs on Solitude/Solitaire were rumored to originally have been slated for Chicago 18, especially "Big Mistake" and "Daddy's Girl".{{Citation needed|reason="rumored" Needs reference to reliable source|date=February 2017}}

While "Big Mistake" was due to be the first single from the album,{{Citation needed|reason=Needs reference to reliable source|date=February 2017}} "Glory of Love", co-written by Cetera, David Foster, and Diane Nini, was released instead. That song, from the film The Karate Kid Part II, topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts, and helped Solitude/Solitaire to eventually go platinum. The follow-up single, "The Next Time I Fall", was also a major success and topped the charts. Later singles released from the album included "Big Mistake" and "Only Love Knows Why".{{cite book|last1=Neely|first1=Tim|last2=Popoff|first2=Martin|year=2009 |title=Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records, 7th Ed.|publisher=Krause Publications|url={{Google books|kO8Pj784_4YC|page=122|plainurl=yes}}|page=122}} The song, "Daddy's Girl," is part of the soundtrack for the 1987 American comedy film, Three Men and a Baby.{{Cite news|url=https://therecoup.com/2017/06/19/robert-lamm-time-chill-a-retrospectivepeter-cetera-the-very-best-of-peter-cetera/|title=Robert Lamm: Time Chill: A Retrospective/Peter Cetera: The Very Best Of|last=Kyle|first=Joseph|date=June 19, 2017|work=The Recoup|access-date=September 13, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=57863|title=3 Men and a Baby: Detail view of Movies Page|publisher=afi.com|access-date=September 13, 2017}}

The album was Cetera's greatest solo success, peaking at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 chart.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/328940/peter-cetera/chart?f=305|title=Peter Cetera - Chart history {{!}} Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 20, 2017}} It was certified platinum by the RIAA, selling over one million copies in the U.S.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Peter+Cetera#search_section|title=You searched for Peter Cetera - RIAA|website=RIAA|access-date=January 16, 2017}}

Solitude/Solitaire marked a high point in Cetera's career, where he achieved success for the first time on his own. It sold more copies than Chicago 18, Chicago's first album without Cetera, which peaked at No. 35.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/299102/chicago/chart?page=1&f=305|title=Chicago - Chart history Billboard 200 p2|magazine=Billboard|page=2|access-date=January 20, 2017}}

1. "Big Mistake" (Peter Cetera, Amos Galpin) – 5:39
2. "They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To" (Cetera, Erich Bulling) – 4:04
3. "Glory of Love" (Cetera, David Foster, Diane Nini) – 4:19
4. "Queen of the Masquerade Ball" (Cetera, Michael Omartian) – 3:50
5. "Daddy's Girl" (Cetera, Mark Goldenberg) – 3:46
6. "The Next Time I Fall" (with Amy Grant) (Bobby Caldwell, Paul Gordon{{cite web |url=http://oldschool.tblog.com/post/1970682827|title=Back to the 80s: Interview with songwriter/composer Paul Gordon – Kickin' it Old School|date=August 2, 2013|df=mdy|publisher=Kickin' it Old School|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806155839/http://oldschool.tblog.com/post/1970682827|archive-date=August 6, 2013 |url-status=unfit|access-date=February 20, 2017}}) – 3:43
7. "Wake Up to Love" (Cetera, David Wolinski, Omartian) – 4:29
8. "Solitude/Solitaire" (Cetera, Omartian) – 4:58
9. "Only Love Knows Why" (Cetera, George Bitzer, Omartian) – 4:29

Adapted from AllMusic{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/solitude-solitaire-mw0000193210/credits|title=Solitude/Solitaire - Peter Cetera - Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|accessdate=September 13, 2017}} and album liner notes.

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• Peter Cetera – vocals, keyboards
• Michael Omartian – keyboards
• Erich Bulling – synthesizers, drum programming, Yamaha QX-1 computer
• Willie Alexander – Fairlight programming
• Steve Azbill – PPG Waveterm synthesizer programming
• Dann Huff – guitars
• Ray Parker Jr. – guitars on "Wake Up to Love"
• Paul Leim – drums on "Glory of Love" and "Only Love Knows Why"
• Chester Thompson – drums on "The Next Time I Fall"
• Jeff Porcaro – percussion
• Kenny Cetera – additional percussion, additional backing vocals
• Amy Grant – vocals on "The Next Time I Fall"

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Production

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• Michael Omartian – producer
• Terry Christian – engineer, mixing
• John Guess – engineer, mixing
• Britt Bacon – second engineer
• Khaliq Glover – second engineer
• Laura Livingston – second engineer
• Ray Pyle – second engineer
• Lion Share Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California – recording and mixing location
• Lighthouse Studios, Studio City, California – recording location
• Skyline Studios, New York, New York – recording location
• Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc, Hollywood, California
• Herb Ritts – photography
• Jeri McManus – art direction and design

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