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Twenty 1
Rock · 1991 · 10 tracks

Twenty 1

Chicago

High-gloss 1991 production meets the return of the iconic brass section. A collection of polished power ballads and earnest environmental anthems.

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It's the one where they brought the horns back to the power ballads.

A polished, sentimental reflection on love and the state of the world through a high-gloss lens.

Twenty 1 · vs · Chicago
Love Lost+2.3σ

The writing leans far further into love lost than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Explain It to My Heart
4:47
02
If It Were You
4:43
04
Somebody, Somewhere
4:23
05
What Does It Take
4:39
06
One From the Heart
4:44
08
God Save the Queen
4:20
09
Man to Woman
3:57
10
Only Time Can Heal the Wounded
4:44
11
Who Do You Love
3:20
12
Holdin’ On
4:15
Moments Worth Waiting For
the sudden re-emergence of the brass section on track 8, cutting through the heavy synth layers
the soaring three-part vocal harmony that anchors the climax of the opening ballad
the sharp, processed guitar solo on track 11 that briefly breaks the adult contemporary polish
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