ARTIST : Chicago
TITLE : XXXII: Stone Of Sisyphus
LABEL : Rhino
GENRE : Rock
BITRATE : 200 kbps avg
SOURCE : CD (LP)
PLAYTIME : 01:09:34
SIZE : 104.MB
STORE DATE : 2008-06-00
Track List
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1. Stone OF Sisyphus 4:11
2. Bigger Than Elvis 4:31
3. All The Years 4:16
4. Mah-Jong 4:42
5. Sleeping In The Middle Of The Bed 4:45
6. Let's Take A Lifetime 4:56
7. The Pull 4:17
8. Here With Me (A Candle For The Dark) 4:11
9. Plaid 4:59
10. Cry For The Lost 5:18
11. The Show Must Go On 5:25
12. Love Is Forever (Demo) (Bonus Track) 4:14
13. Mah-Jong (Demo) (Bonus Track) 4:59
14. Let's Take A Lifetime (Demo) (Bonus Track) 4:15
15. Stone OF Sisyphus (No Rhythm Loop) 4:35
The album's original release date in the USA was
scheduled for March 22, 1994. However, fate intervened to
shelve the project before it hit the stores. Warner Bros.
Records, Chicago's record company at the time, was
displeased with the album, and thus dismissed Sisyphus as
being "unreleaseable." This led to an acrimonious split
with the band. The band's failure to issue an official
press release regarding the album's mothballing and
subsequent departure of guitarist Dawayne Bailey left
fans to years of rampant debate and conjecture about the
events surrounding Sisyphus. Through its official Web
site, as well as public discussion forums of past and
present band members, the band has actively worked to
quell discussion and debate about Sisyphus, while
sporadically releasing thematic albums. Recent
information has come to light regarding the actual reason
for the album's shelving. Band management was negotiating
with the label regarding a licensing of the extensive
Chicago back catalog. When these talks stalled, the label
apparently retaliated by scrapping the project.
A good amount of information about the project, including
sound clips and lyrics, can be found on former Chicago
guitarist Dawayne Bailey's Web site.
In early May of 2008, Rhino Records announced that the
long awaited "Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus" would
finally be released - on June 17, 2008. Rhino's press
release also says that four additional songs will join
eleven of the original dozen tracks. One of the bonus
tracks is actually from the "Twenty 1" sessions from
three years earlier. The rocker "Get On This" was dropped
with no explanation from the label.