Solitude/Solitaire

Cetera co-wrote eight of the nine songs on the album, "The Next Time I Fall" being the exception.^[3] 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]}

While "Big Mistake" was due to be the first single from the album,^{[citation needed]} "Glory of Love", co-written by Cetera, David Foster, and Diane Nini,^[3] 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".^[5] The song, "Daddy's Girl," is part of the soundtrack for the 1987 American comedy film, Three Men and a Baby.^[6][7]

The album was Cetera's greatest solo success, peaking at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[8] It was certified platinum by the RIAA, selling over one million copies in the U.S.^[9]

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.^[10]

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^[11]) – 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^[12] and album liner notes.^[3]

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