Baby, What a Big Surprise

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"Baby, What a Big Surprise" is a soft rock ballad by the band Chicago, known for its lush orchestration and romantic lyrics, released in 1977.

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Baby, What a Big Surprise canonical 2

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Chicago XI ⓘ
artist Chicago ⓘ
chart Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
chartPerformance Billboard Hot 100 top 10 single ⓘ
composer Peter Cetera ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
featuresInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
brass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
orchestral strings ⓘ
piano ⓘ
followsInChronology If You Leave Me Now ⓘ
format 7-inch single ⓘ
genre rock ballad ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ
hasEra 1970s rock ⓘ
hasLength approximately 3–4 minutes ⓘ
hasLyricsStyle romantic lyrics ⓘ
hasNotableFeature emotional ballad style ⓘ
string-heavy arrangement ⓘ
hasOrchestration lush orchestration ⓘ
hasTempo slow tempo ⓘ
hasType love song ⓘ
isPartOf Chicago discography ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadVocalist Peter Cetera ⓘ
lyricist Peter Cetera ⓘ
partOfAlbum Chicago XI ⓘ
performer Chicago ⓘ
producer James William Guercio ⓘ
recordingArtist Chicago ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1977-09 ⓘ
releaseYear 1977 ⓘ
subjectMatter romantic relationship ⓘ
vocalStyle melodic male lead vocal ⓘ
writer Peter Cetera ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chicago → notableWork → Baby, What a Big Surprise ⓘ
subject linked to: Chicago (band)
Chicago 25 or 6 to 4 → containsRemixedVersionsOf → Baby, What a Big Surprise ⓘ