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Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Engineered by Armin Steiner, also The Back Seat of My Car (Paul McCartney), Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (Paul McCartney) and Dear Boy (Paul McCartney)
Produced by James William Guercio, also If You Leave Me Now, Spinning Wheel (Blood, Sweat & Tears) and You’ve Made Me So Very Happy (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
Recorded at Caribou Ranch Recording Studio, also If You Leave Me Now, The Bitch Is Back (Elton John) and Island Girl (Elton John)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
163 other songs on fono were recorded at Sound Labs, Inc., by Al Jarreau and Stephen Bishop and others
110 other songs on fono were recorded at Caribou Ranch Recording Studio, by Elton John and Return to Forever and others
Armin Steiner engineered 5 of Chicago’s top 10 songs
James William Guercio produced 5 of Chicago’s top 10 songs
Credits
All 12 credits
- Written by
- Peter Cetera
- Produced by
- James William Guercio
- Performed by
- Carl Wilson, James William Guercio and Tim Cetera
- Engineered by
- Armin Steiner, Tom Likes and Wayne Tarnowski
- Part of
- Chicago XI
- Recorded at
- Caribou Ranch Recording Studio and Sound Labs, Inc.
- Released on
- Columbia
- Written by
- Peter Cetera
- Produced by
- James William Guercio
- Performed by
- Carl Wilson, James William Guercio and Tim Cetera
- Engineered by
- Armin Steiner, Tom Likes and Wayne Tarnowski
- Part of
- Chicago XI
- Recorded at
- Caribou Ranch Recording Studio and Sound Labs, Inc.
- Released on
- Columbia
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Armin Steiner
Same producer: James William Guercio
Same label: Columbia
Same release: Chicago XI
Same engineer: Armin Steiner
Same producer: James William Guercio
Same writer: Peter Cetera
Same label: Columbia
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Baby, What a Big Surprise was performed by Carl Wilson
Baby, What a Big Surprise was performed by Carl Wilson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Baby, What a Big Surprise was performed by James William Guercio
Baby, What a Big Surprise was performed by James William Guercio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Baby, What a Big Surprise was performed by Tim Cetera
Baby, What a Big Surprise was performed by Tim Cetera
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Baby, What a Big Surprise was produced by James William Guercio
Baby, What a Big Surprise was produced by James William Guercio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Baby, What a Big Surprise was written by Peter Cetera
Baby, What a Big Surprise was written by Peter Cetera
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Baby, What a Big Surprise is part of the release Chicago XI
Baby, What a Big Surprise is part of the release Chicago XI
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Baby, What a Big Surprise was recorded at Caribou Ranch Recording Studio
Baby, What a Big Surprise was recorded at Caribou Ranch Recording Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Baby, What a Big Surprise was recorded at Sound Labs, Inc.
Baby, What a Big Surprise was recorded at Sound Labs, Inc.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song Baby, What a Big Surprise
Columbia is the label of the song Baby, What a Big Surprise
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Baby, What a Big Surprise was engineered by Armin Steiner
Baby, What a Big Surprise was engineered by Armin Steiner
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Baby, What a Big Surprise was engineered by Tom Likes
Baby, What a Big Surprise was engineered by Tom Likes
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Baby, What a Big Surprise was engineered by Wayne Tarnowski
Baby, What a Big Surprise was engineered by Wayne Tarnowski
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Baby, What a Big Surprise was released on 1977-09-12
Baby, What a Big Surprise was released on 1977-09-12
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026