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Released on CBS, also Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash), Down Under (Men at Work) and (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult)
Engineered by Jim Boyer, also Baby Grand (Billy Joel), Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) (Billy Joel) and Until the Night (Billy Joel)
Produced by Phil Ramone, also Baby Grand (Billy Joel), My Little Town (Simon & Garfunkel) and Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) (Billy Joel)
Written by Marcos Valle, also So Nice (Summer Samba) (Bebel Gilberto), The Face I Love (Astrud Gilberto) and Rockin’ You Eternally (Jazzanova)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Phil Ramone produced 298 songs on fono
Jim Boyer engineered 122 songs on fono
Phil Ramone’s most frequent co-producer is Paul Simon (35 songs together)
Jim Boyer’s most frequent co-engineer is Phil Ramone (28 songs together)
Credits
All 9 credits
- Written by
- Laudir de Oliveira and Marcos Valle
- Produced by
- Chicago and Phil Ramone
- Performed by
- Airto Moreira and Peter Cetera
- Engineered by
- Jim Boyer
- Part of
- Chicago 13
- Released on
- CBS
- Written by
- Laudir de Oliveira and Marcos Valle
- Produced by
- Chicago and Phil Ramone
- Performed by
- Airto Moreira and Peter Cetera
- Engineered by
- Jim Boyer
- Part of
- Chicago 13
- Released on
- CBS
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Jim Boyer
Same writer: Marcos Valle
Same writer: Laudir de Oliveira
Same label: CBS
Same release: Chicago 13
Same engineer: Jim Boyer
Same producer: Phil Ramone
Same writer: Marcos Valle
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Life Is What It Is was performed by Airto Moreira
Life Is What It Is was performed by Airto Moreira
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Life Is What It Is was performed by Peter Cetera
Life Is What It Is was performed by Peter Cetera
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3MusicBrainz Life Is What It Is was produced by Chicago
Life Is What It Is was produced by Chicago
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Life Is What It Is was produced by Phil Ramone
Life Is What It Is was produced by Phil Ramone
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Life Is What It Is was written by Laudir de Oliveira
Life Is What It Is was written by Laudir de Oliveira
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Life Is What It Is was written by Marcos Valle
Life Is What It Is was written by Marcos Valle
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7MusicBrainz Life Is What It Is is part of the release Chicago 13
Life Is What It Is is part of the release Chicago 13
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8MusicBrainz CBS is the label of the song Life Is What It Is
CBS is the label of the song Life Is What It Is
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9MusicBrainz Life Is What It Is was engineered by Jim Boyer
Life Is What It Is was engineered by Jim Boyer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Life Is What It Is was released on 1979-08-13
Life Is What It Is was released on 1979-08-13
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026