Baby, What a Big Surprise

E735669

"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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Baby, What a Big Surprise canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

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

How these facts were elicited

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