{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox album | name = Solitude/Solitaire | type = studio | artist = Peter Cetera | cover = SolitudeSolitaire album cover.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|1986|6|23}} | recorded = 1985–1986 | venue = | studio = Lion Share, Los Angeles | genre = Pop, rock | length = 39:18 | label = *Warner Bros *Full Moon | producer = Michael Omartian | prev_title = Peter Cetera | prev_year = 1981 | next_title = One More Story | next_year = 1988 | misc = {{Singles | name = Solitude/Solitaire | type = studio | single1 = Glory of Love | single1date = June 1986{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} | single2 = The Next Time I Fall | single2date = September 1986<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/728597|title=Peter Cetera With Amy Grant - The Next Time I Fall|publisher=|accessdate=January 22, 2025}}</ref> | single3 = Big Mistake | single3date = December 1986 | single4 = Only Love Knows Why | single4date = March 1987 }} }} {{Album reviews |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r3507}}</ref> }}

'''''Solitude/Solitaire''''' is the second solo album by former Chicago bassist and vocalist Peter Cetera, and his first album after leaving the band in 1985. It was released in June 1986. The album includes the hits "Glory of Love" and "The Next Time I Fall" (with Amy Grant); both reached the No.&nbsp;1 position on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref name="Billboard Hot100-1986" >{{cite magazine |url= http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1986/hot-100|title=Billboard Charts Archive: The Hot 100 - 1986 Archive|magazine= Billboard|access-date=January 10, 2017}}</ref> ''Solitude/Solitaire'' was produced by Michael Omartian,<ref name="Solitude/SolitaireCD">{{Cite AV media notes|title=Solitude/Solitaire|others=Peter Cetera|year=1986|type=audio CD liner notes|publisher=Warner Brothers Records, Inc.|id=9 25474-2}}</ref> who later co-produced Cetera's 2001 album, ''Another Perfect World''.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Another Perfect World|title-link=Another Perfect World|others=Peter Cetera|year=2001|type=audio CD liner notes|publisher=DDE Music, Inc.|id=06632 2001 2}}</ref>

==Composition== Cetera co-wrote eight of the nine songs on the album, "The Next Time I Fall" being the exception.<ref name="Solitude/SolitaireCD" /> 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|reason="rumored" Needs reference to reliable source|date=February 2017}}

==Singles== thumb|Cover of "Only Love Knows Why" While "Big Mistake" was due to be the first single from the album,{{Citation needed|reason=Needs reference to reliable source|date=February 2017}} "Glory of Love", co-written by Cetera, David Foster, and Diane Nini,<ref name="Solitude/SolitaireCD" /> 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", which was co-written by the producer Michael Omartian and George Bitzer and reached No. 24 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Neely|first1=Tim|last2=Popoff|first2=Martin|year=2009 |title=Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records, 7th Ed.|publisher=Krause Publications|url={{Google books|kO8Pj784_4YC|page=122|plainurl=yes}}|page=122}}</ref> The song, "Daddy's Girl," is part of the soundtrack for the 1987 American comedy film, ''Three Men and a Baby''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://therecoup.com/2017/06/19/robert-lamm-time-chill-a-retrospectivepeter-cetera-the-very-best-of-peter-cetera/|title=Robert Lamm: Time Chill: A Retrospective/Peter Cetera: The Very Best Of|last=Kyle|first=Joseph|date=June 19, 2017|work=The Recoup|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=57863|title=3 Men and a Baby: Detail view of Movies Page|publisher=afi.com|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref>

==Commercial performance== The album was Cetera's greatest solo success, peaking at No.&nbsp;23 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.<ref name=CeteraBB200>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/328940/peter-cetera/chart?f=305|title=Peter Cetera - Chart history {{!}} Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 20, 2017}}</ref> It was certified platinum by the RIAA, selling over one million copies in the U.S.<ref name=CeteraRIAA>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Peter+Cetera#search_section|title=You searched for Peter Cetera - RIAA|website=RIAA|access-date=January 16, 2017}}</ref>

''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.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/299102/chicago/chart?page=1&f=305|title=Chicago - Chart history Billboard 200 p2|magazine=Billboard|page=2|access-date=January 20, 2017}}</ref>

==Track listing== #"Big Mistake" <small>(Peter Cetera, Amos Galpin)</small> – 5:39 #"They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To" <small>(Cetera, Erich Bulling)</small> – 4:04 #"Glory of Love" <small>(Cetera, David Foster, Diane Nini)</small> – 4:19 #"Queen of the Masquerade Ball" <small>(Cetera, Michael Omartian)</small> – 3:50 #"Daddy's Girl" <small>(Cetera, Mark Goldenberg)</small> – 3:46 #"The Next Time I Fall" (with Amy Grant) <small>(Bobby Caldwell, Paul Gordon</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://oldschool.tblog.com/post/1970682827|title=Back to the 80s: Interview with songwriter/composer Paul Gordon – Kickin' it Old School|date=August 2, 2013|df=mdy|publisher=Kickin' it Old School|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806155839/http://oldschool.tblog.com/post/1970682827|archive-date=August 6, 2013 |url-status=unfit|access-date=February 20, 2017}}</ref>) – 3:43 #"Wake Up to Love" <small>(Cetera, David Wolinski, Omartian)</small> – 4:29 #"Solitude/Solitaire" <small>(Cetera, Omartian)</small> – 4:58 #"Only Love Knows Why" <small>(Cetera, George Bitzer, Omartian)</small> – 4:29

== Personnel == Adapted from AllMusic<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/solitude-solitaire-mw0000193210/credits|title=Solitude/Solitaire - Peter Cetera - Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|accessdate=September 13, 2017}}</ref> and album liner notes.<ref name="Solitude/SolitaireCD" /> {{div col}} * Peter Cetera – vocals, bass * Michael Omartian – keyboards * Erich Bulling – synthesizers, drum programming, Yamaha QX-1 computer * Willie Alexander – Fairlight programming * Steve Azbill – PPG Waveterm synthesizer programming * Dann Huff – guitars * Ray Parker Jr. – guitars on "Wake Up to Love" * Paul Leim – drums on "Glory of Love" and "Only Love Knows Why" * Chester Thompson – drums on "The Next Time I Fall" * Jeff Porcaro – percussion * Kenny Cetera – additional percussion, additional backing vocals * Amy Grant – vocals on "The Next Time I Fall" {{div col end}}

'''Production''' {{div col|colwidth=40em}} * Michael Omartian – producer * Terry Christian – engineer, mixing * John Guess – engineer, mixing * Britt Bacon – second engineer * Khaliq Glover – second engineer * Laura Livingston – second engineer * Ray Pyle – second engineer * Lion Share Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California – recording and mixing location * Lighthouse Studios, Studio City, California – recording location * Skyline Studios, New York, New York – recording location * Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc, Hollywood, California * Herb Ritts – photography * Jeri McManus – art direction and design {{div col end}}

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1986) !Peak<br>position |- |Australian Albums Chart | style="text-align:center;"|75 |- |Canadian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=586&|title=RPM Chart - September 20, 1986|website=Library and Archives Canada |date=July 17, 2013 |accessdate=January 29, 2022}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|20 |- |German Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-453|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts|website=www.offiziellecharts.de|accessdate=November 15, 2018}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|48 |- |UK Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23501/peter-cetera/|title=PETER CETERA - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|accessdate=November 15, 2018}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|56 |- |US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/peter-cetera/chart-history/tlp/|title=Peter Cetera Chart History|magazine=Billboard |publisher=|accessdate=November 15, 2018}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|23 |}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|type=album|title=Solitude/Solitaire|artist=Peter Cetera|certyear=2001|relyear=1986|accessdate=August 19, 2023}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

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