Will You Still Love Me? (song)

"Will You Still Love Me?" is a song recorded by the American rock band Chicago for their studio album Chicago 18 (1986). The song was written by David Foster, Tom Keane and Richard Baskin.^[2]

"Will You Still Love Me?"
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago 18
B-side	"25 or 6 to 4" (1986 version)
Released	October 24, 1986 (US) [1]
Recorded	1986
Genre	Rock
Length	5:44 (album version) 4:14 (7" version/radio edit)
Label	Full Moon, Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	David Foster Tom Keane Richard Baskin
Producer(s)	David Foster
Chicago singles chronology
"25 or 6 to 4"/"One More Day" (1986) "Will You Still Love Me?" (1986) "If She Would Have Been Faithful..." (1987)

The second single released from the Chicago 18 album,^[3] "Will You Still Love Me?" reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100^[4] and number two on the US Adult Contemporary chart.^[5] The song also reached number three on the US Cash Box Top 100 chart.^[6]

Background

The song was Chicago's first top-ten hit following the departure of Peter Cetera, and it featured new singer and bassist Jason Scheff on lead vocals.^[3]

Personnel

• Jason Scheff – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals
• Bill Champlin – keyboards, co-lead vocals, backing vocals
• Robert Lamm – keyboards, backing vocals
• Lee Loughnane – trumpet
• James Pankow – trombone, brass arrangements
• Walter Parazaider – woodwinds
• Danny Seraphine – drums, drum programming
• Vocal arrangements by Chicago, Bill Champlin, and David Foster

Additional musicians

• David Foster – keyboards, additional arrangements
• Tom Keane – keyboards, backing vocals
• Michael Boddicker, David Boruff, Rhett Lawrence, Bo Tomlyn – synthesizer programming
• Michael Landau, Howard "Buzz" Feiten, Steve Lukather – guitars
• Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986–1987)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	6
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8]	2
US Cash Box Top 100[9]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[10]	50
US Cash Box Top 100[11]	24

Cover versions

In 2003, jazz group Urban Knights covered the song with vocals by Michelle Williams.^[12][13]