Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing and surface impressions (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (photos/lyrics/credits). Spine is easy-to-read with mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top-edge, heavier wear along bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)
Solitude/Solitaire, by former-Chicago member and lead vocalist Peter Cetera, includes the hits Glory of Love and The Next Time I Fall (with Amy Grant) and was his first album after leaving the Chicago. Both singles reached the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100. The album is commonly mistaken for his first solo album, which was really the self-titled Peter Cetera. Being a prominent songwriter for Chicago, many of the songs on Solitude/Solitaire are rumored to originally have been slated for Chicago 18, especially Big Mistake and Daddy's Girl. While Big Mistake was due to be the first single from the album, Glory of Love, co-written by Cetera and producer David Foster was released instead. That song, from the movie The Karate Kid, Part II, topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts, and helped make Solitude/Solitaire a hit album (eventually going 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. Solitude/Solitaire, a slickly recorded and produced album, marked a high point in Cetera's career, where he achieved success for the first time on his own, selling more copies than Chicago 18, Chicago's first album without him.