What Kind of Man Would I Be?

"What Kind of Man Would I Be?"
"What Kind of Man Would I Be?"
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago 19 and Greatest Hits 1982–1989
B-side	"25 or 6 to 4" (Remix)
Released	November 17, 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:21
Label	Full Moon/Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford, Bobby Caldwell
Producer(s)	Chas Sandford
Chicago singles chronology

For the Mint Condition song of the same name, see their album Definition of a Band.

"What Kind of Man Would I Be?" is a song written by Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford and Bobby Caldwell and recorded by the band Chicago for their 1988 album Chicago 19 and 1989 album Greatest Hits 1982–1989. Scheff sang the lead vocals.

A slightly remixed version of the song by Humberto Gatica was included on the 1989 compilation album Greatest Hits 1982–1989, and a single release of that remix peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on February 24, 1990. This song features horns more prominently than other Chicago singles from the era, which had tended to de-emphasize or omit them altogether.

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1989–90)	Peak position
Australia ARIA Charts^[1]	157
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[2]	5
Canada RPM Top Singles^[3]	4
Ireland (IRMA)^[4]	14
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	5
US Billboard Adult Contemporary^[6]	2

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1990)	Rank
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[7]	64
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)^[8]	71

References[]

^ "Week commencing 28 May 1990". BubblingDownUnder. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1990-03-10. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1990-02-24. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – What Kind of Man Would I Be". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Retrieved 2009-09-15.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 49.
^ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 22, 1990). "1990 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 102 (51): YE-14.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] "Week commencing 28 May 1990". BubblingDownUnder. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.

[2] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1990-03-10. Retrieved 2019-03-08.

[3] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1990-02-24. Retrieved 2019-03-25.

[sc_Ireland2_-4] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – What Kind of Man Would I Be". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

[5] "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Retrieved 2009-09-15.

[6] Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 49.

[7] "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.

[8] Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 22, 1990). "1990 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 102 (51): YE-14.

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