The Next Time I Fall (with Amy Grant)

This is a duet with Amy Grant. Peter Cetera had already had one American chart topper in 1986 with "Glory Of Love." However Amy Grant was relatively unknown at the time outside of the Christian music scene where she was known as the "Queen of Christian Pop." When Cetera's friend, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bobby Caldwell offered him this song, Peter decided to record it as a duet. He decided that he wanted to help a young singer, somebody who hadn't been used before. Amy Grant was suggested and though he had initial reservations because of her Christian music background, he liked what she stood for and thought she had a great voice. Grant was grateful for the opportunity as it gave her an entry into the secular pop scene.

Bobby Caldwell is best known for his 1979 American #9 hit "What You Won't Do For Love," which has subsequently had over 70 cover recordings and samples. These include Go West's 1993 version, which peaked at #15 in the UK & #55 in the US and rapper Tupac Shakur who had a Top 30 hit in both the UK and US in 1998 with his version, "Do For Love." Bobby Caldwell is even better known in Japan where in 1992, he received the nation's equivalent of a Grammy as the "best international artist."

Caldwell wrote this together with his Songwriting partner Paul Gordon. They originally pitched the song to Chicago, unaware that Peter Cetera had left the group. Fortunately Cetera was recording a solo album and he was looking for songs to record.