Believe it or not (and I refuse to), Peter Cetera turned 64 on Saturday. Damn.

We all know how awesome he was with Chicago back in the day, but his solo career wasn't shabby either. OK, "Glory of Love" was never my bag, but there were songs in the 80s and 90s he did outside of Chicago that I really, really liked.

Here are a few, the first of which was a tune called "Wake Up To Love," which was one of my favorites from his CD Solitude/Solitaire:

This is so 80s, you might cringe. However, this entire CD was really good.

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From the same CD, here's a ballad called "Only Love Knows Why," which to me was super reminiscent of work done on Chicago 14.

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Then there were a pair of great duets in the 1990s that you might have forgotten, the first of which was with "Wings" star Crystal Bernard, a tune called "Forever Tonight."

Sure, these days, all actors get into singing, but Crystal kind of stunned us all with this one. And, this tune really underscores what folks love about Peter's voice. It's just crystal clear, particularly way up high.

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Finally, on the tour of Peter Cetera songs you might have forgotten comes this duet with Chaka Khan, one of the more underrated pop songs of the 1990s. It's called "Feels Like Heaven."