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Chicago Transit Authority is the debut studio album by the American rock band Chicago, known at the time of release as Chicago Transit Authority. The double album was released on April 28, 1969 and became a sleeper hit , reaching number 17 on the Billboard 200 by 1971.
"Questions 67 and 68" is a 1969 song written by Robert Lamm for the rock band Chicago (then known as Chicago Transit Authority) and recorded for their debut album Chicago Transit Authority. It was their first single release. Peter Cetera is the primary lead singer with Lamm also on vocals.
For example, the 1984 LP release Chicago: Toronto Rock 'n' Roll Revival 69 by Design Records is considered by reviewer Doug Stone to be a "choice concert souvenir...captur(ing) the group in its live prime. Supporting the Chicago Transit Authority debut, before mastering wedding material, Chicago was a rock & roll force to be reckoned with."
A shorter version at 2:46 (starting midway through the trumpet solo) was issued as a promotional single, which finally appeared on 2007's The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition. A live version on the Chicago at Carnegie Hall box set presents an expanded version of the "free form" intro, which itself is given its own track.
[14] [15] In 2014, Chicago's first album, Chicago Transit Authority (Columbia, 1969), featuring Cetera on bass and vocals, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [16] Cetera was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Chicago in April 2016, [ 17 ] and he, Robert Lamm , and James Pankow were among the 2017 Songwriters ...
The group began calling themselves the Chicago Transit Authority (after the city's mass transit agency) [1] in 1968, then shortened the name to its current one in 1969. Self-described as a " rock and roll band with horns ," their songs often also combine elements of classical music , jazz , R&B , and pop music .
Chicago (retroactively known as Chicago II) is the second studio album by the American rock band Chicago, released on January 26, 1970, by Columbia Records. Like their debut album, Chicago Transit Authority , it is a double album.
In 1969, Guercio shortened The Chicago Transit Authority's name to Chicago and worked with them on a second album, Chicago II. The band became a commercial success and Guercio produced eleven more of their albums, including five number 1 pop albums, starting with Chicago V, and 17 Top 25 singles.