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"25 or 6 to 4" is a song written by American musician Robert Lamm, one of the founding members of the band Chicago. It was recorded in August 1969 for their second album, Chicago , with Peter Cetera on lead vocals, [ 1 ] and released as a single in June 1970.
The song was not released as a single until two tracks from the band's second album, "Make Me Smile" and "25 or 6 to 4", had become hits. It became the band's third straight Top 10 single, peaking at No. 7 in the U.S. [3] and No. 2 in Canada. [4] Because the song straddled years in its chart run, it is not ranked on the major U.S. year-end charts.
Chicago Transit Authority was a success, yet Chicago is considered by many [by whom?] to be the group's breakthrough album, yielding three singles that made it into the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, including "Make Me Smile" (number 9), "Colour My World" (number 7), and "25 or 6 to 4" (number 4). [2] Chicago was released in January 1970 on ...
It was released as the B-side of the single "25 or 6 to 4", likewise taken from Chicago; that single went to number four on the Pop Singles chart in June 1970. The song was also the very first musical composition from bassist Peter Cetera , who was by this time contributing more than on the debut album released the year before.
and while someone CAN express "25 or 26" as "25 or 6" in casual speech, the meter of the song seems all off. it comes off as "25 or (6 to 4)" rather than "(25 or 6) to 4", no? i accept his explanation that it's about time rather than some weird drug theory, but the time in question is clearly 3:54 (HOWEVER u tack the "25" on) not 3:34 or 3:35.
Chicago VII is the sixth studio album by American rock band Chicago. It was released on March 11, 1974 by Columbia Records . It is notable for being their first double album of new material since 1971's Chicago III and remains their final studio release in that format.
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; as of 2022, it is Chicago's final top ten hit. This song features horns more prominently than other Chicago ...
This was Cetera's second song-writing effort for the group, after "Where Do We Go From Here" on Chicago II, [4] as well as Seraphine's first co-writing credit. [5]: 123 According to group biographer, William James Ruhlmann, Cetera wrote the song with Seraphine despite having been "told" that "Where Do We Go From Here" would probably be his last contribution because "the group was very happy ...