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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.
Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois.The self-described "rock and roll band with horns" began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, generating several hit ballads.
The album was produced by James William Guercio, who was Chicago's producer for its first eleven albums, [10] and was recorded in less than a month, during August 1969. [7] In 1970, James Pankow said about the album, "We . . . think it is better recorded and better played than the first. None of us feel, though, that we are really a recording ...
Their first record (April 1969), Chicago Transit Authority, is a double album, a rarity for a band's initial studio release. The album made it to No. 17 on the Billboard 200 album chart, [ 19 ] sold over one million copies by 1970, and was awarded a platinum disc . [ 35 ]
was the first song recorded for their debut album. [2] 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 ]
"Beginnings" is a song written by Robert Lamm for the rock band Chicago Transit Authority and recorded for its debut album Chicago Transit Authority, released in 1969. The song is the band's second single (after "Questions 67 and 68"), but failed to chart on its initial release. [2]
The group's first album, Chicago Transit Authority, released in 1969, includes Kath's composition "Introduction", described as "Terry's masterpiece" by later Chicago guitarist Dawayne Bailey. [26] The song displays many varied musical styles, including jazz, blues, salsa, rock and roll, acid rock, and pop.
"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.