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"Colour My World" is the first significant hit by Chicago to largely abstain from their heavy woodwind and brass oriented sound. It became a popular "slow dance" song at high school proms, university dances and weddings during the 1970s. [4] [5] [6] Chicago continues to perform the song, either on its own, or as part of the Ballet.
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.
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.
Chicago's music has long been a staple of marching bands in the U.S. "25 or 6 to 4" was named as the number one marching band song by Kevin Coffey of the Omaha World-Herald, [250] and as performed by the Jackson State University marching band, ranked number seven of the "Top 20 Cover Songs of 2018 by HBCU Bands". [251]
The song featured Bill Champlin on lead vocals and furthered Chicago's shift towards de-emphasizing the band's brass section compared to their earlier years. [6] Scheff noted that with Peter Cetera having left the group and "making his own records, it was good for us to release some songs with a different sound (like) Bill's voice. Then we ...
"The Sky Is Crying" is a slow-tempo twelve-bar blues notated in 12/8 time in the key of C. [3] It is an impromptu song inspired by a Chicago downpour during the recording session: [2] The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street (2×)
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"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.