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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]
It was the band's first song to reach the top five in the US. [10] It has been included in numerous Chicago compilation albums. In 2015, Dave Swanson, writing for Ultimate Classic Rock, listed the song as number one on his top ten list of Chicago songs. [13] Classic Rock Review says the song is "one of the most indelible Chicago tunes". [14]
Peter Cetera originally wrote "If You Leave Me Now" at the same time as Chicago VII's "Wishing You Were Here", and composed it on a guitar. [21] According to information on the sheet music for the song at MusicNotes, "If You Leave Me Now" is written in the key of B major, and Cetera's vocal range varies between F sharp 3 (F♯ 3) and D sharp 5 (D♯ 5).
Chicago "Colour My World" Columbia 45127 June 1970 "25 or 6 to 4" 4 — 12 7 13 2 6 Cetera "Where Do We Go from Here" Columbia 45194 Oct. 1970 "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" 7 5 35 — — 2 5 Lamm Chicago Transit Authority "Listen" Columbia 45264 Feb. 1971 "Free" 20 — 99 — — 12 19 Kath Chicago III "Free Country" Columbia ...
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.
"Along Comes a Woman" is a song written by Peter Cetera and Mark Goldenberg [5] for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago 17 (1984), with Cetera singing lead vocals. The fourth single released from that album, [6] it is the last Chicago single released with original singer/bassist Cetera, who left the band in the summer
Dacus debuted with Chicago following the death of founding member Terry Kath. The first album he appeared on (Hot Streets) went to No. 12 and platinum. He also was in the lineup for Chicago 13. After the 1979 tour in support of Chicago 13, he was released from the band without an announcement. It was the start of a period of personnel changes ...
"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.