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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 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.
In December, bassist Peter Cetera was added to the band, which was soon renamed Chicago Transit Authority. [2] After the release of a self-titled debut album in April 1969, the band shortened its name to simply Chicago after receiving a threat of legal action from the Chicago Transit Authority. [1]
Supporting the Chicago Transit Authority debut, before mastering wedding material, Chicago was a rock & roll force to be reckoned with." [ 29 ] A reviewer of an earlier version of the same recording, entitled Toronto Rock 'n' Roll Revival 1969, Volume 1 (Accord, 1981) considers that "...there's certainly nothing wrong with the performance.
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.
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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.
Robert William Lamm (born October 13, 1944) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Chicago.He is best known for his songwriting, vocals, and keyboard melodies, most significantly on the band's debut studio album, Chicago Transit Authority (1969).