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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.
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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 was released in January 1970 on Columbia Records and was an instant hit, reaching number 4 on the Billboard 200 in the United States [3] and number 6 in the UK. [4] Columbia Records was very active in promoting its quadraphonic four-channel surround-sound format in the mid-1970s, and nine of Chicago's first ten albums were made ...
QUOTE (as of the date-and-time of this comment, the text below is in the article): In a 2013 interview, Robert Lamm said he composed "25 or 6 to 4" on a twelve-string guitar with only ten strings—it was missing the two low E strings—and that he wrote the lyrics in one day.
The questions in "Questions 67 and 68" relate to the nature of a romantic relationship Lamm had during 1967 and 1968. [3] In 2008, Lamm said, " 'It’s about a girl I knew during those years with a hint of acid imagery and very Beatles influenced.' "[4] The lyrics include the title phrase only as the last words.
In Part I, the song's lyrics are a dialogue between two young people with different views. [1] The first person (whose lines are sung by Terry Kath) is very concerned about events of the early 1970s, such as the Vietnam war, starvation, and "repression... closing in around."
Robert Lamm said "Beginnings" was inspired by a performance by Richie Havens that he attended at the Ash Grove music club in Los Angeles when the group moved to that area. [6] In a 2013 interview he said he composed it on a twelve-string guitar that was missing the two low E strings .