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Take Me Back to ChicagoChicago

Released: September 12, 1977

Songwriter: David “Hawk” Wolinski Danny Seraphine

Producer: James William Guercio

[Verse 1: Robert Lamm]
Take me back to Chicago
Lay my soul to rest
Where my life was free and easy
Remember me at my best
Take me back to Chicago
Where music was all I had
I tried to be good as I could
And sometimes that made me sad

[Chorus: Robert Lamm, with bandmates]
Take me back to Chicago
To Chicago, oh oh
Why don't you take me back?
Take me back, take me back
To Chicago

[Verse 2: Robert Lamm, with bandmates]
I still dream of the lake of peacefulness
The warm summer breeze
'Cause my life was so much simpler then
Street corners and Tastee Freeze
Take me back to Chicago
'Cause hustling's not my style
L.A. was just a bit too hard
I wish I could be a child

[Chorus: Robert Lamm]
Living back in Chicago
In Chicago, whoa
Take me back, take me back, take me back
To Chicago
To Chicago oh oh

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3: Robert Lamm, with bandmates]
Take me back to Chicago
And lay my soul to rest
Where my life was free and easy
Remember me at my best
Take me back to Chicago
'Cause hustling's not my style
L.A. was just a bit too hard
I wish I could be a child

[Chorus: Robert Lamm, with bandmates]
Living back in Chicago
In Chicago hey, yeah
Take me back, take me back, take me back
To Chicago, to Chicago

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Chicago

Chicago is a rock band hailing from the Illinois city of the same name. With its multitude of certified gold and platinum hits, the band has had enough longevity to last for over fifty years.

Chicago was formed on February 15, 1967, between keyboardist/singer Robert Lamm, trumpeter Lee Loughnane, saxophonist Walter Parazaider, drummer Danny Seraphine, guitarist Terry Kath, and trombonist James Pankow. The group called themselves “The Big Thing,” and played Top 40 hits in nightclubs in Chicago. In 1968, the band relocated to Los Angles, and changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority. They gained massive amounts of exposure to famous musicians of the time by regularly playing at the Whiskey A Go Go nightclub. In 1969, they released a self-titled album which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. The next year, the band shortened their name to “Chicago” to avoid a lawsuit from the actual company of the same name.

The band has released a plethora of albums, most of them titled Chicago enumerated with Roman numerals. The band changed its sound in the late 70s and 80s following the death of Terry Kath. Since then, the band has still carried on a legacy for the decades following, but has slowed the release of original music to a trickle.

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