Chicago

Released: October 12, 1999

Songwriter: James Pankow

Producer: Chicago

[Verse 1: Jason Scheff, With bandmates]
As my life goes on I believe
Somehow something's changed
Something deep inside
Ooh, a part of me
There’s a strange new light in my eyes
Things I've never known
Changing my life
Changing me

[Chorus: Jason Scheff, With bandmates]
I've been searching
So long
To find an answer
Now I know my life has meaning, oh

[Verse 2: Jason Scheff, With bandmates]
Now I see myself as I am
Feeling very free
Life is everything
Ooh, it’s meant to be
When my tears have come to an end
I will understand
What I left behind
Part of me

[Chorus: Jason Scheff, With bandmates]
I've been searching
So long
To find an answer
Now I know my life has meaning, whoa oh

[Outro: Jason Scheff, Bandmates]
Searching
Don't you know I'm hell? Yeah
For an answer (Question, oh yeah)
To the question
Oh yeah
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
Baby
Baby, it's true
It's only natural
It's only natural baby, yeah
Good things
In life
Take a long time
Yeah, yeah
Woo!

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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