Chicago

Released: January 26, 1970

Songwriter: Terry Kath

Producer: James William Guercio

[Verse 1]
If you'd like to get together
Then come right over to me
Oh, we can do anything
That you'd like to do

[Verse 2]
If you'd like to give your love
Then please, just feel free
Because I may be gone tomorrow
And not even know your name, yeah

[Bridge]
Now please don't misunderstand my loneliness
Let's never ever talk of time
For our friends may fade away
And our hopes will say goodnight
And our friendship would be lost
It would be such a waste of life
So let's just
Let's have a good thing, girl
And let's not worry
Let's do everything we want
And let's not cry
When it's over
When I leave
Our thing won't die

[Verse 3]
If you really understand
Then come right over to me
Oh, we can play together for a while
And still be free, yeah

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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