Chicago

Songwriter: James Pankow

Producer: James William Guercio

[Verse: Robert Lamm, with bandmates]
So hard to be
Free to
Love only you
People
Staring at me
Try to
Take you away
There's no
Time to delay
We've got to live for today, yeah
I've got
So much to give
And there is
So much to say
Night after night
Day after day
In spite of our words
They all turn away

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.

more tracks from the album

Live in Japan

From the album

Live in Japan (1975)

Chicago popular songs

Ballet For A Girl In Buchannan: II. So Much To Say, So Much To Give (Live In Japan)Chicago

Chicago

Live in Japan