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Wake Up SunshineChicago

Released: January 26, 1970

Songwriter: Robert Lamm

Producer: James William Guercio

[Chorus]
Wake up sunshine
Open up your sleepy eyes for me
Can't have you hidin'

[Verse 1]
I've been waiting all the night
People waiting for the light
Sunshine, sunshine

[Chorus]
Wake up sunshine
Let me feel your warm sunlight on me
Can't have you hidin'

[Verse 2]
Night was long and night was cold
But today we're one day older
Sunshine, you make my life sunshine

[Bridge]
You know I'm talkin' to you
I know you're knowin' it too
So just stop hidin' your face
Just open your eyes
Just smile your smile
I'm talkin' to you

[Chorus]
Wake up sunshine
Ooh, it's good to have you here with me
Can't have you hidin'

[Verse 3]
Can't imagine what I'd do but
Feel too lonely without you
Sunshine, sunshine

You got to wake up, girl
And face the day ahead

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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