About the artist
Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, originally under the name Chicago Transit Authority before shortening it to avoid a legal dispute. The group distinguished itself from the start with a horn-driven rock sound, blending elements of jazz, R&B, and classical influences with rock songwriting, an approach that was unusual among rock bands of the era.
Founding members included keyboardist Robert Lamm, guitarist Terry Kath, trumpeter Lee Loughnane, trombonist James Pankow, saxophonist Walter Parazaider, and drummer Danny Seraphine, with the band's numbered albums becoming a distinctive branding device across their long discography. Early hits such as «Beginnings», «25 or 6 to 4», and «Saturday in the Park» showcased their brass-heavy arrangements and tight musicianship.
Following the death of guitarist Terry Kath in the late 1970s, Chicago shifted toward a smoother, ballad-oriented pop-rock sound in the 1980s, scoring major hits like «If You Leave Me Now», «Hard to Say I'm Sorry», and «You're the Inspiration», often with producer David Foster shaping their more polished, radio-friendly direction. Despite lineup changes over the decades, Chicago has remained active for over fifty years, recognized as one of the best-selling American bands and a rare example of a rock act successfully sustaining a horn section as a core identity.
Popular tracks
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You’re the Inspiration
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25 or 6 to 4
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Hard to Say I’m Sorry / Get Away
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If You Leave Me Now
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Beginnings
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Saturday in the Park
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Hard to Say I’m Sorry (Single Edit Version)
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Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
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Just You ‘N’ Me
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I’m a Man
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Hard Habit to Break
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Ballet for a Girl In Buchannon: V. Colour My World
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Will You Still Love Me?
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Feelin’ Stronger Every Day
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Wishing You Were Here
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Questions 67 and 68
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(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long
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Old Days
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Dialogue (Part I & II)
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Introduction
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Happy Man
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Colour My World (Nashville Version)
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Look Away
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Street Player
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I Don’t Wanna Live Without Your Love
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Where Do We Go From Here?
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Discography
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Chicago At The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts, Washington D.C. (9/16/1971) [Live]
2024
Greatest Christmas Hits
2023
Born for This Moment
2022
Chicago XXXVII: Chicago Christmas
2019
Chicago Transit Authority (50th Anniversary Remix)
2019
Greatest Hits Live
2018
Chicago II (Live on Soundstage)
2018
Chicago: VI Decades Live (This Is What We Do)
2018
Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago
2016
Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago (Remastered)
2016
The Studio Albums 1979-2008
2015
Chicago XXXVI: Now
2014
Chicago XXXV: The Nashville Sessions
2013
The Collection
2012
The Studio Albums 1969-1978
2012
In Chicago
2012
Chicago Live
2012
Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three
2011
Chicago XXXIV: Live In ’75
2011
Original Album Series
2010
Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus
2008
The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition
2007
The Very Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary
2007
Live In Toronto 1969
2007
Chicago XXX
2006
Unreleased Rarities from Chicago At Carnegie Hall
2005
Love Songs
2005
The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning
2002
Chicago XXVI: Live In Concert
1999
What’s It Gonna Be, Santa?
1998
The Heart of Chicago: 1967-1998 Volume II
1998
The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1981 (30th Anniversary)
1997
The Heart of Chicago: 1967-1997
1997
The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997 (30th Anniversary) Special Edition
1997
Chicago Presents The Innovative Guitar Of Terry Kath
1996
Night & Day: Big Band
1995
Group Portrait
1991
Chicago Twenty 1 (Expanded Edition)
1991
Twenty 1 (Expanded Edition)
1991
Greatest Hits 1982-1989
1989
Chicago 19 (Expanded Edition)
1988
Chicago 18 (Expanded Edition)
1986
Take Me Back To Chicago
1985
Chicago 17 (Expanded)
1984
If You Leave Me Now
1983
Chicago 16 (Expanded)
1982
Greatest Hits, Volume II
1981
Beginnings - Chicago Live
1981
Chicago XIV (Expanded)
1980
Chicago 13
1979
Hot Streets (Expanded)
1978
Chicago XI (Expanded)
1977
Chicago X (Expanded)
1976
Chicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest Hits
1975
Chicago VIII (Expanded)
1975
Live in Japan
1975
Chicago VII (Expanded)
1974
Chicago VI (Expanded)
1973
Chicago V (Expanded)
1972
Chicago At Carnegie Hall
1971
Chicago III
1971
Chicago
1970
Toronto Rock´n´Roll Revival 1969
(Unknown Album)
Chicago Transit Authority
1969