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CHICAGO
Chicago, Illinois, USA
* 1966

Line-Up (2011):

Robert Lamm - voc,kb
Keith Howland - g
Jason Scheff - bg,voc
Lou Pardini - p
Tris Imboden - ds
Walt Parazaider - sax,fl
Lee Loughnane - tr
James Pankow - trombon

Former Members:

Terry Kath (g,voc, 1966-1/78); Donnie Dacus (g, 4/78-1980); Chris Pinnick (g, 1980-?); Bill Champlin (voc,g,bg, 1982-?); Dawayne Bailey (g, cca 1991)
Peter Cetera (bg,voc, 1966-85)
Bill Champlin (kb,g,voc, cca 5/02-cca 4/09)
Dan Seraphine (ds, 1966-8/90)
Laudir de Oliveira (perc, 1973-81)
Walt Perry (tr, 1966-cca 4/75)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Chicago Transit Authority credited to: Chicago Transit Authority (2LP)	9/1969	CBS		6	17
2.	Chicago 2 (2LP)	2/1970	CBS		6	4
3.	Chicago 3 (2LP)	2/1971	CBS		9	2
4.	Chicago 4 At Carnegie Hall (4LP)	10/1971	CBS			1
5.	Chicago 5	7/1972	CBS		24	1
6.	Chicago 6 produced by: James William Guercio	6/1973	CBS			1
7.	Chicago 7 (2LP)	3/1974	CBS			1
8.	Live In Japan 1972	1975
9.	Chicago 8 produced by: James William Guercio	3/1975	CBS			1
10.	Chicago's Greatest Hits	11/1975	CBS			1
11.	Chicago 10 produced by: James William Guercio	6/1976	CBS		21	3
12.	Chicago 11 produced by: James William Guercio	16.09.1977	CBS			3
13.	Hot Streets	9/1978	CBS			10
14.	Chicago 13 - Street Player	9/1979	CBS			21
15.	Chicago 14	8/1980	CBS			71
16.	Chicago 15 -Greatest Hits Vol 2	12/1981	CBS
17.	Chicago 16 produced by: David Foster	6/1982	Full Moon		44	7
18.	If You Leave Me Now	11/1982	CBS
19.	Love Songs	11/1982	Virgin		42
20.	Beginnings	21.10.1983	Magnum Force
21.	Chicago 17 produced by: David Foster	5/1984	Full Moon/Warner Bros		24	4
22.	Toronto Rock'N'Roll Revival 69 (3LP,)	7/1984	Design
23.	At Carnegie Hall	1985	3LP
24.	Take Me Back To Chicago	1985
25.	Live In Concert	4/1986	Showcase
26.	Chicago 18 produced by: David Foster	10/1986	Full Moon/Warner Bros			35
27.	Chicago 19	6/1988	Reprise			37
28.	The Best Of Chicago	2/1989	Crusader
29.	The Collection (2LP)	5/1989	That's Original
30.	The Heart Of Chicago	11/1989	Warner Bros		6
31.	Chicago 20 Greatest Hits 1982-1989	21.11.1989	Reprise			37
32.	Chicago Twenty 1	2/1991	Reprise			66
33.	I'm A Man & Other Great Hits Live	4/1993	Pulsar
34.	Group Portrait (4CD box set)	5/1994	Legacy/CBS
35.	Chicago	8/1994	Legends In Music
36.	25 Or 6 To 4	9/1994	Prestige
37.	Night And Day (Big Band) produced by: Bruce Fairbairn	19.06.1995	Giant			90
38.	The Very Best Of Chicago	3/1996
39.	The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1997	4/1997	Reprise		21	55
40.	The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1998 Volume II	5/1998				154
41.	Chicago 25: The Christmas Album	11/1998	Chicago			47
42.	Chicago 26: Live In Concert	26.10.1999	Chicago
43.	Live In Toronto	09.11.1999	Cleopatra
44.	The Chicago Story - Complete Greatest Hits (2CD)	02.07.2002	Rhino		11
45.	Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning (2CD)	02.07.2002	Rhino			20
46.	Chicago - The Box (5CD box set)	15.07.2003	Rhino
47.	Christmas: What's It Gonna Be Santa?	14.10.2003	Rhino			102
48.	Live By Request	2/2004	Warner Music
49.	Love Songs	1/2005	Rhino			57
50.	Is Just That Way (box set)	19.04.2005	JSP
51.	Chicago Live	07.06.2005	Platinum Disc
52.	Chicago at Carnegie Hall (4CD)	23.08.2005	Rhino
53.	XXX produced by: Jay DeMarcus	21.03.2006	Rhino/Warner Bros			41
54.	Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition	02.10.2007	Rhino			100
55.	The Very Best of Chicago	2008	Allegro Corporation
56.	Stone of Sisyphus: XXXII	17.06.2008	Rhino
57.	Collector's Edition	31.03.2009
58.	Chicago: Original Album Series (5CD)	06.08.2010	Rhino
59.	Ultimate Chicago	14.09.2010	Rhino
60.	The Very Best Of Chicago & Foreigner & Foreigner (2CD)	22.10.2010	Rhino
61.	Live in '75	24.01.2011	Rhino
62.	Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three	12/2011	Rhino			170
63.	If You Leave Me Now (and Other Hits)	13.03.2012	Rhini Flashback
64.	The Collection	24.10.2012	Rhino
65.	The Studio Albums 1969-1978 (10CD box set)	24.10.2012	Rhino
66.	Heart of 1982-1997	11.12.2012	WEA
67.	Live At Budokan	16.04.2013	Immortal Audio
68.	Original Album Series	23.04.2013	Rhino Flashback
69.	Original Album Series Vol 2 (5CD)	30.08.2013	Rhino
70.	Live In Japan (2CD)	06.03.2014	Warner Bros
71.	Now: Chicago XXXVI	08.07.2014	Frontiers			82
72.	September 13th 1969: Recorded Live At The Toronto Rock 'N' Roll Revival	04.11.2014	Cleopatra
73.	Chicago XXXIV: Live in '75	24.02.2015
74.	Live	26.05.2015	ZYX
75.	The Studio Albums 1979-2008 (10CD box set)	08.07.2015	Rhino
76.	The Studio Albums 1979-2008, Vol. 2	10.07.2015	GC
77.	Back Home	07.08.2015	FM Concert Broadcasts
78.	Terry's Last Stand	07.08.2015	Left Field Media
79.	The Kentucky Derby	18.09.2015	Rock Classics
80.	Texas Pop Festival, 1969	04.12.2015	Go Faster
81.	Chicago Quadio Box	17.06.2016	Atlantic
82.	Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago	30.12.2016	Rhino
83.	Live at the Greek 1978	20.01.2017	Zip City
84.	VI Decades Live (This Is What We Do) (4CD box set)	2018
85.	Chicago II: Live On Soundstage on June 29	31.08.2018
86.	Chicago Christmas produced by: Lee Loughnane	10/2019

Peter Cetera:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Peter Cetera	1/1982	Full Moon
2.	Solitude / Solitaire	9/1986	Warner Bros		56	23
3.	One More Story	8/1988	Full Moon			58
4.	World Falling Down	7/1992				163
5.	You're The Inspiration	14.07.1997	Edelton/edel			134
6.	One Clear Voice	09.02.1999
7.	You Just Gotta Love Christmas	19.10.2004	Viastar
8.	Live in Salt Lake City	14.12.2004	Brilliant
9.	Best of Peter Cetera Live	14.12.2004	St.Clair
10.	Faithfully	25.01.2005	Compendia
11.	Complete Peter Cetera	01.07.2008	EQ Music
12.	Number Ones	24.08.2010	DBN

Robert Lamm:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Skinny Boy	1/1975	CBS
2.	In My Head	29.06.1999
3.	Bossa Project	03.06.2008	Blue Infinity

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Question 67 And 68 / Listen	7/1969	Columbia		71
2.	I'm A Man / Does Anybody Really Know What The Time Is?	12/1969	CBS	8
3.	Make Me Smile / Colour My World	3/1970	CBS		9
4.	25 Or 6 To 4 / Where Do We Go From Here	7/1970	CBS	7	4
5.	Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? / Listen	11/1970	CBS		7
6.	Free / Free Country	2/1971	CBS		20
7.	Lowdown / Loneliness Is Just A Word	4/1971	CBS		35
8.	Beginnings / Colour My World	6/1971	CBS		7
9.	I'm A Man / Questions 67 And 68	9/1971	Columbia		24
10.	Questions 67 And 68 (live) / I'm A Man (live)	1/1972	CBS
11.	Saturday In The Park / Alma Mater	7/1972	CBS		3
12.	Dialogue (Pt. 1 & 2) / Now That You've Gone	10/1972	CBS		24
13.	25 Or 6 To 4 / Make Me Smile	4/1973	CBS
14.	Feelin' Stronger Every Day / Jenny	6/1973	CBS		8
15.	Just You And Me / Critic's Choice	9/1973	CBS		1
16.	Just You And Me / Feelin' Stronger Every Day (v GB)	19.10.1973	CBS
17.	(I've Been) Searching So Long / Byblos	3/1974	CBS		7
18.	Call On Me / Aire	6/1974	CBS		6
19.	Wishing You Were Here / Song Of The Evergreens (v GB)	15.08.1974	CBS
20.	Wishing You Were Here / Life Saver	10/1974	CBS		9
21.	Beginnings / Questions 67 And 68	1975	CBS
22.	Colour My World / I'm A Man	1975	CBS
23.	Does Anybody Really Know What The Time Is? / Free	1975	CBS
24.	Saturday In The Park / Dialogue	1975	CBS
25.	Harry Truman / Till We Meet Again (v GB 4.4.75)	2/1975	CBS		13
26.	Old Days / Hideaway	4/1975	CBS		5
27.	Never Been In Love Before / (Part 2)	8/1975	CBS
28.	Wishing You Were Here / Life Saver	8/1975	CBS
29.	Brand New Love Affair / Hideaway	8/1975	CBS		61
30.	Another Rainy Day In New York City / Hope For Love (v GB 23.7.76)	6/1976	CBS		32
31.	If You Leave Me Now / Together Again produced by: James William Guercio	8/1976	CBS	1	1
32.	Wishing You Were Here / Gently I'll Wake You	1/1977	CBS
33.	You Are On My Mind / Gently I'll Wake You	2/1977	CBS		49
34.	Baby, What A Big Surprise / Takin' It On Uptown	9/1977	CBS	41	4
35.	Take Me Back To Chicago / Policeman	13.01.1978	CBS		63
36.	Little One / Till The End Of Time	2/1978	CBS		44
37.	Alive Again / Love Was New	10/1978	CBS		14
38.	No Tell Lover / Take A Chance	12/1978	CBS		14
39.	I'm A Man / 25 Or 6 To 4	3/1979	CBS
40.	Gone Long Gone / The Greatest Love On Earth	4/1979	CBS		73
41.	Must Have Been Crazy / Closer To You	8/1979	CBS		83
42.	Mama Take / Window Dreamin'	10/1979	CBS
43.	Streat Player / Window Dreamin'	4/1980	CBS
44.	Thunder And Lightning / I'd Rather Be Rich	6/1980	CBS		56
45.	Song For You / I'd Rather Be Rich	29.08.1980	CBS
46.	The American Dream / Song For You (v GB)	9/1980	CBS
47.	Hard To Say I'm Sorry / Sonny Think Twice	5/1982	Full Moon	4	1
48.	Love Me Tomorrow / Bad Advice	9/1982	Full Moon		22
49.	If You Leave Me Now / 25 Or 6 To 4	11/1982	CBS
50.	Greatest Original Hits EP (If You Leave Me Now / 25 Or 6 To 4 / Baby, What A Big Surprise / Wishing You Were Here)	1/1983	CBS
51.	What You're Missing / Rescue You	1/1983	Full Moon		81
52.	Stay The Night / Only You	4/1984	Full Moon		16
53.	Hard Habit To Break / Remember The Feeling	7/1984	Full Moon	6	2
54.	You're The Inspiration / Love Me Tomorrow 12" + Once In A Lifetime	11/1984	Full Moon	11	3
55.	Along Comes A Woman / We Can Stop The Hurtin'	2/1985	Full Moon	96	14
56.	25 Or 6 To 4 (remix) / One More Day 12" + Hard Habit To Break	8/1986	Full Moon		48
57.	Will You Still Love Me? / 25 Or 6 To 4	11/1986	Full Moon		3
58.	Will You Still Love Me? / Forever 12" + Hard Habit To Break (v GB)	2/1987	Full Moon
59.	If She Would Have Been Faithful / Forever 12" + 25 Or 6 To 4	3/1987	Full Moon		17
60.	Niagara Falls	7/1987	Full Moon		91
61.	I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love / I Stand Up 12" + 25 Or 6 To 4 CD + Will You Still Love Me?	5/1988	Reprise		3
62.	25 Or 6 To 4 / Make Me Smile	8/1988	CBS
63.	Look Away / Come In From The Night 12",CD + 25 Or 6 To 4	9/1988	Reprise	77	1
64.	You're Not Alone / It's Alright	1/1989	Reprise		10
65.	We Can't Last Forever / One More Day	5/1989	Reprise		55
66.	What Kind Of Man Should I Be / 25 Or 6 To 4 12",CD + You're The Inspiration / Hard To Say I'm Sorry	11/1989	Reprise		5
67.	Heart's In Trouble	7/1990	Reprise		75
68.	Chasing A Wind / Only Time Can Heal The Wounded	1/1991	Reprise		39
69.	You Come To My Senses	6/1991
70.	Let's Take A Lifetime	2/1996
71.	Here I Come	08.07.1996	Diamond Pearl
72.	The Only One	24.11.1997	CNR Music
73.	Deep EP (Deep / Funky / Hard / Clanking)	22.05.2000	4x4
74.	On A Mission From God / The Gimp & GMS	11.12.2000	Tip
75.	Moovers & Groovers 2 Sampler 1 EP & Zorba & Logic Bomb	26.02.2001	Chicago Hype/Dumpfound
76.	Moovers & Groovers 2 Sampler 2 EP (Voyage Of Ulysses / Individual) & Spacefly & Zorba	12.03.2001	Tip
77.	Feel	2/2006	Rhino
78.	Clueso	4/2006

Peter Cetera:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	The Glory Of Love	5/1986	Warner Bros	5	1
2.	The Next Time I Fall In Love with Amy Grant	9/1986	Warner Bros	78	1
3.	Big Mistake	1/1987			61
4.	I Wasn't The One (Who Said Goodbye) / If You Need Somebody Tonight & Agnetha Fältskog	4/1988	WEA		93
5.	One Good Woman	7/1988	Full Moon/Warner Bros	82	4
6.	Best Of Times	10/1988			59
7.	After All / Dangerous Times & Cher	3/1989	Geffen	84	6
8.	Restless Heart	7/1992	Warner Bros		35
9.	Feels Like Heaven & Chaka Khan	1/1993	Warner Bros		71
10.	Even A Fool Can See	7/1993			68
11.	Forever Tonight & Crystal Bernard	10/1995			86
12.	Hard To Say I'm Sorry & Az Yet	2/1997	La Face	7	8
13.	You're The Inspiration featuring Az Yet	10/1997			92
14.	One Clear Voice	02.03.1999
15.	Big Suprise	25.02.2008	Top Ranking

Videos:

1. Live By Request - 3/2004, Warner Music, live
2. Beginnings - 23.10.2012, Blueline

Awards:

1976 Grammy Awards

- Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists (SP "If You Leave Me Now")
- Best Album Package ("Chicago X")
- Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus (SP "If You Leave Me Now")

1984 Grammy Awards

- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals (SP "Hard Habit To Break")
- Best Engineered Recording (LP "17")

2014 Grammy Hall Of Fame (album "The Chicago Transit Authority", 1969)
2016 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame
2019 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

WWW Links:

http://www.chicagotheband.com

Various:

1966-69 Chicago Transit Authority

Compilation Appearances:

"Show Me A Sign" on benefit CD "Stop Handgun Violence" (7.11.00, Rounder)

Tris Imboden:

appeared on the LP:

Ian Matthews: Go For Broke (28.5.76, CBS)

Peter Cetera:

produced by LP:

Agnetha Fältskog: I Stand Alone (2/88, WEA)

Jason Scheff:

appeared on the LP:

Gerry Beckley: Five Mile Road (20.9.19)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1971	0	10.04.1971	22
1973	31	04.08.1973	25	New Singles	single review
1973	35	01.09.1973	41	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	21	25.05.1974	14	New Pop Singles	single review
1975	16	19.04.1975	13	Singles	single review
1975	16	19.04.1975	43	Albums	album review
1975	24	14.06.1975	33	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	45	13.11.1976	13		interview
1978	41	28.10.1978	16	Singles	single review
1978	42	04.11.1978	21	Albums	album review
1980	29	30.08.1980	8	Single File	single review
1982	29	17.07.1982	17	Albums	album review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	0	21.07.1973	38	Albums	album review
1973	0	15.09.1973	37	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1974	0	04.05.1974	26	Albums	album review
1975	0	21.06.1975	16	Platters	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	1	08.01.1992	28	Recenze	album review
1994	22	08.11.1994	7	Galerie
1995	13	04.07.1995	28	Recenze	album review
1997	12		114	Recenze - CD Retro	album review
1998	3		102	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2000	6		58	Zapomenutí nezapomen	profile
2000	7		59	Zapomenutí nezapomen	profile
2005	12		86	Jazz Lounge	gig review
2006	6		59	Recenze	album review
2007	11		60	Recenze	album review