LP Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago Transit Authority is the debut album by the Chicago-based rock band Chicago (then known as Chicago Transit Authority). It was recorded and released in 1969 and became a sleeper hit, reaching number 17 on the Billboard 200 by 1971 and spawning several successful singles, including "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Questions 67 and 68" and "Beginnings". The album stayed on the Billboard chart for 171 weeks,[4] beating the previous record for a rock album's longevity of 155 weeks and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).] For this inaugural recording effort the group was nominated for a Grammy Award for 1969 Best New Artist of the Year. Side One No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 1. "Introduction" Terry Kath Kath 6:35 2. "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" Robert Lamm Lamm 4:35 3. "Beginnings" Lamm Lamm 7:54 Side Two No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 1. "Questions 67 and 68" Lamm Peter Cetera, Lamm 5:03 2. "Listen" Lamm Lamm 3:22 3. "Poem 58" Lamm Lamm 8:35 Side Three No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 1. "Free Form Guitar" Kath none 6:47 2. "South California Purples*" Lamm Lamm 6:11 3. "I'm a Man" Steve Winwood, Jimmy Miller Lamm, Cetera, Kath 7:43 Side Four No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 1. "Prologue, August 29, 1968" James William Guercio none 0:58 2. "Someday (August 29, 1968)" James Pankow, Lamm Lamm, Cetera 4:11 3. "Liberation" Pankow Kath (briefly near the end: “Oh, tha