Chicago
27 songs or works across all MusicAtlas lists. Distinct recording versions remain separate.
About Chicago
Chicago formed in its namesake city in 1967 with the aim of combining a rock rhythm section and a prominent horn section. The musicians brought backgrounds in jazz, R&B and other styles to that approach. Their first album, Chicago Transit Authority, appeared in 1969, featuring several songwriters and singers within the same ensemble. Long arrangements and instrumental passages were part of its early identity, alongside more compact songs that could reach radio audiences.
Artist background sources
A Chicago Story - official band history
1967 formation, rock-with-horns concept, jazz/R&B backgrounds, 1969 debut album and original writing, vocal and arrangement approach; individual member solo careers are not mapped. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
All songs for this credit
Recording years are first-release years where available; * marks a reported year awaiting verification. Classical work dates are labeled comp., prem. or pub.. Open an entry for its date evidence and background. Artists sort without a leading "The"; composers sort by surname.
- (1970) 25 or 6 to 4
- (1978) Alive Again
- (1985*) Along Comes a Woman
- (1976) Another Rainy Day in New York City
- (1977) Baby, What a Big Surprise
- (year unknown) Beginnings
- (1974) Call on Me
- (1970) Colour My World
- (1973) Feelin' Stronger Every Day
- (1984) Hard Habit to Break
- (1982*) Hard to Say I'm Sorry
- (1982) Hard to Say I'm Sorry / Get Away
- (1988*) I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love
- (1976) If You Leave Me Now
- (1974) (I've Been) Searchin' So Long
- (1973) Just You 'N' Me
- (1988) Look Away
- (1970) Make Me Smile [Original 1970 studio album movement from Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon]
- (year unknown) Make Me Smile [Catalog version; exact edition not established]
- (1975) Old Days
- (1972) Saturday in the Park
- (1984) Stay the Night
- (1989*) What Kind of Man Would I Be?
- (1986*) Will You Still Love Me? [Catalog version; exact edition not established]
- (1986) Will You Still Love Me? [Original 1986 full studio album presentation]
- (1974) Wishing You Were Here
- (1984) You're the Inspiration
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