![]() This year the band released Hot Streets, the first album with an actual title rather than a number. It began with a split with the bands long-time manager and continued with the death of Chicago co-founder. It featured track If You Leave Me Now, which has won Chicagos only Grammy award, for Best Pop Performance by a Group. ![]() It also included one of the bands most famous hits (Ive Been) Searchin So Long. The bands next record Chicago V reached number one on both the Billboard pop and jazz albums charts, with the successful single Saturday In The Park that was telling about everyday life and political situation. In 1971, Chicago released four live albums together, titled Chicago At Carnegie Hall Volumes I, II, III and IV. Its central song was a thirteen-minute suite called Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon. The band featured an unusual for rock-band line-up of instrumentalists, including saxophonist, trombonist and trumpet player.Ĭhicago first record The Chicago Transit Authority was released in 1969, but the bands popularity began to grow in 1970, when their second album Chicago (also known as Chicago II) was released.
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