| "Lowdown" | ||||
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| Single by Chicago | ||||
| from the album Chicago III | ||||
| B-side | "Loneliness Is Just a Word" | |||
| Released | April 1971 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Peter Cetera, Danny Seraphine | |||
| Producer(s) | James William Guercio | |||
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"Lowdown" is a song written by Peter Cetera and Danny Seraphine for the rock band Chicago and recorded for their third album Chicago III (1971). It was the second single released from this album,[1] and peaked at No. 35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2] Cetera provided lead vocals while guitarist Terry Kath used a fuzzbox and wah-wah pedal for his guitar solo and Robert Lamm made prominent use of the Hammond organ.
A Japanese-language version of the song was recorded in 1972 for the Japan market and released as a single. It would be released digitally on the Japan-only compilation CD The Heart of Chicago 1967-1971 Volume II Special Edition (green cover), which also contains "Questions 67 and 68" sung in Japanese. The group performed the song live with the Japanese lyrics during tours of Japan in 1972,[3] documented on the Live in Japan album.
- ^ "The Chicago Story: Chapter VII – Success". www.chicagotheband.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago Lowdown Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ Miller, Bruce R. (February 10, 2012). "There's plenty of glory in Cetera's life". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa, USA. Retrieved June 11, 2018.