Chicago Transit Authority (album)

Chicago Transit Authority
Back cover of LP releases and front cover of CD reissues.
Studio album by
Chicago
ReleasedApril 28, 1969 (1969-04-28)
RecordedJanuary 27–30, 1969
StudioCBS 30th Street, New York City
Genre
Length76:32
LabelColumbia
ProducerJames William Guercio
Chicago chronology
Chicago Transit Authority
(1969) 		Chicago
(1970)
Singles from Chicago Transit Authority
  1. "Questions 67 and 68 / I’m a Man"
    Released: July 1969 (US)
  2. "I’m a Man"
    Released: January 1970 (UK & Ireland)[2]
  3. "Beginnings"
    Released: October 1969
  4. "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"
    Released: October 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Chicago Transit Authority is the debut studio album by the American rock band Chicago, known at the time of release as Chicago Transit Authority. This double album was released on April 28, 1969 and became a sleeper hit, reaching number 17 on the Billboard 200 by 1971. Chicago Transit Authority spawned 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[5] and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6] For this inaugural recording effort, the group was nominated for a Grammy Award for 1969 Best New Artist of the Year.[7] The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014.[8]

  1. ^ Frank Hoffmann (12 November 2004). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Routledge. pp. 374–. ISBN 978-1-135-94950-1.
  2. ^ "I'm a man | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  3. ^ Chicago Transit Authority at AllMusic
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  7. ^ "Grammy Awards: Chicago". GRAMMY.com. March 17, 2014. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  8. ^ "2014 GRAMMY HALL OF FAME® INDUCTEES". www.grammy.org. Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-01-03.