Chicago III is the third studio album by American rock band Chicago and was released in 1971. It was the band's third consecutive double album of new studio material in less than two years. In the wake of the enormous worldwide success of their second album, Chicago spent almost all of 1970 on the road, an exhausting undertaking. Former drummer Danny Seraphine, described the members of the band as "fatigued and road-weary" when they went into the studio to record the album.
Chicago's third effort, much like the preceding two, was initially issued as a double LP, and is packed with a combination of extended jams as well as progressive and equally challenging pop songs. Their innovative sound was the result of augmenting the powerful rock & roll quartet with a three-piece brass section - the members of whom are all consummate soloists. Once again, the group couples that with material worthy of its formidable skills. In the wake of the band's earlier powerhouse successes, Chicago III has perhaps been unrightfully overshadowed. The bulk of the release.
The Box is a five-CD/one DVD career-spanning box set by popular American group Chicago and was compiled and released through Rhino Records in 2003. The set was authorized by the band, which helped choose material from its entire back catalogue. The box includes material from every studio album released by the band since its 1969 debut Chicago Transit Authority to its late 1990s recordings, along with a few rarities, notably three songs from the then-unreleased 1993 Stone of Sisyphus project.
Chicago III was the band’s third consecutive double album in less than two years, and the third to go platinum or beyond. The album scored hits with Free and Lowdown and took on a more serious tone than their two previous releases. Chicago III was the first album to feature a Roman Numeral in the title, which later marked most of the group’s releases. Cover Design: Tattered Flag Track Listing: Sing a Mean Tune Kid.
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This thrilling 1971 album by Chicago is the last to feature the lengthy song-cycle suites that characterized their 1969-1971 output. Bringing together aspects of jazz rock, progressive rock (as it existed in 1971), acid rock, and avant-garde influences, this also may be their most experimental album - unlike the first two albums, there were no smash hits on Chicago III. All of the guys in Chicago were excellent musicians and the ensemble work on the album is fantastic. Although the overall sound on III is pretty much in keeping with what you might expect from Chicago around this time (full throttle acid jazz rock with some great jamming), there is a tiny dash of avant-garde tendencies that set it apart; evidently a few of the guys were interested in Edgar Varese, Stockhausen and other similarly "serious" composers.
| A1 | Sing A Mean Tune KidWritten-By – R. Lamm* |
| A2 | Loneliness Is Just A WordWritten-By – R. Lamm* |
| A3 | What Else Can I SayWritten-By – P. Cetera* |
| A4 | I Don't Want Your MoneyWritten-By – R. Lamm*, T. Kath* |
| Travel Suite | |
| B1 | Flight 602Written-By – R. Lamm* |
| B2 | Motorboat To MarsWritten-By – D. Seraphine* |
| B3 | FreeWritten-By – R. Lamm* |
| B4 | Free CountryWritten-By – R. Lamm*, W. Parazaider*, T. Kath* |
| B5 | At The SunriseWritten-By – R. Lamm* |
| B6 | Happy 'Cause I'm Going HomeWritten-By – R. Lamm* |
| C1 | MotherWritten-By – R. Lamm* |
| C2 | LowdownWritten-By – D. Seraphine*, P. Cetera* |
An Hour In The ShowerWritten-By – T. Kath* |
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| C3 | A Hard Risin' Morning Without Breakfast |
| C4 | Off To Work |
| C5 | Fallin' Out |
| C6 | Dreamin' Home |
| C7 | Morning Blues Again |
| Elegy | |
| D1 | When All The Laughter Dies In SorrowWritten-By – K. Lascelles* |
| D2 | CanonWritten-By – J. Pankow* |
| D3 | Once Upon A Time...Written-By – J. Pankow* |
| D4 | Progress?Written-By – J. Pankow*, J. W. Guercio* |
| D5 | The Approaching StormWritten-By – J. Pankow* |
| D6 | Man Vs. Man: The EndWritten-By – J. Pankow* |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2 30110 | Chicago | Chicago III (2xLP, Album, San) | Columbia | C2 30110 | US | 1971 |
| 8122-76173-2 | Chicago | Chicago III (CD, Album, RE, RM, Unofficial) | Rhino Records | 8122-76173-2 | Russia | 2015 |
| S 66260 | Chicago | Chicago III (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Columbia | S 66260 | Spain | 1971 |
| C2 30110 | Chicago | Chicago III (LP, Album, RM) | Columbia | C2 30110 | US | Unknown |
| QCA 30110 | Chicago | Chicago III (2x8-Trk, Album, Quad, Sli) | Columbia | QCA 30110 | US | 1974 |
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