It also included one of the band’s most famous hits (I've Been) Searchin' So Long. This album was followed by 1973's Chicago VI and 1974’s double-disc album Chicago VII, which featured collaborations with The Beach Boys. The band’s 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. It consisted of the band’s live recordings. In 1971, Chicago released four live albums together, titled Chicago At Carnegie Hall Volumes I, II, III and IV. It’s central song was a thirteen-minute suite called Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon. Chicago first record The Chicago Transit Authority was released in 1969, but the band’s popularity began to grow in 1970, when their second album Chicago (also known as Chicago II) was released. The band featured an unusual for rock-band line-up of instrumentalists, including saxophonist, trombonist and trumpet player. Originally, it was a politically charged, sometimes experimental rock band, and at first it’s title was The Big Thing. The band was formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, by a number of DePaul University music students.
Second only to The Beach Boys in terms of singles and albums, Chicago were, according to Billboard, the leading U.S. Chicago are one of the most long running band’s in the world.
