Biografía de Chicago
Chicago se formó en 1967 en la ciudad que lleva su nombre, originalmente bajo el nombre de Chicago Transit Authority. La banda surgió del encuentro entre un grupo de músicos que habían estudiado en el DePaul University y otros artistas locales que compartían la visión de fusionar el rock con elementos de jazz y música latina. Los miembros fundadores incluían a Terry Kath en guitarra, Robert Lamm en teclados y voz, Peter Cetera en bajo y voz, y Danny Seraphine en batería, junto con una robusta sección de vientos que se convertiría en su sello distintivo. Desde sus inicios, la agrupación mostró una propuesta musical ambiciosa que los distinguía claramente del panorama rock de la época.
Musicalmente, Chicago desarrolló un estilo único que combinaba rock, jazz, pop y R&B, caracterizado por elaborados arreglos de vientos y complejas estructuras armónicas. Sus primeros álbumes exploraron territorios más experimentales y progresivos, mientras que con el paso de los años evolucionaron hacia un sonido más comercial y orientado al pop rock. La banda logró crear un equilibrio entre la sofisticación musical y la accesibilidad comercial, produciendo tanto piezas instrumentales complejas como baladas románticas que dominaron las listas de popularidad. Su capacidad para reinventarse sin perder su esencia los mantuvo relevantes durante décadas, adaptándose a los cambios del mercado musical mientras preservaban su identidad sonora.
A lo largo de su carrera, Chicago ha vendido más de cien millones de discos en todo el mundo y ha sido reconocida como una de las bandas más exitosas de la historia del rock estadounidense. Han logrado múltiples discos de platino y han sido incluidos en el Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll, consolidando su legado en la música popular. Su influencia se extiende más allá de las ventas comerciales, habiendo inspirado a numerosas generaciones de músicos que han adoptado su aproximación de fusionar géneros diversos. Actualmente, la banda continúa presentándose en vivo y mantiene una base de seguidores leales, demostrando la perdurable relevancia de su propuesta musical en el panorama contemporáneo.
Canciones más reproducidas
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- "The Mermaid" Sereia Do Mar
- (Because) It's Christmastime
- (Because) It's Christmastime (2023 Remaster)
- (I've Been) Searchin' so Long
- (I've Been) Searchin' So Long (2002 Remaster)
- (I've Been) Searchin' So Long (2007 Remaster)
- (I've Been) Searchin' so Long (Live in '75)
- (I've Been) Searchin' So Long (Live)
- 25 or 6 to 4
- 25 or 6 to 4 (2002 Remaster)
- 25 or 6 to 4 (2007 Remaster)
- 25 or 6 to 4 (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, April 5-10, 1971)
- 25 or 6 to 4 (Live in '75)
- 25 or 6 to 4 (Live on Soundstage 2018)
- 90 Degrees and Freezing
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- A Hit by Varèse (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- A Song for Richard and His Friends (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Ain't It Blue? (Live in '75)
- Alive Again
- Alive Again (2002 Remaster)
- Alive Again (Live)
- All Over the World (2023 Remaster)
- All the Years (2008 Remaster)
- Aloha Mama (2003 Remaster)
- An Hour in the Shower (A Hard Risin' Morning Without Breakfast / Off to Work / Fallin' Out / Dreamin' Home / Morning Blues Again) (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, April 5-10, 1971)
- Another Rainy Day in New York City
- Another Rainy Day in New York City (2002 Remaster)
- Another Rainy Day in NYC (2007 Remaster)
- Another Trippy Day
- Anxiety's Moment (2002 Remaster)
- Anxiety's Moment (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Anxiety's Moment (Live in '75)
- Anyway You Want (Live in '75)
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- Baby, What a Big Surprise (2002 Remaster)
- Baby, What a Big Surprise (2007 Remaster)
- Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon (Live)
- Ballet for a Girl In Buchannon / Make Me Smile (Live on Soundstage 2018)
- Ballet for a Girl In Buchannon / So Much To Say, So Much To Give / Anxiety's Moment / West Virginia Fantasies / Colour My World / (Live on Soundstage 2018)
- Beginnings (2002 Remaster)
- Beginnings (2007 Remaster)
- Beginnings (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Beginnings (Live in '75)
- Beginnings (Live)
- Bethlehem (2023 Remaster)
- Bigger Than Elvis (2008 Remaster)
- Birthday Boy (2003 Remaster)
- Born For This Moment
- Bring My Baby Back
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- Call on Me (2002 Remaster)
- Call on Me (2007 Remaster)
- Call on Me (Live in '75)
- Call On Me (Live)
- Child's Prayer (2023 Remaster)
- Christmas Time Is Here (2023 Remaster)
- Closer to You (2003 Remaster)
- Colour My World (2002 Remaster)
- Colour My World (2007 Remaster)
- Colour My World (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Colour My World (Live in '75)
- Colour My World (Live)
- Come to Me, Do
- Crazy Happy
- Crazy Idea
- Cry for the Lost (2008 Remaster)
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- Dialogue (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Dialogue (Live in '75)
- Dialogue Part 1 and 2 (Live)
- Dialogue, Pt. I & Pt. II (2002 Remaster)
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is (Live)
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (2002 Remaster)
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (2007 Remaster)
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Free Form Intro) (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Live in '75)
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (New Edit; 2003 Remaster)
- Doin' Business (2003 Remaster)
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- Fancy Colours (2002 Remaster)
- Fancy Colours (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Fancy Colours (Live on Soundstage 2018)
- Feel (Hot Single Mix)
- Feel (With Horns)
- Feelin' Stronger Every Day
- Feelin' Stronger Every Day (2002 Remaster)
- Feelin' Stronger Every Day (2007 Remaster)
- Feelin' Stronger Every Day (Live in '75)
- Feelin' Stronger Every Day (Live)
- Feliz Navidad (2023 Remaster)
- Firecracker
- Flight 602 (2002 Remaster)
- Free (2002 Remaster)
- Free (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Free (Live in '75)
- Free Form Guitar (2002 Remaster)
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- Hanky Panky/Life Saver (Live)
- Happy Man (2002 Remaster)
- Happy Man (Live)
- Hard Habit to Break (2007 Remaster)
- Hard Habit To Break (Live)
- Hard to Say I'm Sorry (2007 Remaster)
- Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Getaway (Live)
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2023 Remaster)
- Here Comes Santa Claus/Joy to the World (2023 Remaster)
- Here We Come a Caroling
- Here We Come a Caroling (2023 Remaster)
- Here with Me (A Candle for the Dark) (2008 Remaster)
- Hold On (2003 Remaster)
- House On The Hill
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- I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love (2007 Remaster)
- I Saw Three Ships (feat. America) (2023 Remaster)
- I'd Do It All Again (Christmas Moon)
- I'd Rather Be Rich (2003 Remaster)
- I'll Be Home for Christmas (2023 Remaster)
- I'm a Man (2002 Remaster)
- I'm a Man (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- I'm a Man (Live in '75)
- I'm A Man (Live)
- I'm a Man (New Edit; 2002 Remaster)
- I'm your Santa Claus
- I've Been Searching So Long (Live)
- If She Would Have Been Faithful (2007 Remaster)
- If You Leave Me Now (2007 Remaster)
- If You Leave Me Now (Live)
- In the Country (2002 Remaster)
- In the Country (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- In The Country (Live on Soundstage 2018)
- Introduction (2002 Remaster)
- Introduction (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, April 5-10, 1971)
- Introduction (Live in '75)
- It Better End Soon (2nd Movement) (2002 Remaster)
- It Better End Soon (3rd Movement) (2002 Remaster)
- It Better End Soon (4th Movement) (2002 Remaster)
- It Better End Soon (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- It Better End Soon (Live on Soundstage 2018)
- It Better End Soon It Better End Soon (1st Movement) (2002 Remaster)
- It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2023 Remaster)
- Italian From New York (Live)
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- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (2023 Remaster)
- Let's Take a Lifetime (2008 Remaster)
- Let's Take a Lifetime (Demo)
- Liberation (2002 Remaster)
- Life Is What It Is (2003 Remaster)
- Listen (2002 Remaster)
- Listen (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, April 5-10, 1971)
- Little Drummer Boy (2023 Remaster)
- Live It Up (2003 Remaster)
- Loneliness is Just a Word (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, April 5-10, 1971)
- Loneliness Is Just a Word (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Look Away (2007 Remaster)
- Look Away (Live)
- Loser with a Broken Heart (2003 Remaster)
- Love Is Forever (Demo; 2008 Remaster)
- Love Lives On
- Love Me Tomorrow (2002 Remaster)
- Love Me Tomorrow (2007 Remaster)
- Love Will Come Back
- Lovin' Chains
- Lowdown (2002 Remaster)
- Lowdown (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
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- Mah-Jong (2008 Remaster)
- Mah-Jong (Demo)
- Make A Man Outta Me
- Make Me Smile
- Make Me Smile (2002 Remaster)
- Make Me Smile (2007 Remaster)
- Make Me Smile (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Make Me Smile (Live in '75)
- Make Me Smile (Live)
- Make Me Smile / Now More Than Ever (2002 Remaster)
- Mama Take (2003 Remaster)
- Manipulation (2003 Remaster)
- Memories of Love (Live on Soundstage 2018)
- Merry Christmas Darling (feat. BeBe Winans) (2023 Remaster)
- Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays (2023 Remaster)
- Merry Christmas, I Love You (Ballad Version)
- Merry Christmas, I Love You (R&B Version)
- Merry Christmas, I Love You (R&B Version) (2023 Remaster)
- Mongonucleosis (Live in '75)
- Mongonulceosis (Live)
- More Will Be Revealed
- Mother (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Motorboat to Mars (2002 Remaster)
- Movin' In (2002 Remaster)
- Movin' In (Live on Soundstage 2018)
- Must Have Been Crazy (2003 Remaster)
- My Favorite Things (2023 Remaster)
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- Naked in the Garden of Allah
- Nasaltones (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, April 5-10, 1971)
- Nice Girl
- No Tell Lover
- No Tell Lover (2002 Remaster)
- No Tell Lover (2007 Remaster)
- Now More Than Ever (‘Smile’ Reprise) (Live)
- Now More Than Ever (2002 Remaster)
- Now More Than Ever (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Now More Than Ever (Live in '75)
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- Paradise Alley (2003 Remaster)
- Plaid (2008 Remaster)
- Poem 58 (2002 Remaster)
- Poem 58 (Live)
- Poem for the People (2002 Remaster)
- Poem for the People (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Poem For The People (Live on Soundstage 2018)
- Prologue, August 29, 1968 (2002 Remaster)
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- Safer Harbours
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (2023 Remaster)
- Saturday in the Park (2002 Remaster)
- Saturday in the Park (2007 Remaster)
- Saturday in the Park (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- Saturday In The Park (Live)
- She's Right
- Silent Night (2023 Remaster)
- Sing a Mean Tune Kid (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, April 5-10, 1971)
- Sleeping in the Middle of the Bed (2008 Remaster)
- Sleigh Ride (2023 Remaster)
- Sleigh Ride 2019
- Sleigh Ride 2019 (2023 Remaster)
- So Much to Say, so Much to Give (2002 Remaster)
- So Much to Say, So Much to Give (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- So Much to Say, so Much to Give (Live in '75)
- Soldier of Fortune (2003 Remaster)
- Someday (August 29, 1968) (2002 Remaster)
- Someone Needed Me The Most
- Something In The City Changes People (Live)
- Something's Coming, I Know
- South California Purples (2002 Remaster)
- South California Purples (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, April 5-10, 1971)
- South California Purples (Short Version) (Live)
- Stone of Sisyphus
- Stone of Sisyphus (2008 Remaster)
- Street Player (2003 Remaster)
- Street Player (Dance Mix)
- Street Player (Live)
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- Take Me Back to Chicago (2002 Remaster)
- The American Dream (2003 Remaster)
- The Christmas Song (2023 Remaster)
- The Pull (2008 Remaster)
- The Road (2002 Remaster)
- The Road (Live on Soundstage 2018)
- The Show Must Go On (2008 Remaster)
- This Christmas (2023 Remaster)
- Thunder and Lightning (2003 Remaster)
- To Be Free (2002 Remaster)
- To Be Free (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- To Be Free (Live in '75)
- Tune Up & Band Introduction (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
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- Wake up Sunshine (2002 Remaster)
- Wake up Sunshine (Live on Soundstage 2018)
- Watching All the Colors
- West Virginia Fantasies (2002 Remaster)
- West Virginia Fantasies (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971)
- West Virginia Fantasies (Live in '75)
- What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (2023 Remaster)
- What Child Is This (2023 Remaster)
- Where Did the Lovin' Go (2003 Remaster)
- Where Do We Go from Here (2002 Remaster)
- Where Do We Go from Here (Live on Soundstage 2018)
- White Christmas (2023 Remaster)
- Why Can't We
- Will You Still Love Me? (2007 Remaster)
- Window Dreamin' (2003 Remaster)
- Winter Wonderland (2023 Remaster)
- Wishing You Were Here (2002 Remaster)
- Wishing You Were Here (2007 Remaster)
- Wishing You Were Here (Live in '75)
- Wishing You Were Here (Live)
- Wonderful Christmas Time (feat. Dolly Parton) (2023 Remaster)

