The Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago Transit Authority Album

Tracklist

1	Liberation
2	Beginnings
3	I'm A Man
4	South California Purples
5	Someday
6	Listen
7	Prologue, August 29, 1968
8	Questions 67 And 68
9	Poem 58
10	Free Form Guitar
11	Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
12	Introduction

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GP 8	Chicago Transit Authority	Chicago Transit Authority ‎(2xLP, Album, Pit)	Columbia	GP 8	US	1969
CDCBS 66221	Chicago Transit Authority	Chicago Transit Authority ‎(2xCD, Album)	CBS Inc.	CDCBS 66221	Europe	1984
R2 76171	Chicago Transit Authority	Chicago Transit Authority ‎(CD, Album, RM, Unofficial)	Rhino Records	R2 76171	Russia	Unknown
GP 8, CS 9809, CS 9836	Chicago Transit Authority	Chicago Transit Authority ‎(2xLP, Album, RP, Gat)	Columbia, Columbia, Columbia	GP 8, CS 9809, CS 9836	US	1970
GP 8, CS 9809, CS 9836	Chicago Transit Authority	Chicago Transit Authority ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	Columbia, Columbia, Columbia	GP 8, CS 9809, CS 9836	Canada	Unknown

Credits

• Arranged By [All Brass] – James Pankow
• Bass, Lead Vocals – Peter Cetera
• Drums – Daniel Seraphine
• Engineer – Fred Catero
• Guitar, Lead Vocals – Terry Kath
• Keyboards, Lead Vocals – Robert Lamm
• Liner Notes – James William Guercio
• Producer – James William Guercio
• Trombone – James Pankow
• Trumpet, Backing Vocals – Lee Loughnane
• Woodwind, Backing Vocals – Walter Parazaider

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Album

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