The Chicago Transit Authority is the debut studio album by the American rock band Chicago, and the only album released under their original name Chicago Transit Authority.

The band’s self-titled debut album showed the world how they could rock with brass and successfully incorporate funk, jazz, and pop balladry into a groundbreaking double-platinum rock & roll classic.

"The Chicago Transit Authority", along with King Crimson's "In The Court Of The Crimson King" and Van Halen's debut LP, are the top three of my personal list of best debut albums ever.

Does this album have any RIAA certifications? Yes, “Chicago Transit Authority” was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA on November 21st, 1986.

Today, The Chicago Transit Authority, produced by James William Guercio and released in late April 1969 on Columbia Records, is justifiably remembered as a hit album with an assortment of popular …

Listen on Amazon Music 1 Introduction (2002 Remaster) Chicago 2 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (2002 Remaster) Chicago

In early 1969, the band traveled to New York and began work on their first album titled “The Chicago Transit Authority.” It was a blend of psychedelic rock, pop, balladry, classical, jazz and rhythm ‘n’ blues.

Listen to The Chicago Transit Authority (Remastered) by Chicago on Apple Music. 1969. 12 Songs. Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes.

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Chicago Transit Authority was bold, innovative, and unlike anything else at the time. The band would streamline their sound in the years to come, but this album captures them at their rawest and most …