Colour My World
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- For the Petula Clark song, see "Colour My World (Petula Clark song)."
- "Colour My World" may also refer to a song by the band Westlife.
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| Single by Chicago from the album Chicago |
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| A-side | "Make Me Smile", "Beginnings" |
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| Released | March 1970, June 1971 |
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| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | August 1969 | ||||
| Genre | Soft rock | ||||
| Length | 2:59 | ||||
| Label | Columbia Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | James Pankow | ||||
| Producer | James William Guercio | ||||
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| Lowdown (1971) |
Beginnings / Colour My World (1971) |
Questions 67 and 68 / I'm A Man (1971) |
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"Colour My World" is a song written by James Pankow for the rock band Chicago. Part of Pankow's Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon song cycle/suite, it was recorded for their second album Chicago (1970). Terry Kath performed the lead vocal, and Walter Parazaider performed the highly recognizable flute solo.
The song was initially released as the B-side to "Make Me Smile" in March 1970. It was re-released in June 1971 as the B-side to the re-release of "Beginnings"; this second single reached #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
"Colour My World" became a popular 'slow-dance' song at high school proms and university dances during the 1970s.
Chicago continues to perform the song, either on its own, or as part of the Ballet. After Kath's death in 1978, the vocal has been performed by Bill Champlin and currently by Robert Lamm.
The piano melody in this song has the same melody as Jerry Butler's song for your precious love.
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