South California Purples
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“South California Purples” | ||
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Single by Chicago from the album The Chicago Transit Authority |
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Recorded | January 1969 | |
Genre | Blues rock, Hard rock | |
Length | 6:11 | |
Label | Columbia Records | |
Writer(s) | Robert Lamm | |
Producer | James William Guercio |
"South California Purples" is a song written and sung by Robert Lamm for the rock band Chicago and recorded for their debut album The Chicago Transit Authority (1969).
A live version appears on 1971's Chicago at Carnegie Hall, lasting over fifteen minutes.
[edit] Trivia
The song quotes the opening line from The Beatles' "I Am the Walrus:" "I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together."