South California Purples
| "South California Purples" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song by Chicago from the album The Chicago Transit Authority | ||||
| Released | April 28, 1969 | |||
| Recorded | January 1969 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 6:11 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Writer | Robert Lamm | |||
| Producer | James William Guercio | |||
| The Chicago Transit Authority track listing | ||||
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"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).[1][2][3]
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."
A live version appears on 1971's Chicago at Carnegie Hall, lasting over fifteen minutes.
References
- ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (2004). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate U.S. p. 285. ISBN 9781841956152. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ Planer, Lindsay. at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ Desrosiers, Mark (6 November 2002). "Can You Dig It? Yes I Can!". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 March 2014.