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Release date: 08-08-2009 (originally released in 1970) 2009 US exclusive limited edition 11-track 2-LP set pressed on HQ-180 Premium 180gram VIRGIN VINYL at RTI; Chicago's 2nd longplayer, originally released in January 1970, including the hit singles '25 or 6 to 4' and 'Make Me Smile', superbly presented in deluxe pasted gatefold sleeve, housed in a stickered perforated tear-strip bag. Tracks: 01. Moving In 02. The Road 03. Poem for the People 04. In the Country 05. Wake Up Sunshine 06. Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon - Make Me Smile - So Much to Say, So Much to Give - Anxiety's Moment - West Virginia Fantasies - Colour My World - To Be Free - Now More Than Ever 07. Fancy Colours 08. 25 or 6 to 4 09. Memories Of Love - Prelude - A.M. Mourning - P.M. Mourning - Memories of Love 10. It Better End Soon - 1st Movement - 2nd Movement - 3rd Movement - 4th Movement 11. Where Do We Go from Here? Formed in its namesake city in 1967, Chicago is the first American band ever to send albums into Billboard's pop Top 40 for five consecutive decades. CHICAGO II, the follow up to their 1969 debut Chicago Transit Authority, kicked off the '70s in style, shooting to#4. Rhino's expansion and upgrade of Chicago's catalog continues with a new reissue of this 1970 platinum double album on 180 gram vinyl. Remastered from the original analog tapes, the two-LP set features deluxe gatefold packaging. Powered by the founding Chicago lineup of Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider and Daniel Seraphine, CHICAGO II features the classically inspired suite “Ballet For A Girl In Buchannon,” which delivered two Top 10 singles and signature hits-“Make Me Smile” and “Color My World.” Highlights also include “Where Do We Go From Here” and the #4 smash “25 Or 6 To 4.”
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