''Skinny Boy'' is the debut solo album by Chicago's keyboard player

Robert Lamm Robert William Lamm (born October 13, 1944) is an American keyboardist, guitarist, singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He wrote many of the band's biggest hits, including " Questions 67 & 68", " Does ...

released in 1974 on

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. It has the distinction of being the first solo effort by any Chicago band member. The title track, "Skinny Boy," was also used on ''

Chicago VII ''Chicago VII'' is the sixth studio album (seventh overall) by American rock band Chicago and was released in 1974. It is notable for being their first double album of new material since 1971's ''Chicago III'' and remains their final studio rel ...

'' with horns added and an extended outro. The release sold poorly and failed to chart.

Track listing

All songs written by

, except where noted. # "Temporary Jones" (Robert Lamm, Robert Russell) 3:30 # "Love Song" 3:10 # "Crazy Way to Spend a Year" 3:22 # "Until the Time Runs Out" 2:26 # "Skinny Boy" 4:30 # "One Step Forward Two Steps Back" 3:10 # "Fireplace and Ivy" 3:40 # "Someday I'm Gonna Go" 1:40 # "A Lifetime We" 3:10 # "City Living" 2:30 # "Crazy Brother John" 2:46

Personnel

* Robert Lamm – lead vocals, piano, electric piano, clavinet *

Terry Kath Terry Alan Kath (January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He played guitar and sang lead vocals on many of the band's early hit singl ...

– bass, acoustic guitar * James Vincent – electric guitar * Alan De Carlo – acoustic guitar * Ross Salamone – drums *

Guille Garcia Guille Garcia Rodiles (born November 1947) is a Cuban-born American percussionist, singer, and songwriter. He played congas and drums with the jazz rock band Chicago and toured with them in 1973 before being replaced by future full-fledged mem ...

– congas, percussion * Gloria Strassner, Jerry Kessler, Jesse Ehrlich, Selene Hurford – cello * Jan Hlinka, Joseph Reilich, Myer Bello, Myron Sandler, William Hymanson, Yukiko Kamei – viola * Carl La Magna, Claire Hodgkins, Debbie Grossman, Endre Granat, Jerome Reisler, Joy Lyle, Leonard Malarsky, Robert Sushel, Sidney Sharp, Stanley Plummer, Tibor Zelig, William Kurasch – violin * William Collette – woodwind *

Pointer Sisters The Pointer Sisters are an American pop and R&B singing group from Oakland, California, that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, jazz, electronic music, bebop, bl ...

– backing vocals

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1974 debut albums Columbia Records albums