South California Purples

"South California Purples" (originally titled "Southern California Purples") is a song written and sung by Robert Lamm for the rock band Chicago and recorded for their debut album Chicago Transit Authority (1969).[1][2][3]

"South California Purples"
Song by Chicago
from the album Chicago Transit Authority
ReleasedApril 28, 1969
RecordedJanuary 1969
GenreBlues rock, hard rock
Length6:11
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)Robert Lamm
Producer(s)James William Guercio

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 and on Live VI Decades Live (This Is What We Do), recorded at The Isle Of Wight Festival.

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  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2004). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate U.S. p. 285. ISBN 9781841956152. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ^ Planer, Lindsay. South California Purples at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. ^ Desrosiers, Mark (6 November 2002). "Can You Dig It? Yes I Can!". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 March 2014.