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“I'm A Man” by Chicago
From the album Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
“I'm A Man” by Chicago appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1997 and 2012. It was first released in 1969 on the album Chicago Transit Authority. Its best result is #164 on the KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #8,132 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Chicago cut "I'm a Man" for their 1969 debut album, Chicago Transit Authority, back when the band still went by that name too. It wasn't theirs to begin with: Steve Winwood and producer Jimmy Miller wrote it, and the Spencer Davis Group got there first in 1967, with Winwood singing lead.
Plenty of acts have covered it since, but nobody did better with it than Chicago. James William Guercio produced their take and Fred Catero engineered it, and it charted on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching No. 8 in the UK in 1970 before creeping to No. 49 in the US in 1971.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 164 | 104.5 KZEP | KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) | 500 |
| 2002 | 413 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2012 | 475 | WYEP | WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown | 500 |
| 2012 | 245 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
Also listed as: I'm a Man.
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