Harry Truman (song)

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1975 single by Chicago

"Harry Truman"

Single by Chicago
from the album  Chicago VIII
B-side| "Till We Meet Again"
Released| February 1975
Genre| Pop rock
Length| 3:01
Label| Columbia
Songwriter(s)| Robert Lamm
Producer(s)| James William Guercio
Chicago singles chronology
| "Wishing You Were Here"
(1974)  | "Harry Truman"
(1975)  | "Old Days"
(1975)

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"Harry Truman" is a song written by Robert Lamm for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VIII (1975), with lead vocals by Lamm. The first single released from that album, it reached number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[1] It also reached number 23 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 16.

Written after the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon, the lyrics are a tribute to a former President that Lamm felt the American people could trust — straight-talking Harry S. Truman. "America needs you, Harry Truman".[2]

Cash Box said that it "starts out sounding like a Randy Newman song and evolves into a Beatlesque romp."[3] Record World called it a "nostalgic search for the elements of true heroics."[4]

Despite its popularity at the time, the Beatlesque "Harry Truman" only appears on three of Chicago's compilation albums: Group Portrait (now out of print) and The Box, plus the Canada-only "Overtime" released in 1995. It is rarely performed in the band's live shows.

This song was "performed" by Chicago in late 1974 as part of the 1975 Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve special, in which Chicago guitarist Terry Kath can be seen mocking the band's lip-syncing by holding cue cards depicting the song's lyrics.[citation needed]

## Personnel

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* Robert Lamm – lead vocals, piano
* Terry Kath – guitar, backing vocals
* Peter Cetera – bass, backing vocals
* Danny Seraphine – drums
* Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
* Jimmy Pankow – trombone
* Lee Loughnane – trumpet
* Walter Parazaider – tenor saxophone, clarinet
* Caribou Kitchenettes – backing vocals

The "Caribou Kitchenettes" were Loughnane, de Oliveira, Pankow, Parazaider, Joanne Roccone, Brandy Maitland, Katherine Ogden, Kristy Ferguson, Linda Greene, Donna Conroy, Bob Eberhardt, John Carsello, Steve Fagin, and Richard Torres.

## References

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1. ^ "Chicago Awards". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
2. ^ "Chicago official website". Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
3. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 15, 1975. p. 22\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
4. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. February 15, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-11.

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Chicago

* Robert Lamm
* Lee Loughnane
* James Pankow
* Walfredo Reyes Jr.
* Ray Herrmann
* Neil Donell
* Ramon Yslas
* Tony Obrohta
* Loren Gold
* Eric Baines
* Carlos Murguia

* Walter Parazaider
* Danny Seraphine
* Terry Kath
* Peter Cetera
* Laudir de Oliveira
* Donnie Dacus
* Chris Pinnick
* Bill Champlin
* Jason Scheff
* Dawayne Bailey
* Tris Imboden
* Bruce Gaitsch
* Keith Howland
* Drew Hester
* Lou Pardini
* Daniel De Los Reyes
* Jeff Coffey
* Brett Simons

Studio albums|

* Chicago Transit Authority
* Chicago
* Chicago III
* Chicago V
* Chicago VI
* Chicago VII
* Chicago VIII
* Chicago X
* Chicago XI
* Hot Streets
* Chicago 13
* Chicago XIV
* Chicago 16
* Chicago 17
* Chicago 18
* Chicago 19
* Twenty 1
* Night & Day: Big Band
* Chicago XXX
* Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus
* Chicago XXXV: The Nashville Sessions
* Chicago XXXVI: Now
* Chicago XXXVIII: Born for This Moment

Christmas albums|

* Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album
* Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three
* Chicago XXXVII: Chicago Christmas

Live albums|

* Chicago at Carnegie Hall
* Live in Japan
* Chicago XXVI: Live in Concert
* Chicago XXXIV: Live in '75

Compilations|

* Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits
* Greatest Hits, Volume II
* If You Leave Me Now
* Take Me Back to Chicago
* Greatest Hits 1982–1989
* Group Portrait
* The Heart of Chicago 1967–1997
* The Heart of Chicago 1967–1998 Volume II
* The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning
* The Box
* Love Songs
* The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition

Singles|

* "Questions 67 and 68"
* "Beginnings"
* "Make Me Smile"
* "25 or 6 to 4"
* "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"
* "Free"
* "Lowdown"
* "Saturday in the Park"
* "Dialogue (Part I & II)"
* "Feelin' Stronger Every Day"
* "Just You 'n' Me"
* "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long"
* "Call on Me"
* "Wishing You Were Here"
* "Harry Truman"
* "Old Days"
* "Brand New Love Affair"
* "Another Rainy Day in New York City"
* "If You Leave Me Now"
* "Baby, What a Big Surprise"
* "Take Me Back to Chicago"
* "Alive Again"
* "No Tell Lover"
* "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"
* "Love Me Tomorrow"
* "Stay the Night"
* "Hard Habit to Break"
* "You're the Inspiration"
* "Along Comes a Woman"
* "Will You Still Love Me?"
* "If She Would Have Been Faithful..."
* "Niagara Falls"
* "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love"
* "Look Away"
* "You're Not Alone"
* "We Can Last Forever"
* "What Kind of Man Would I Be?"
* "Chasin' the Wind"
* "Here in My Heart"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Members
* Leonid and Friends

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Harry S. Truman

* 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953)
* 34th Vice President of the United States (1945)
* U.S. Senator from Missouri (1935–1945)

Presidency|

* Timeline
* Inaugurations
* first
* second
* Assassination attempt
* 1952 Puerto Rican constitutional referendum
* State of the Union Address
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* Judicial appointments
* Supreme Court
* Sherman Minton Supreme Court nomination
* Cabinet
* Truman Balcony
* "The buck stops here"
* Executive Orders
* Presidential Proclamations
* Eisenhower transition

| Foreign policy|

* Truman Doctrine
* Potsdam Conference
* 1945; Agreement on Europe
* Declaration to Japan
* Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)
* War Brides Act (1945)
* Alien Fiancées and Fiancés Act (1946)
* Luce–Celler Act (1946)
* Executive Order 9835 (1947)
* General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (1947)
* Hoover Commission (1947)
* National Security Act of 1947
* U.S. Department of Defense
* Joint Chiefs of Staff
* National Security Council
* National Security Resources Board
* Air Force/Department
* Central Intelligence Agency
* Displaced Persons Act (1948)
* Key West Agreement (1948)
* Marshall Plan (1948)
* Joint Long Range Proving Grounds (1949)
* North Atlantic Treaty
* 1949; NATO
* Revolt of the Admirals (1949)
* Korean War
* 1950–1953; U.N. Security Council Resolutions 82, 83
* Defense Production Act of 1950
* Relief of Douglas MacArthur
* Office of Defense Mobilization
* 1950; Science Advisory Committee, 1951
* Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
* National Security Agency (1952)

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Fair Deal|

* Medal of Freedom (1945)
* Revenue Act of 1945
* National Mental Health Act
* 1946; National Institute of Mental Health
* Atomic Energy Act of 1946
* U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
* Employment Act of 1946
* Council of Economic Advisers
* Flood Control Acts
* 1946
* 1948
* 1950
* Fulbright Program (1946)
* Hill–Burton Act (1946)
* Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
* Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946
* Federal Tort Claims Act
* Legislative Reference Service
* National School Lunch Act (1946)
* President's Committee on Civil Rights (1946)
* Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1947)
* Housing and Home Finance Agency (1947)
* Presidential Succession Act of 1947
* Taft–Hartley Act (1947)
* Agricultural Act of 1948
* Executive Order 9981 (1948)
* Revenue Act of 1948
* Agricultural Act of 1949
* Housing Act of 1949
* Dingell–Johnson Act (1950)
* Revenue Act of 1950
* Excess profits tax
* Unrelated Business Income Tax
* Revenue Act of 1951
* Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952
* 1952 steel strike

Life|

* Early life and career
* Presidential Library, Museum, and gravesite
* Missouri Office and Courtroom
* Truman Committee
* 1944 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection
* The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace

Homes|

* Birthplace
* Harry S. Truman Farm Home
* Harry S. Truman home and National Historic Site
* Historic District
* Blair House
* Truman Little White House

Elections|

* United States Senate election in Missouri, 1934
* 1940
* Democratic National Convention 1944
* 1948
* 1944 United States presidential election
* 1948
* campaign
* "Dewey Defeats Truman"
* campaign song
* Ferdinand Magellan railcar
* 1952 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Legacy|

* Bibliography
* Truman Day
* Harry S Truman Building
* Truman Dam and Reservoir
* Harry S. Truman Scholarship
* Truman Sports Complex
* U.S. Postage stamps
* Statue of Harry S. Truman

Public image|

* Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975 play and film)
* Harry Truman (1975 song by Chicago)
* Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976 film)
* MacArthur (1977 film)
* Backstairs at the White House (1979 miniseries)
* Truman (1995 film)
* Truman (1997 documentary film)
* The First Lady (2022 TV series)
* Oppenheimer (2023 film)

Family|

* Bess Wallace Truman (wife)
* Margaret Truman (daughter)
* Martha Ellen Young Truman (mother)
* Clifton Truman Daniel (grandson)

* ← Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Dwight D. Eisenhower →

* ← Henry A. Wallace
* Alben W. Barkley →

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* MusicBrainz release group

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