In My Head

Robert Lamm's long-awaited solo album "In My Head" has been released.

A bootleg has been circulating for some time, but this release is the real deal.

It is the third solo album from the founding keyboardist/vocalist of Chicago, who has written many of Chicago's classic hits, such as "Beginnings," "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is," "25 or 6 to 4" and "Saturday in the Park."

It is on the Warner Brothers/Lightyear label. Lamm produced the album along with John Van Eps and Phil Ramone.

Phoebe Snow guests on one song. Other artists featured include Carl Wilson (Beach Boys), Gerry Beckley (America), Van Eps, and Ross Traut.

Also included is Lamm's solo version of "Sleeping in the Middle of the Bed," a song from the unreleased "Stone of Sisyphus" album.

Here's the track list:

1. Will People Ever Change
2. Love You Call Your Own
3. Sacrificial Culture
4. Watching The Time Go By
5. Sacha
6. Best Thing
7. Love Of My Life
8. Standing At Your Door
9. Swept Away
10. Sleeping In The Middle Of The Bed

Read a summary of Lee Leonard's interview with Robert Lamm on Aug. 2, 1999.

The bootleg version that circulated had a different track list. It was the following:

• 1. Will People Ever Change
• 2. Standing At Your Door
• 3. The Love of My Life
• 4. It's The Best Thing
• 5. The Love You Call Your Own
• 6. Everybody Knows
• 7. Love You Tonight
• 8. Sacha
• 9. Schitzoid
• 10. Sad Old House

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Other Robert Lamm solo efforts include 1974's Skinny Boy, featuring Terry Kath on bass, Russ Salomone on drums and Alan DeCarlo on guitars. Buy "Skinny Boy" from CD Now!

A late '80s, early '90s Lamm solo effort was "Life is Good in My Neighborhood." It features another Stone of Sisyphys song, "All the Year," and a song that was considered for a Chicago album but didn't make the cut: "When Will the World Live as Lovers." DaWayne Bailey plays guitars on some tracks. Buy "Life is Good in My Neighborhood" from CD Now!