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Harry Truman (song)
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"Harry Truman is a song written by Robert Lamm for
the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago
Single by Chicago VIII (1975), with lead vocals by Lamm. The first single re-
from the album Chicago VIII leased from that album, it reached number thirteen on
the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
B-side "Till We Meet Again"
Written after the resignation of U.S. President
Released February 1975 Richard Nixon, the lyrics are a tribute to a former Pres-
ident that Lamm felt the American people could trust —
Format 7"
straight-talking Harry S. Truman. “America needs you,
Genre Pop rock Harry Truman”.
Length 3:01 Despite its popularity at the time, the Beatlesque
“Harry Truman” only appears on two of Chicago’s com-
Label Columbia pilation albums Group Portrait (now out of print) and The
Writer(s) Robert Lamm Box. It is rarely performed in the band’s live shows.
This song was “performed” by Chicago in late 1974 as
Producer James William Guercio
part of the 1975 Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve special,
Chicago singles chronology in which Chicago guitarist Terry Kath can be seen mock-
ing the band’s obvious lip-synching by holding cue cards
"Wishing You Were Harry
"Harry "Old depicting the song’s lyrics.[citation needed]
Here" Truman"
Truman Days"
(1974) (1975) (1975)
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• 1975 singles
• Chicago (band) songs
• Songs written by Robert Lamm
• Songs produced by James William Guercio
• 1970s single stubs
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