Skinny Boy is the debut solo album by Chicago's keyboard player Robert Lamm released in 1974 on Columbia Records. It has the distinction of being the first solo effort by any Chicago band member. The title track, "Skinny Boy" was also recorded by Chicago for their 1974 Chicago VII album with horns overdubbed in.

Skinny Boy
Studio album by Robert Lamm
Released	1974
Recorded	1973 - 1974
Studio	Caribou Ranch Nederland, Colorado Sound Labs Hollywood, California
Genre	Rock Pop Soul
Length	33:54
Label	Columbia
Producer	Robert Lamm
Robert Lamm chronology
Skinny Boy (1974) Life Is Good in My Neighborhood (1993)
Singles from Skinny Boy
"Skinny Boy" Released: 1974

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The release sold poorly and failed to chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Lamm, except where noted.

1. "Temporary Jones" (Robert Lamm, Robert Russell) 3:30
2. "Love Song" 3:10
3. "Crazy Way to Spend a Year" 3:22
4. "Until the Time Runs Out" 2:26
5. "Skinny Boy" 4:30
6. "One Step Forward Two Steps Back" 3:10
7. "Fireplace and Ivy" 3:40
8. "Someday I'm Gonna Go" 1:40
9. "A Lifetime We" 3:10
10. "City Living" 2:30
11. "Crazy Brother John" 2:46

Personnel

• Robert Lamm – lead vocals, piano, electric piano, clavinet
• Terry Kath – bass, acoustic guitar
• James Vincent – electric guitar
• Alan De Carlo – acoustic guitar
• Ross Salamone – drums
• Guille Garcia – congas, percussion
• Gloria Strassner, Jerry Kessler, Jesse Ehrlich, Selene Hurford – cello
• Jan Hlinka, Joseph Reilich, Myer Bello, Myron Sandler, William Hymanson, Yukiko Kamei – viola
• Carl La Magna, Claire Hodgkins, Debbie Grossman, Endre Granat, Jerome Reisler, Joy Lyle, Leonard Malarsky, Robert Sushel, Sidney Sharp, Stanley Plummer, Tibor Zelig, William Kurasch – violin
• William Collette – woodwind
• Pointer Sisters – backing vocals

References

External links

• Skinny Boy at Discogs (list of releases)