Rock and roll music
| "(I`ve Been) Searchin` So Long" | ||||
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| Single by Chicago | ||||
| from the album Chicago VII | ||||
| B-side | "Byblos" | |||
| Released | February 1974 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 4:29 4:19 (7" version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | James Pankow | |||
| Producer(s) | James William Guercio | |||
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(Ive Been) Searchin So Long
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Discográfica: Columbia · · Productor: James William Guercio
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1974 single by Chicago
"(I`ve Been) Searchin` So Long" is a song written by James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VII (1974). The first single released from that album, it reached number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[1] It also hit number 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 5.
Background
Cash Box said that "this dreamy, progressive ballad [is] reminiscent of...Yes and the Beach Boys with that definite patented Chicago drive," and also praised the "sensitive musical execution and slowly intensifying vocals."[2]
Personnel
- Peter Cetera – lead vocals, bass guitar, fretless bass
- Robert Lamm – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Minimoog synthesizer, backing vocals
- Terry Kath – phased/fuzzed wah-wah electric guitar, backing vocals
- Danny Seraphine – drums
- Lee Loughnane – trumpet, backing vocals
- James Pankow – trombone, percussion, backing vocals
- Walter Parazaider – tenor saxophone
Additional Personnel
- David J. Wolinski – ARP synthesizer
- Laudir de Oliveira – congas
- Jimmie Haskell – strings
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
|
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1974 single by Chicago
"(I`ve Been) Searchin` So Long" is a song written by James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VII (1974). The first single released from that album, it reached number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[1] It also hit number 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 5.
Background
Cash Box said that "this dreamy, progressive ballad [is] reminiscent of...Yes and the Beach Boys with that definite patented Chicago drive," and also praised the "sensitive musical execution and slowly intensifying vocals."[2]
Personnel
- Peter Cetera – lead vocals, bass guitar, fretless bass
- Robert Lamm – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Minimoog synthesizer, backing vocals
- Terry Kath – phased/fuzzed wah-wah electric guitar, backing vocals
- Danny Seraphine – drums
- Lee Loughnane – trumpet, backing vocals
- James Pankow – trombone, percussion, backing vocals
- Walter Parazaider – tenor saxophone
Additional Personnel
- David J. Wolinski – ARP synthesizer
- Laudir de Oliveira – congas
- Jimmie Haskell – strings
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
|
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