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(I've Been) Searchin' So Long

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"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long"
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago VII
B-side"Byblos"
ReleasedFebruary 1974
GenreSoft rock
Length4:29
4:19 (7" version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)James Pankow
Producer(s)James William Guercio
Chicago singles chronology
"Just You 'n' Me"
(1973)
"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long"
(1974)
"Call on Me"
(1974)

"(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

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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

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Additional Personnel

Chart performance

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References

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  1. ^ "Chicago Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  2. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 9, 1974. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  3. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 54.
  7. ^ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles Week ending June 1, 1974, tropicalglen.com
  8. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Top Pop Singles" Billboard December 28, 1974: Talent in Action-8