(I've Been) Searchin' So Long

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"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long"
I've Been Searchin' So Long cover.jpg
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago VII
B-side "Byblos"
ReleasedFebruary 1974
Genre Soft rock
Length4:29
4:19 (7" version)
Label Columbia
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.

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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

Additional Personnel

Chart performance

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