Gone Long Gone (Chicago song)

"Gone Long Gone"
Single by Chicago
from the album Hot Streets
B-side	"The Greatest Love on Earth"
Released	March 1979 [1]
Recorded	1978
Genre	Rock
Length	4:00
Label	Columbia
Songwriter	Peter Cetera
Producers	Chicago Phil Ramone
Chicago singles chronology
"No Tell Lover" (1978) "Gone Long Gone" (1979) "Must Have Been Crazy" (1979)

"Gone Long Gone" is a song by the American rock band Chicago. It was released as the third and final single from their tenth studio album Hot Streets and it appears as the sixth song on Hot Streets. It was written by singer-songwriter Peter Cetera and produced by Chicago and Phil Ramone.

"Gone Long Gone" peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 93 on the RPM Top Singles chart.

Reception

Cashbox said of the single that the guitar introduction sounds like George Harrison and said that it has "slick harmonies and smooth production" and praised "Donnie Dacus' guitar shadings." ^[2] Record World called it "a soft, mid-tempo rocker propelled by Peter Cetera's familiar vocals" with "compelling lofty guitar work." ^[3]

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [4]	93
US Billboard Hot 100 [5]	73
US Cashbox Top 100 Singles [6]	75

References

1. "Chicago - Gone Long Gone". australian-charts.com. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
2. "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox . March 31, 1979. p. 34. Retrieved December 2, 2025– via World Radio History.
3. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World . March 31, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2025– via World Radio History.
4. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4745b." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
5. "Chicago Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
6. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996 . Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-209-0.