"(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 | James Pankow | |||
Producer | James William Guercio | |||
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"(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.
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]
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