(I've Been) Searchin' So Long

"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long"
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago VII
B-side	"Byblos"
Released	February 1974
Format	7" single
Genre	Rock
Length	4:29 4:19 (7" version)
Label	Columbia
Writer(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 as high as number 5.

Personnel

• Peter Cetera – bass, fretless bass, lead vocals
• Robert Lamm – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Minimoog synthesizer, background vocals
• Terry Kath – phased/fuzzed wah-wah electric guitar, background vocals
• Danny Seraphine – drums
• Lee Loughnane – trumpet, background vocals
• James Pankow – trombone, percussion, background vocals
• Walter Parazaider – tenor saxophone

Additional Personnel

• David J. Wolinski – ARP synthesizer
• Laudir de Oliveira – congas
• Jimmie Haskell – strings

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts Chart (1974) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles 5 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [2] 16 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 8 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 7 WLS-AM survey (Chicago) 12

Year-end charts Chart (1974) Rank Canada 76 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] 73 U.S. Cash Box [4] 65

References

1. "Chicago Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
2. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5045&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5045.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5045
3. "Top Pop Singles" Billboard December 28, 1974: Talent in Action-8
4. http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1974YESP.html