(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long

~ Recording by Chicago

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:28ChicagoChicago VIIChicagoAlbum
  • US1974-03-11
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C2 32810
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • US1975-11-10
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)33900, PC 33900
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)1R1 6474
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 69187
1.4(I've Been) Searchin' So Long4:30ChicagoIf You Leave Me NowChicagoAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CDCBS 32391
1.4(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:30ChicagoThe Feeling of Chicago: A Collection of Their Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 24019, K-tel TG 1425
1.4(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:30ChicagoIf You Leave Me NowChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 38590
1.10(I've Been) Searchin' So Long4:34ChicagoThe Ultimate CollectionChicagoAlbum + Compilation
CBS Direct (a division of CBS Records Canada)DME2-056
1.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:34ChicagoThe Ultimate CollectionChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)DMK-056
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 33900
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia House (direct-mailing distributor of club editions of releases)CK 33900
1.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:28ChicagoChicago VIIChicagoAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 32810
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 33900
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 33900
1.4(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:30ChicagoIf You Leave Me Now (DIDP (0)70569)ChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 38590
1.2(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:30ChicagoThe Best of ChicagoChicagoAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)462745 2
3.3(I've Been) Searchin' So Long4:28ChicagoGroup PortraitChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C4K 47416
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-02-15
Chicago Records (label for US band Chicago)CRD-3009
3.3(I've Been) Searchin' So Long4:28ChicagoGroup PortraitChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-02-28
1.4(I've Been) Searchin' So Long4:30ChicagoIf You Leave Me NowChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-02-28
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CDCBS 32391
1.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:28ChicagoChicago VIIChicagoAlbum
  • JP1995-10-21
Teichiku RecordsTECW-1909
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 33900
1.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:28ChicagoChicago VII (Reissue)ChicagoAlbum
Chicago Records (label for US band Chicago)CRD-3007
1.4(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:30ChicagoIf You Leave Me NowChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Chicago Records (label for US band Chicago)CRD-3016
1.14(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:27ChicagoOvertimeChicagoAlbum + Compilation
1.14(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:29ChicagoThe Very Best of ChicagoChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1996-02-12
Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)9902295
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:30ChicagoThe Heart of Chicago 1967–1998, Volume 2ChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-05-12
Reprise Records9 46911-2
1.11(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:34ChicagoChicagoChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1998-05-26
Bell Records (Bell Musik GmbH, Germany)BLR 89 404
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:30ChicagoThe Heart of Chicago 1967–1998, Volume 2ChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Reprise RecordsWTVD 46911
1.14I've Been Searchin' So Long4:31ChicagoThe Very Best of ChicagoChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Arcade Deutschland GmbH (DE branch of Dutch "Arcade" label; this is not an imprint!)9902295
1.14(I've Been) Searchin' So Long4:29ChicagoThe Very Best of Chicago: Only the BeginningChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-07-02
Rhino (reissue label)R2 76170
1.17(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:29ChicagoThe Chicago Story: Complete Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label), Warner Strategic Marketing8122 73606 2
1.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:29ChicagoChicago VII (expanded and remastered)ChicagoAlbum
  • US2002-11-05
Rhino (reissue label)
1.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:28ChicagoChicago VIIChicagoAlbum
  • DE2002-11-05
Rhino (reissue label)
1.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:28ChicagoChicago VIIChicagoAlbum
Rhino (reissue label)R2 76177
1.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:29ChicagoChicago VIIChicagoAlbum
Rhino (reissue label)8122761772
2.15(I've Been) Searchin' So Long4:31ChicagoThe BoxChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-07-22
Rhino (reissue label)R2 73871
2.15(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoThe BoxChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2003-08-25
Rhino (reissue label)8122-73704-2
1.14(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:28ChicagoThe Very Best of Chicago: Only the BeginningChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2004-11-16
Rhino (reissue label)
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label), Warner Strategic Marketing8122-73229-2
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 73229
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 73229
2.2(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoFour Decades of HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Timeless Media Group, Rhino Custom Products (retail, mail order and premium use compilations for WMG catalog)17890, OPCD-8293
2.3(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoCollector’s EditionChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-01-01
Warner Custom Products, Madacy EntertainmentOPCD-8335, TC2 54161
1.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:29ChicagoChicago VIIChicagoAlbum
  • JP2009-09-09
Rhino (reissue label)WPCR-13640
5.8(I've Been) Searchin' So Long4:28ChicagoOriginal Album SeriesChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2010-07-30
Rhino (reissue label)8122798013
1.17(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:29ChicagoThe Ultimate Chicago: Australian Tour EditionChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)8122797908
2.12I’ve Been Searchin’ So Long4:30ChicagoUltimate CollectionChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-09-06
Music Club Deluxe, Rhino (reissue label)MCDLX520
2.2(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoFour Decades of HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • US2012-01-25
Rhino (reissue label)
6.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:28ChicagoThe Studio Albums 1969 – 1978ChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2012-10-29
Rhino (reissue label)8122796958
1.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:29ChicagoChicago VII (Disc 6 of Studio Albums '69-78)ChicagoAlbum
Rhino (reissue label)8122796958-6
1.4(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:33ChicagoThe CollectionChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-11-06
Rhino (reissue label)0349793153
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoOriginal Album Series, Volume 2ChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2013-08-30
Rhino (reissue label)8122 79648 8
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:29ChicagoChicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest Hits (mastered for iTunes)ChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • US2015-06-23
Rhino (reissue label)
6.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:28ChicagoQuadioChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • US2016-06-17
Rhino (reissue label)BA2 553946
8.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:30ChicagoQuadioChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • US2016-06-17
Rhino (reissue label)BA2 553946
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CDCBS 69187
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:31ChicagoChicago’s Greatest HitsChicagoAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CD 32535
1.15(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:33ChicagoIf You Leave Me NowChicagoAlbum + Compilation
1.17(I've Been) Searchin' So Long4:31ChicagoThe Chicago StoryChicagoAlbum + Compilation
1.8(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:34ChicagoThe Ultimate Collection (club edition)ChicagoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia House (direct-mailing distributor of club editions of releases), CBS Direct (a division of CBS Records Canada)534347T, CDMK 056
1.14(I've Been) Searchin' So Long4:29ChicagoThe Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning (BMG club edition)ChicagoAlbum + Compilation
BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions), Rhino (reissue label)D244872, R2 76170
(unknown)
1.10(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long4:29ChicagoThe Heart of Chicago 1967–1981ChicagoAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1997-06-25
Overseas Records (Teichiku sub-label)TECW-2426
1.4(I've Been) Searchin' So Long4:30ChicagoIf You Leave Me NowChicagoAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recording engineer:Armin Steiner (strings)
engineer:Jeff Guercio
Wayne Tarnowski
producer:James William Guercio
mixer:Phil Ramone
synthesizer:David Wolinski (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
lead vocals:Peter Cetera (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
strings arranger:Jimmie Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2002)
recorded at:Sound Labs, Inc. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)
recording of:(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long (from 1973-08 until 1973-12)

Related works

(I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long

lyricist and composer:James Pankow (in 1973)
publisher:Big Elk Music
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