Gone Long Gone (Chicago song)
1979 single by Chicago
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"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.
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| "Gone Long Gone" | ||||
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Solid center variant of the US 7-inch single | ||||
| Single by Chicago | ||||
| from the album Hot Streets | ||||
| B-side | "The Greatest Love on Earth" | |||
| Released | March 1979[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | Peter Cetera | |||
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"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]