1438 – Chicago – Wishing you were here (1974)

 

Escrita por Peter Cetera, foi gravada no Caribou Ranch, no Colorado, Estados Unidos de agosto a dezembro de 1973 e lançada em 11 de março de 1974, no disco Chicago VII. Depois saiu em compacto em outubro de 1974, com Life saver no Lado B. Os vocais principais foram feitos por Terry Kath, enquanto Cetera cantou na ponte. Chegou ao número 11 do Billboard Hot 100 e número 5 no Canadá. Terry Kath e Peter Cetera trocaram de instrumentos, com Kath no baixo e Cetera no violão. James Williams Guercio, um produtor de Chicago, tocou guitarra na gravação também. A troca de cantores se deu porque quando a parte instrumental tinha sido gravada, Cetera se deu conta que era muito lenta pra ele cantar e pediu pra Kath cantar. Al Jardine, Carl Wilson e Dennis Wilson, dos Beach Boys, fieram os backing vocals. Eles estavam no Caribou Ranch no dia da gravação de Wishing you were e gravaram com os amigos. Novamente, o line foi o seguinte: Terry Kath cantou os vocais principais e tocou baixo. Peter Cetera canto a ponte e fez backing vocals e tocou violão. Robert Lamm tocou teclado. Danny Seraphine tocou bateria. Lee Loughnane tocou trompete. James Pankow tocou trombone. Walter Parazaider tocou sax tenor. Laudir de Oliveira tocou percussão. James Williams Guercio tocou guitarra. David J. Wolinski tocou sintetizador ARP e Al Jardine, Carl Wilson e Dennis Wilson fizeram backing vocals.

A letra:

Sleepless hours and dreamless nights and far aways
Ooh, wishing you were (Wishing you were here)
Heaven knows, and Lord it shows, when I'm away
Ooh, wishing you were (Wishing you were here)

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah...

Same old show in a different town on another time
Ooh, wishing you were (Wishing you were here)
Even though you're far away, you're on my mind
Ooh, wishing you were (Wishing you were here)

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh...

And I'd like to change my life, and you know I would
Just to be with you tonight, baby, if I could
But I've got my job to do, and I do it well, oh
(Change my life, change my life)
So I guess that's how it is

Ooh, wishing you were here
Ooh, wishing you were here
Ooh, wishing you were here (Wishing you were here)
Wishing you were here (You were here)

On the road it's a heavy load, but I'll be by
Ooh ooh ooh, wishing you were (Wishing you were here)
Pay the price, make a sacrifice, and still I'll try
Ooh ooh ooh, wishing you were (Wishing you were here)

Ooh, wishing you were (Wishing you were here)
Ooh, wishing you were (Wishing you were here)
Wishing you were here
Wishing
Wishing

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