Wishing You Were Here

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"Wishing You Were Here" may also refer to a different song by Deborah Gibson.

“Wishing You Were Here”
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago VII
B-side "Life Saver"
Released October 1974
Format 7" single
Genre Pop rock
Length 4:37
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Peter Cetera
Producer James William Guercio
Chicago singles chronology
"Call on Me"
(1974)
"Wishing You Were Here"
(1974)
"Harry Truman"
(1975)

"Wishing You Were Here" is a song written by Peter Cetera for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VII (1974), with lead vocals by Terry Kath, while Cetera sang the song's bridge. The third single released from that album, it reached #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and hit #1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.

The Beach Boys were at Caribou Ranch when "Wishing You Were Here" was recorded, and three members of that band -- Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, and Dennis Wilson -- joined Cetera to provide back-up harmonies on the recording [1].