Call on Me (Chicago song)

"Call on Me"
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago VII
B-side	"Prelude to Aire"
Released	June 1974
Format	7"
Genre	Soft rock, jazz fusion
Length	4:02
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Lee Loughnane
Producer(s)	James William Guercio
Chicago singles chronology
"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" (1974) "Call On Me" (1974) "Wishing You Were Here" (1974)

"Call on Me" is a song written by Lee Loughnane for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VII (1974), with Peter Cetera singing lead vocals. The second single released from the album, it reached number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Easy Listening chart.^[1]

"Call on Me" was the first Loughnane composition to be released by the band. Loughnane was the last original Chicago member to receive a songwriting credit.

Personnel

• Peter Cetera – bass, lead and background vocals
• Robert Lamm – Fender Rhodes, background vocals
• Terry Kath – guitar
• Danny Seraphine – drums
• Lee Loughnane – trumpet, background vocals
• James Pankow – trombone, brass arrangement
• Walter Parazaider – tenor saxophone

Additional Personnel

• Guille Garcia – congas
• Laudir DeOliveira – percussion

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1974 (U.S.)

References

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics