This song was played on the radio very often, back in the 70s... it was one of their most popular songs. I strongly recommend "Searching for an Answer" or "Wishing You Were Here".
Yes! These are two fantastic songs. Just for clarity, the precise title of the "searching" track is "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long". Thanks for recommending 🙂
This is a masterpiece of a great song! One of my all time Chicago top 3 tunes! It has so much dynamic range and perfect vocals, and the build up with the horns is immaculate, man! This is 'S Tier' for me!
I saw Chicago touring with the Beach Boys on two different tours. Honestly as much as I love the Beach Boys, they really sounded like a garage band next to Chicago but they did this song and a few others during the transition from one band to the other. All in all, those shows were fantastic, I had a great time. I think I saw them both at the Hollywood Bowl.
Totally agree. Time to come back around check out some great Chicago ballads that were NOT from their love song era. 'Colour My World' is another great one.
Written by Peter Cetera, with trombonist James Pankow, about the dissolution of Cetera’s first marriage, this is a song of triumph over adversity, expressed well both lyrically and instrumentally. Keep on feeling strong, Andy!
That superb outro was directly ripped off by Journey with "Feeling that Way." Which is ok, because musicians constantly borrow. You can't copyright much other than words.
@@izzonj Huh? Which song did Chicago supposedly rip off 5 years after this? I'm confused. David said that Journey ripped off Chicago, not the other way around. As in the "ripped off BY Journey" part of his comment. David's comment has not been edited, so maybe you read it wrong.
Not a deep cut by any means; this was a huge hit and reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the first single from Chicago VI. It still gets airplay.
Great song. Before Chicago went mush (and yes I know millions of people love that fluff stuff, too), they were phenomenally unique, creative, inventive, versatile...
I like most of their music but when they made Peter Cetera the main focus it diluted the rest of the bad. They lost the “Chicago” sound that millions loved.
I know it’s considered a break up song, but I found encouragement in it a year or two after my husband passed and I was feeling stronger every day (and knowing he would want me to feel that way).
YES me too! I knew the song from my teenage years, but after I lost my wife it took on a very different significance for me. I hope you are managing well now, I know for me that first year was the must crushing thing I have ever experienced.
In watching these reactions, I realize how much I have taken these songs for granted in having grown up listening to such great music. I love that you guys bring this back around.
You're welcome. I happened to be the first to suggest it because it is so positive. First time they ever wound up going with my suggestion... thanks to all who up-voted it. Too bad Alex didn't seem to get it.
This was actually a big hit for them. It's a better than average song from an arrangement perspective. It has everything Chicago does best and it leaves you wanting more. That's a hit single in a nutshell.
A+ for me. Big hit back in the day. How someone takes control of their life rather than letting things out of their control do the controlling. Decision to live life!
First speeding ticket I ever got was because of this song! You guys interested in talking to an old hippie broadcaster who played this stuff on analog radio on VINYL for over 40 years?!
When the original vinyl of this album came out, the album cover had the raised lettering you'd find on some high-end bond shares or bank notes. Really cool.
Or Lowdown. Lowdown or Dialogue is closer to a deep cut than Feelin Stronger, I would bet it was a top 5 song. Speaking of Lowdown, Andy and Alex should definitely do Lowdown by Boz Scaggs too.
One of the best songs ever, instrumentals and vocals are insane!Danny kills it again on the drums!This is considered one of the favorites by most CHICAGO fans!it is an A++! by any stretch!
Dude, if I remember correctly, it was the big hit from the album that DID propel it, ultimately And it’s the album closer, so that killer fade is what the listener of the entire album hears/is left with as the final “feel” of the record. It TOTALLY worked!
Chicago's first greatest hits album, Chicago IX, is an album that EVERY lover of music should have in their collection. Just a fantastic collection of music.
Depends on what you mean by only other one of note. Yes Just You N Me is the only other hit. from Chicago VI ,but I love the deep cut What's This World Coming To from this LP. It is definitely a song of note in my mind.
Musicianship in this band is top notch all around. Danny Seraphine played terrific drums as you say. Kath’s guitar, Cetera’s bass and vocal, the horns, Lamm on keys.
Somewhere there in the early 70s, Robert Lamm fell in love with the Fender Rhodes and you hear it all over Chicago V and VI. It works pretty well in this song.
I went to visit my sister in San Jose California in 1973 , she loaned me her car that had one of those 5 push button station selectors on the car radio , as I drove around listening to the radio every time I pushed a button this song was playing , every station , coming from Scotland I didn’t appreciate just how big this band was in 1973 USA . Larry from Glasgow 😎
Great song, great band! Leonid & Friends should be next on your list. They’re an incredible Chicago tribute band, it’s scary how much they sound like the original!
@@summertime_bloozSame reason as why people climb mountains, because they’re there! I agree that the original is typically the best, but Leonid & Friends is still definitely worth checking out. Trust me, you’ll be blown away! They do other groups as well (Ides of March, EW&F, Spencer Davis Group, etc.), top notch stuff!
@@summertime_blooz for my playlist, I'll always listen to the genuine article, but for a live performance I've reached a point where I'd rather see Leonid & Friends than the current version of Chicago.
This song is as good as their others- which is why Chicago is so amazing. They have many A+ S tier songs. I bet you’ll change your mind as you listen to it more throughout your life.
I love how this song progresses, stronger with each transition. Chicago went through so many musical styles throughout the years. Different lineup different vibe. Love this one, great memories with this band.
IMO… any Chicago track prior to Terry’s death is a minimum A rating. (Majority Ss and A+s) And even after his death there are so many great songs. I could listen to any album beginning to end and not glean great enjoyment from every track. This one’s an A+ for me. ❤ *** Have to add, no song should be down-rated simply because a band has so many other great songs. Chicago is just that freakin’ good!
I’m amazed and amused at how many times I hear “yeah, yeah, yeah” in songs from this era. It makes me smile to know that all these fantastic artists choose to give a nod to the Fab Four. And a righteous tune, to boot!
This was definitely written for the pop charts (and it reached #10 on Billboards Hot 100) and it was the first single released from this album (Chicago VI). Danny Seraphine's pounding drum fills on the outro are a highlight, along with Robert Lamm's rock n'roll electric piano chords. And as always, the horn section rounds it out and gives it that unique sound. Your next song should be Dialogue Parts I & II from Chicago V - a banger that is both a vocal and an instrumental masterpiece.
Consider this. Chicago was just featured on PBS’s “A Capitol Fourth” Independence Day celebration concert on the lawn of the US capitol a couple weeks ago. And the three songs they did… “25 or 6 to 4”, “Saturday in the Park” and…. “Feelin’ Stronger Everyday “ out of their entire catalogue. So, it’s not a deep cut.
Hey guys! Really diggin' your reactions to the music that has been the soundtrack to my life and times 🤘. I bought this LP when it dropped. The cover was unique in that it was printed to resemble the look and feel of currency. It says in the liner notes that the original engraving was done by the American Bank Note Co. I started in music learning cornet at 8 y.o. at the Salvation Army church in Scotland. I think that is why I love rock and roll that incorporates horns and does it well. "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" was far from a deep cut, actually. It was all over "Top 40" radio in 1973-74. It managed to crack the top 10 in the U.S.A. BTW I decided that it's about time I became a patron, so I did.
For several years, while coming home from college for holidays, etc., this tune would come on at about the same place on the Thruway, played by whatever radio station it was. Well, the idea was to come down this hill and hit the flatland just as the tempo changes up. Worked out many times! So, one of my favorite Chicago tunes. Here we go! Rock on! Feel stronger, Andy!!
One of their best. A radio staple on the better FM stations. Peter cetera on opening leads, with I'm sure Robert Lamm on backup. Signature horn arrangement on the latter half of the song.
One of the greatest bands of all time. This was a Top 10 hit. Peter Cetera is and was one of the greatest singers and bass players. Terry rocks as usual and Danny on drums. One of their best songs.
As a guitar guy, I always wished that Terry's guitar would have been more aggressively up front in the mix, but it is still easily one of my favorite early Chicago songs.
I love love love the bridge section. It’s one of my favorite Chicago songs because of that part. It actually still gets a lot of radio play. Definitely not a deep cut but they do have several killer deep track cuts that make you think “Why wasn’t this a hit?!”
It's great to see these contemporary music listeners love this Chicago gem that was totally dismissed by the rock powers that be when it came out 50 years ago. Chicago's amazing music will continue to be discovered and appreciated decades after they...and we...are long gone.
Way to go, guys! This is a great feel good song by them. All seven guys are superb musicians. To hear this song performed live back in the day was a rush. You should check out another tune from this album that kicks ass. "What's This World Comin' To? Of course, I always ask for my favorite Chicago song, "Dialogue (Parts 1 and 2)" Rock on. Love you two. Have a great weekend!
I loved Chicago growing up, they were my first concert in 8th grade, and this song is one of their best. "I've Been Searching" is another one of their best.
