You Are on My Mind
| "You Are on My Mind" | ||||
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| Single by Chicago | ||||
| from the album Chicago X | ||||
| B-side | "Gently I'll Wake You" | |||
| Released | March 24, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
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| Length | 3:24
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| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | James Pankow | |||
| Producer | James William Guercio | |||
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"You Are on My Mind" is a song written and sung by James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago X. It was released as the third single from the album and charted in both Canada and the United States.
"You Are on My Mind" is one of two songs in the band's discography to be sung by Pankow, with the other song being "Till the End of Time" from the band's following album, Chicago XI. Pankow felt that the other members in Chicago did not sing the song with the inflection he desired, so James William Guercio, the band's producer at the time, suggested that Pankow handle lead vocals instead.
This became the only hit single featuring Pankow on lead vocals, as it peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 17 on the Adult Contemporary chart.