Need Help Remembering A Slow Soul Song

[Bryan R. Tyler]

There's an older (late 60s-early 80s) slow, sad soul/r&b song that has a long intro of a piano playing a series of arpeggios (they may have been going through a circle of 5ths or something), and when the lyrics kicked in they were something like "as time goes on.."
It got quite a bit of radio play, so should be a bigger hit by whoever it was that did it.
Thanks.

[voodoobassist]

You're not talking about "color my world" by Chicago are you???

[Bryan R. Tyler]

That's it- thank you Why the question marks- do you not find that song souldful?

[voodoobassist]

I suppose it is a soulfull tune. I think I just suffer from the usual problem that develops when you play a tune too many times, the spark that the song had tends to dwindle. I may be alone in this, but have noticed this happening with me many times over the years. Take an okay song that's popular, add it to the setlist,...6 months later when you're getting asked to play it twice a night, 5 nights a week,.........I think thats one reason I enjoy playing out more now,..limited gigs equals less time to get burnt out on tunes.

[Zooberwerx]

Originally Posted by voodoobassist

You're not talking about "color my world" by Chicago are you???

Every time I hear that song, I want to drive my car into a bridge abutment. Terry Kath's vocals are abominable (may he rest in peace) and the flute solo outro is glaringly flat. The melody itself is essentially a Mel Bay piano exercise. Other than that, its a great tune worthy of the repeated airplay.

Riis

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Originally Posted by voodoobassist

I suppose it is a soulfull tune. I think I just suffer from the usual problem that develops when you play a tune too many times, the spark that the song had tends to dwindle. I may be alone in this, but have noticed this happening with me many times over the years. Take an okay song that's popular, add it to the setlist,...6 months later when you're getting asked to play it twice a night, 5 nights a week,.........I think thats one reason I enjoy playing out more now,..limited gigs equals less time to get burnt out on tunes.

Ah, I can understand that. I've only heard it a few times in my life though, so it's still fresh to me.

[NJL]

dude if you think that tune is soul, go play some donny hathaway... especially with Willie Weeks or Chuck Rainey..

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Originally Posted by NJL

dude if you think that tune is soul, go play some donny hathaway... especially with Willie Weeks or Chuck Rainey..

I have lots of "typical" soul singer albums- Otis Redding, Al Green, Maxwell I still find the Chicago song very soulful.

[NJL]

Originally Posted by Bryan R. Tyler

I still find the Chicago song very soulful.

true, but just not that song!!

i like the CTA album, the reeeeeeeeally old stuff!!