A Long Time Comin'
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Rolling Stone | Positive [2] |
A Long Time Comin' is the first album by American rock band The Electric Flag, released in 1968. The meat of the album is soul along with blues and rock with a horn section. It is widely seen as an ambitious debut album by music critics.
The vinyl LP had 10 tracks, and the subsequent CD had 4 bonus tracks. A compilation called "The Electric Flag - American Music Band/A Long Time Comin'" had a further 5 tracks, making 19 in all.
Track listing
Side one
- "Killing Floor" (Chester "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett) – 4:11
- "Groovin' Is Easy" (Nick Gravenites) – 3:06
- "Over-Lovin' You" (Mike Bloomfield, Barry Goldberg) – 2:12
- "She Should Have Just" (Ron Polte) – 5:03
- "Wine" (Traditional) – 3:15
Side two
- "Texas" (Mike Bloomfield, Buddy Miles) – 4:49
- "Sittin' in Circles" (Barry Goldberg) – 3:54
- "You Don't Realize" (Mike Bloomfield) – 4:56
- "Another Country" (Ron Polte) – 8:47
- "Easy Rider" (Mike Bloomfield) – 0:53
CD bonus tracks
- "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 4:02
- "Mystery" (Buddy Miles) – 2:56
- "Look into My Eyes" (Harvey Brooks, Buddy Miles) – 3:07
- "Going Down Slow" (James Oden) – 4:43
Personnel
- Mike Bloomfield – lead guitar, vocals
- Buddy Miles – drums, vocals
- Barry Goldberg – keyboards
- Harvey Brooks – bass
- Nick Gravenites – vocals, guitar
- Herb Rich – organ, vocals, baritone saxophone, guitar
- Michael Fonfara – keyboards
- Marcus Doubleday – trumpet
- Peter Strazza – tenor saxophone
- Stemsy Hunter – alto saxophone
- Additional personnel
- Richie Havens – Percussion, Sitar
- Sivuca – Guitar, Percussion
- Paul Beaver – Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer
- Leo Daruczek – Strings
- Charles McCracken – Strings
- Bobby Notkoff – Strings
- Julius Held – Strings
- Roy Segal – Engineer
- Jim Marshall – Cover Photo
- Joe Church – Percussion, Producer
- John Court – Percussion, Vocals, Producer
- Cass Elliot - Vocal on "Groovin' Is Easy"
Charts
Album – Billboard
Year | Chart | Position |
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1968 | Pop Albums | 31 |
References
- ^ Viglione, Joe. A Long Time Comin' at AllMusic
- ^ Gifford, Barry (11 May 1968). "Review: A Long Time Comin' ". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 October 2012.(subscription required)