A Long Time Comin'

A Long Time Comin'
Studio album by The Electric Flag
Released	March 1968
Recorded	July 1967 – January 1968
Genre	Soul, blues, rock
Length	41:05 (55:18 on CD)
Label	Columbia
Producer	John Court, Joe Church
The Electric Flag chronology
A Long Time Comin' (1968) The Electric Flag: An American Music Band (1968)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
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

1. "Killing Floor" (Chester "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett) – 4:11
2. "Groovin' Is Easy" (Nick Gravenites) – 3:06
3. "Over-Lovin' You" (Mike Bloomfield, Barry Goldberg) – 2:12
4. "She Should Have Just" (Ron Polte) – 5:03
5. "Wine" (Traditional) – 3:15

Side two

1. "Texas" (Mike Bloomfield, Buddy Miles) – 4:49
2. "Sittin' in Circles" (Barry Goldberg) – 3:54
3. "You Don't Realize" (Mike Bloomfield) – 4:56
4. "Another Country" (Ron Polte) – 8:47
5. "Easy Rider" (Mike Bloomfield) – 0:53

CD bonus tracks

1. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 4:02
2. "Mystery" (Buddy Miles) – 2:56
3. "Look into My Eyes" (Harvey Brooks, Buddy Miles) – 3:07
4. "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
1968	Pop Albums	31

References

1. Viglione, Joe. A Long Time Comin' at AllMusic
2. Gifford, Barry (11 May 1968). "Review: A Long Time Comin' ". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 October 2012.(subscription required)