A Long Time Comin'

A Long Time Comin' is the first album by American rock band the Electric Flag, released in 1968. The album has a mix of musical styles, including soul along with blues and rock, with a horn section.

For the Wayne Brady album, see A Long Time Coming.
A Long Time Comin'
Studio album by
The Electric Flag
ReleasedMarch 1968 (1968-03)
RecordedJuly 1967 – January 1968
GenreSoul, blues, rock
Length41:05 (55:18 w/1988 CD bonus tracks)
LabelColumbia
ProducerJohn Court, Joe Church
The Electric Flag chronology
A Long Time Comin'
(1968)		 An American Music Band
(1968)

It opens with an updated take on the Howlin' Wolf blues classic "Killing Floor" and includes an adaptation of Sticks McGhee's "Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee" titled "Wine". The album also contains "Groovin’ Is Easy" and "Over-Lovin’ You", which had been released as a single in 1967.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Rolling StonePositive [2]

It is widely seen by music critics as an ambitious debut album. The album was somewhat of a failure in the charts, much to the disappointment of Bloomfield, who had worked hard on it. His disappointment was worsened by the success of the Al Kooper directed Super Session, which, featuring Bloomfield, charted much higher than A Long Time Comin' despite having been recorded over a period of only two days.

Track listing

The original LP record has 10 tracks, and a 1988 Columbia Records reissue on CD has four bonus tracks.

Side one

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

Side two

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

CD bonus tracks

  1. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 4:02
  2. "Mystery" (Miles) – 2:56
  3. "Look into My Eyes" (Harvey Brooks, Miles) – 3:07
  4. "Going Down Slow" (James Oden a.k.a. St. Louis Jimmy) – 4:43

Personnel
Additional personnel

Charts
Year Chart Position
1968 Billboard Top LPs 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)
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