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.

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 w/1988 CD bonus tracks)
Label	Columbia
Producer	John 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	Positive [2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

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

• 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

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)
3. Larkin, Colin (ed.) (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 912. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)