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      • 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.
      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



      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.
      It was voted number 4 in the 50 All-Time Long Forgotten Gems from Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.


      Track listing


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

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

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

      "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 4:02
      "Mystery" (Miles) – 2:56
      "Look into My Eyes" (Harvey Brooks, Miles) – 3:07
      "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




      References

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