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Long Time Coming
Studio album by Jonny Lang
Released	October 14, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Blue-eyed soul, R&B, Christian rock
Length	57:00
Label	A&M Records [1]
Jonny Lang chronology
Wander This World (1998) Long Time Coming (2003) Turn Around (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+ [3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[4]

Long Time Coming is a studio album by Jonny Lang. ^{[5] [6]} It was recorded at MF Studio and The Attic, Monrovia, California, and released on October 14, 2003. The album had been a "long time coming," with five years passing since the release of Wander This World.

Lang incorporated more R&B influences into his overall musical style, without neglecting his love for the blues. The album has more rock-elements compared to his previous work, and features one ballad with beat and arrangement comparable to modern R&B/Pop ("Touch"). One of the songs is a cover of Edgar Winter's "Dying to Live." The album also features Aerosmith's Steven Tyler on "Happiness and Misery," where he plays the harmonica.

The album peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200 album chart. ^[7]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "a major disappointment and setback for a once promising musician." ^[2] Entertainment Weekly called it "slick, entirely unmemorable middle-of-the-road rock." ^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Jonny Lang and Marti Frederiksen except where indicated.

1. "Give Me Up Again"
2. "Red Light" ( Anthony Hamilton, Neely Dinkins)
3. "Get What You Give"
4. "The One I Got"
5. "Touch"
6. "Beautiful One"
7. "If We Try"
8. "Goodbye Letter"
9. "Save Yourself"
10. "To Love Again"
11. "Happiness and Misery"
12. "Hide Your Love"
13. "Dying to Live" ( Edgar Winter)
14. "Long Time Coming"
15. " Livin' for the City (Bonus Live Track)" ( Stevie Wonder)

Personnel

• Jonny Lang (vocals, lead guitar)
• Marti Frederiksen (rhythm guitar, bass, drums, percussion)
• John Goux (guitar)
• Jim Cox (piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ)
• Scott Gordon (Wurlitzer piano, programming)
• Bruce McCabe (clavinet)
• Joey Waronker (drums)
• Lenny Castro (congas)
• Kayla Parker (background vocals)
• Steven Tyler & Anthony Hamilton (guests)

References