Long Time Coming (Jonny Lang album)

Long Time Coming
Studio album by
Jonny Lang
ReleasedOctober 14, 2003
Recorded2003
GenreBlue-eyed soul, R&B, Christian rock
Length57:00
LabelA&M Records[1]
Jonny Lang chronology
Wander This World
(1998) 		Long Time Coming
(2003) 		Turn Around
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[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

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 86.
  2. ^ a b "Long Time Coming - Jonny Lang | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b "Long Time Coming". EW.com.
  4. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  5. ^ "Jonny Lang | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Jonny Lang: Long Time Coming". PopMatters. February 22, 2004.
  7. ^ "Jonny Lang | Billboard".