Long Time Coming (Jonny Lang album)

Long Time Coming is a studio album by Jonny Lang. 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.

Critical reception
AllMusic called the album "a major disappointment and setback for a once promising musician." Entertainment Weekly called it "slick, entirely unmemorable middle-of-the-road rock."

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)