It Sure Took a Long, Long Time

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"It Sure Took a Long, Long Time"
Single by Lobo
from the album Calumet
B-side "Running Deer"
Released1973
Studio Mastersound Studios
Genre Soft rock
Length3:06
Label Big Tree Records
Songwriter(s) Kent LaVoie
Producer(s) Phil Gernhard
Lobo singles chronology
"Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend"
(1972)
"It Sure Took a Long, Long Time"
(1973)
"How Can I Tell Her"
(1973)

"It Sure Took a Long, Long Time" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lobo. It was released as a single in 1973 from his album Calumet . [1] [2]

The song was a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 27. It was also a Top 5 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 3.

Chart performance

Chart (1973)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 49
New Zealand ( Listener ) [4] 14
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 27
US Billboard Easy Listening [6] 3

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References

  1. "Catalog of Copyright Entries". Library of Congress. Copyright Office. 1974. p. 366. Retrieved June 15, 2020 via Google Books.
  2. Celarek, John (January 9, 2009). WCFL Surveys: 1965-1976. Scarecrow Press. p. 731. ISBN   9781434361318 . Retrieved June 15, 2020 via Google Books.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  4. Flavour of New Zealand, 13 August 1973
  5. "It Sure Took a Long, Long Time Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  6. "It Sure Took a Long, Long Time Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard . Retrieved June 15, 2020.