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 [1]
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 . [2] [3]

The song became 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) [4] 49
New Zealand ( Listener ) [5] 14
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 27
US Billboard Easy Listening [7] 3

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References

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  2. "Catalog of Copyright Entries". Library of Congress. Copyright Office. 1974. p. 366. Retrieved June 15, 2020 via Google Books.
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  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  5. Flavour of New Zealand, 13 August 1973
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  7. "It Sure Took a Long, Long Time Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard . Retrieved June 15, 2020.