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1973 single by Lobo
"It Sure Took a Long, Long Time"
Single by Lobo
from the album Calumet
B-side"Running Deer"
Released1973
StudioMastersound Studios
GenreSoft rock
Length3:06
LabelBig 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.

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) 49
New Zealand (Listener) 14
US Billboard Hot 100 27
US Billboard Easy Listening 3

References

  1. Lobo - Calumet Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-12-13
  2. "Catalog of Copyright Entries". Library of Congress. Copyright Office. 1974. p. 366. Retrieved June 15, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. Celarek, John (January 9, 2009). WCFL Surveys: 1965-1976. Scarecrow Press. p. 731. ISBN 9781434361318. Retrieved June 15, 2020 – via Google Books.
  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
  6. "It Sure Took a Long, Long Time Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  7. "It Sure Took a Long, Long Time Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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