A Long Time Coming (A Change Is Gonna Come)

A Long Time Coming (A Change Is Gonna Come) is the eighth studio album by American R&B singer Evelyn "Champagne" King, released on October 28, 1985, on RCA Records. It was produced by Theodore Life, Hawk, René & Angela, Bobby Watson, Allen George, and Fred McFarlane.

A Long Time Coming
(A Change Is Gonna Come)
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 1985 (1985-10-28)
Recorded1985
GenreR&B
Length40:50
LabelRCA
Producer
Evelyn "Champagne" King chronology
So Romantic
(1984)
A Long Time Coming
(A Change Is Gonna Come)

(1985)
Flirt
(1988)
Singles from A Long Time Coming (A Change Is Gonna Come)
  1. "Your Personal Touch"
    Released: October 1985
  2. "High Horse"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Slow Down"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

History

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The album peaked at No. 38 on the R&B albums chart. It produced the hit singles "Your Personal Touch", "High Horse", and "Slow Down". The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2008 by Bluebird Records and again in 2014 by Funky Town Grooves Records. The latter was issued on two CDs, adding the non-LP track "Take a Chance" (the B-side of both the 7" and 12" versions of "High Horse") and "Give It Up" from the soundtrack of the film Fright Night, which was also released as a single in 1985.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chemistry of Love"
  • Evelyn "Champagne" King
  • Matt Thomas
  • Larry Taylor
  • Theodore Life
4:38
2."A Change Is Gonna Come"Sam Cooke4:36
3."Spellbound"3:31
4."If You Find the Time"
  • Theodore Life
  • Larry Taylor
  • Tony Pritchette
  • Charles Kennedy
4:45
5."Slow Down"
3:43
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."If I Let Myself Go"
  • Sheree Sano
  • Jose Gomez
4:28
7."Your Personal Touch"
5:48
8."I'm Scared"Kenneth Gilkes4:55
9."High Horse"
4:26
Total length:40:50
2008 remastered bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Your Personal Touch" (Dance Remix)4:45
11."Take a Chance" (Long Version)5:19
2014 Remastered Bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Slow Down" (Remixed Version)6:52
2."Slow Down" (Dub A)4:28
3."Slow Down" (Dub B)4:44
4."Slow Down" (Edited Remix Version)3:49
5."Better Deal" (7 inch Version)4:01
6."Take a Chance" (7 inch Version)4:34
7."Take a Chance" (12 inch Version)5:23
8."High Horse" (Remix Version)6:14
9."High Horse" (Dub Version)6:02
10."Give It Up" (7 inch Version)3:52
11."Give It Up" (Killer Dance Mix)5:48
12."Give It Up" (Dub Mix)4:20
13."Your Personal Touch" (Edited Version)4:01
14."Your Personal Touch" (Dance Version)4:52

Charts

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Chart (1985) Peak
[2]
U.S. Billboard Top Black LPs 38

References

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  1. ^ Kantor, Justin. A Long Time Coming (A Change Is Gonna Come) > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  2. ^ "US Charts > Evelyn "Champagne" King". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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