It's Been a Long Time (New Birth album)

It's Been a Long Time is the fifth studio album by American funk and R&B band The New Birth, released in October 1973 by RCA Records. It was produced by Harvey Fuqua.

The album peaked at number 50 on the Billboard 200. Its two singles, "Wild Flower" and "It's Been a Long Time", peaked at 45 and 66 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively.

"Wild Flower" would go on to be one of the band's most successful songs and was performed frequently at concerts. It has also been sampled by multiple artists, including on "Unpredictable" by Jamie Foxx.

Critical reception Andrew Hamilton of AllMusic gave the album a rating of four out of five stars, giving particular praise towards the vocal performances.

Track listing Track order sourced from Spotify.

Chart performance Chart (1974)Peak positionUS Billboard Top LPs 50US Billboard Top R&B LPs 7

Singles Year Single Chart positions US USR&B 1974 "It's Been a Long Time"669 "Wild Flower"4517

References

External links The New Birth – It's Been a Long Time on Discogs