Long Long Time

"Long Long Time"
Single by Linda Ronstadt
from the album Silk Purse
B-side"Nobody's"
ReleasedJune 1970
GenreFolk rock
Length2:59 (single edit)
4:18 (album version)
LabelCapitol
SongwriterGary White
ProducerElliot Mazer
Linda Ronstadt singles chronology
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
(1970)		 "Long Long Time"
(1970)		 "(She's a) Very Lovely Woman"
(1971)

"Long Long Time" is a song written by Gary White which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt in 1970. "Long Long Time" is about a lasting love for someone who did not last as a lover.

Linda Ronstadt version

In 1970, Linda Ronstadt released the song as a single and on the album Silk Purse. The single spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 25, while reaching No. 15 on Canada's "RPM 100" (her first single there), No. 8 on Canada's CHUM 30 chart, and No. 20 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.

In 1971, Ronstadt was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance for her rendition of "Long Long Time".

Chart performance

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Canada - RPM 100 15
Canada - CHUM 30 8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 25
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 20
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 26
U.S. Record World 100 Top Pops 21
U.S. Record World Top Non-Rock 12

Cover versions

References

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  2. ↑ Hot 100 - Linda Ronstadt Long Long Time Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ "R.P.M. 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 14, No. 10, October 24, 1970. Accessed May 30, 2016
  4. ↑ "Chart No. 719 – Saturday, October 31, 1970". CHUM. Archived from the original on January 1, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2016. CHUM 30, Official Issue No. 119.
  5. ↑ Adult Contemporary Linda Ronstadt Long Long Time Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, October 3, 1970. p. 45. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Grammy Awards Final Nominations", Billboard, February 6, 1971. p. 12. Accessed May 31, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Linda Ronstadt | Artist | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, October 17, 1970. Accessed July 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ 100 Top Pops, Record World, October 24, 1970. Accessed January 2, 2021.
  11. ↑ Top Non-Rock, Record World, October 17, 1970. Accessed January 2, 2021.
  12. ↑ Adult Contemporary - Larry Santos Long Long Time Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Top 50 Easy Listening", Billboard, December 11, 1976. p. 37. Accessed May 31, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100", Billboard, December 11, 1976. p. 24. Accessed May 31, 2016.
  15. ↑ "'The Last of Us' Episode 3 Shoots Linda Ronstadt Song 'Long Long Time' into iTunes Top 5". January 30, 2023.
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