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A1	It's Been A Long Time Written-By – Baker*, Wilson*	5:51
A2	Keep On Doin' It Written-By – Baker*, Wilson*	4:15
A3	Wild Flower Written-By – Richardson*, Edwards*	6:03
A4	Ain't No Change Written-By – Hearndon*, Wilson*	4:42
B1	I'd Spend My Whole Life Loving You Written-By – Green*, Fuqua*, Green*	3:29
B2	Pains Of Love Written-By – Baker*, Wilson*	5:15
B3	Heaven Says Written-By – Baker*, Wiggins*, Jackson*	4:28
B4	Come On And Dream Some Paradise Written-By – Elias*, Badale*	4:59

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – RCA Studios, New York
• Recorded At – RCA Studios, Hollywood

Credits

• Arranged By [Vocals] – Melvin Wilson
• Arranged By, Conductor – C. Hearndon* (tracks: A4), H. Fuqua* (tracks: B1, B4), J. Baker* (tracks: A1, A2, B2), M. Wilson* (tracks: B2), The New Birth* (tracks: A3, B4), R. Jackson* (tracks: B3)
• Art Direction – Acy R. Lehman*
• Photography By – David B. Hecht
• Producer – Fuqua III Productions
• Recorded By [Recording], Mixed By [Remix] – Hank McGill, Jim Crotty, Pete Abbott

Notes

Manufactured In Germany stamped in dead wax.
A Fuqua III Production.
Recorded in RCA's New York and Hollywood studios.

Track B4 - "Come On And Dream Some Paradise" is also from the Twentieth Century-Fox movie "Gordon's War".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: GEMA

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
APL1-0285	The New Birth*	It's Been A Long Time ‎(LP, Album)	RCA Victor	APL1-0285	US	1973
APL1-0285	The New Birth*	It's Been A Long Time ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	RCA Victor	APL1-0285	Germany	1973
APL1-0285	New Birth	It's Been A Long Time ‎(LP, Album, RP)	RCA	APL1-0285	US	Unknown
APD1-0285	The New Birth*	It's Been A Long Time ‎(LP, Album, Quad)	RCA	APD1-0285	US	1974
APL1-0285	The New Birth*	It's Been A Long Time ‎(LP, Album, Hol)	RCA Victor	APL1-0285	US	1973

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