Love Is Gonna Come at Last
"Love Is Gonna Come at Last" | ||||
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Single by Badfinger | ||||
from the album Airwaves[1] | ||||
B-side | "Sail Away" | |||
Released | March 1979 | |||
Genre | Power pop | |||
Length | 3:37 | |||
Label | Radio/Elektra | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joey Molland | |||
Producer(s) | David Malloy | |||
Badfinger singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Is Gonna Come at Last" is a song by the British power pop band Badfinger. Written by guitarist Joey Molland, "Love Is Gonna Come at Last" appeared on the band's 1979 album, Airwaves.
Release
"Love Is Gonna Come at Last" was first released on Airwaves, Badfinger's first album since original guitarist Pete Ham committed suicide in 1975. Despite its billing as Badfinger's "comeback album," it failed to make much of an impression on listeners, only hitting No. 125 in America. However, despite the failure of the album and its lead single, "Lost Inside Your Love," "Love Is Gonna Come at Last" was released as a single in 1979. Backed with the Tom Evans-penned "Sail Away" (also from Airwaves), the single was the only one from Airwaves to chart, reaching No. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.[2] The single would prove to be the final Badfinger single to be released in Britain, and the penultimate one to chart (the final being "Hold On".)
Reception
Similarly to the other tracks on Airwaves, "Love Is Gonna Come at Last" received lukewarm reception.
Chart performance
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 69 |
Resources
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "AllMusic 'Airwaves'".
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 17, 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ Greenwald, Matthew. "AllMusic 'Love Is Gonna Come at Last'".
- ^ Gallucci, Michael (April 26, 2013). "Top 10 Badfinger Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2023-04-09.