It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer

"It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer"
Single by Charley Pride
from the album A Sunshine Day with Charley Pride
B-side	"You're Wanting Me To Stop Loving You"
Released	May 1972
Format	7"
Recorded	January 12, 1972
Genre	Country
Length	2:39
Label	RCA 74-0707
Writer(s)	Ben Peters
Producer(s)	Jack Clement
Charley Pride singles chronology
"All His Children" (1972) "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer" (1972) "She's Too Good to Be True" (1972)

"It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer" is a song written by Ben Peters, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in May 1972 as the first single from the album A Sunshine Day with Charley Pride. "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer" was Charley Pride's ninth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1972)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3]	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 276.
2. "Charley Pride – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Charley Pride.
3. "Charley Pride – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Charley Pride.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics