How Long

It was recorded for Charles Bradley’s debut album No Time for Dreaming at Dunham Studios in Brooklyn, with Thomas Brenneck producing and Menahan Street Band providing the backing. The track credits Charles Bradley, Brenneck, Dave Guy, Leon Michels, and Homer Steinweiss as writers. It appeared on Bradley’s breakthrough 2011 debut, the album that introduced him as a late-blooming soul singer and drew strong critical praise. Reviewers singled out “How Long” as one of the record’s standout cuts and a high point of its vintage soul approach. The song remained one of the album’s signature tracks and stayed in Bradley’s live repertoire, helping define the sound and appeal of his debut era. Its continued recognition comes from its status as a fan-favorite album cut rather than from chart action or major commercial crossover.