This wasn’t released in the prime years of Badfinger. Pete Ham was gone by this point but this is one new Badfinger song that I heard on radio at the time. I liked it so much that I bought the album Airwaves.
I posted another Airwaves song not long with a song called Lost Inside Your Love that came off of the Airwaves album. This song was a minor hit and peaked at #69 in 1979. It’s a nice power pop song that Joey Molland wrote.
Following the “hold placed (by the record company) on the last Badfinger album, Head First, and the suicide of group co-founder Pete Ham in 1975, Badfinger disbanded, and the remaining members joined various other groups or dropped out of music for the next two years.
This was a comeback album for the band trying to make it back without their main songwriter Pete Ham.
Rick Springfield just covered the song with Joey Molland that was released on an album which Joey worked with different artists such as Todd Rundgren, Springfield, Rick Wakeman, Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Sonny Landreth, Vanilla Fudge and more for a Badfinger cover album called Badfinger No Matter What: Recovering the Hits.
Love Is Gonna Come At Last
There are times when it feels so hard just to carry on
There are times when the days all seem to be so long
Then this feeling inside of me sets me free from the past
And I know that when I’m ready, love is gonna come at last
Yes, I know that when I’m ready, love is gonna come at last
Been alone in a crowded room, watched it all go on
I’ve had so many sleepless nights when I dreamed alone
Then a break in the clouds above feels like love shining down
And I know that when I’m ready, love is gonna come around
Yes, I know that when I’m ready, love is gonna come around
I live for tomorrow, what it may bring
I live through the sorrow
Live in my dreams, in my dreams
This feeling inside of me sets me free from the past
And someday I’ll find a way to make my dreams come true
‘Cause I know that when I’m ready, love is gonna come at last
Yes, I know that when I’m ready, love is gonna come at last
Yes, I know that when I’m ready, love is gonna come at last
Yes, I know that when I’m ready, love is gonna come at last
Yes, I know that when I’m ready, love is gonna come at last
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Sounds like vintage Badfinger…
They did a good job with this album…I remember seeing them on Solid Gold…I believe that was the name of the show.
Yep. Solid Gold. Loved that show.
This one I think you know
Don’t remember this one at all. I’d say it was a perfectly acceptable bit of late-’70s soft rock which I would have liked well enough had I heard it then, but to me it doesn’t have the ‘magic’ of their early hit songs. But again, a pretty good song that went right under the radar with me. The Rick Springfield version is decent too.
It didn’t have the super talented Pete Ham. I remember this one when it came out and it was they did it on Solid Gold I think.
I think it’s as good as some of those late seventies top 20 hits but it just wasn’t played enough.
This is my first time hearing this song, very good.
Not bad.
This is a nice song, that would be even better with Pete. I wasn’t familiar with it before now.
It was the first Badfinger I heard real time. I remember them on the Solid Gold show. Yea Pete was in a different league.
Nice song. I also think the cover isn’t bad.
Yea it was after Pete but it is a decent power pop song.
Like some others I didn’t know this at all. It’s very pleasant. Needs a bit of grunt!!
Yes it does…they were missing their best songwriter. I agree.
I like this one – never heard it before, and don’t have this album.
I vaguely remember this one. Both versions are good. Of course, I am a huge Springfield fan.
I thought you remembered this one….he sounds good on this
Oh, yeah. He could sing me the phone book.
Speaking of…you are Badfinger20. What does the “20” signify?
The 20 is that Yahoo…already had a Badfinger email address…so I added the twenty lol
Randomly? As opposed to 15…or 25?
Yep…just random…I wish I had it back becasue I would be badfinger on here and not the 20
You can’t change it…here? On WP?
I wouldn’t think so…I don’t know.
Gravatar, maybe?
I’ll check around and see…I would think once you pick it…you pick it but I’ll check
Worth a try if you want to be “just Badfinger.”
I’m going to try tonight
You might can do it from your phone app.
I never would have thought of that…I’ll give it a look
Go to “My Site”, select your icon on the top right, select “My Profile”, “Public Display Name.” Try that…