Song · Alison Moyet
“It Won't Be Long” by Alison Moyet
From the album Hoodoo (1991)
“It Won't Be Long” by Alison Moyet appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1991 and 2003. It was first released in 1991 on the album Hoodoo. Its best result is #19 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #24 alternative song of 1991 and #4,616 alternative song of all time.
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"It Won't Be Long" kicked off the Hoodoo era for Alison Moyet in March 1991, the lead single from her third album on Columbia, and it's the sound of a singer grabbing the wheel back. After making Raindancing in Los Angeles and touring the world behind it, she came home to England feeling boxed in by a label that wanted more pop hits, and started writing with Pete Glenister, who had played guitar for her on part of that tour.
She talked CBS into letting Glenister produce, Muff Winwood in A&R gave her the go-ahead to make the album she wanted, and this is what came out: a Moyet and Glenister song with that big, bruised voice front and centre. She plugged it with a video and a turn on Wogan.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991 | 107 |
| 1991 | 40 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991 | 91 |
| 1991 | 25 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1991 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1302 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1229 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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