So Long Ago the Garden

So Long Ago the Garden
Studio album by
Released1973
Recorded1973
GenreChristian rock
LabelMGM
ProducerRod Edwards, Roger Hand, Jon Miller
Larry Norman chronology
Only Visiting This Planet
(1972)
So Long Ago the Garden
(1973)
In Another Land
(1976)
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So Long Ago the Garden is an album recorded by Larry Norman, released in 1973. It is the second album in what came to be known as his "trilogy," which began with the album Only Visiting This Planet and concluded with In Another Land. So Long Ago the Garden was controversial because Norman's previously obvious Christian beliefs were more veiled on this album. In the song "Shot Down", on the album In Another Land, Norman responded to accusations by fellow Christians that he had abandoned his faith in search of fame and fortune.