The Prime of Shorty Long is a 1969 studio album by American rhythm and blues singer Shorty Long, released on Motown subsidiaries Soul Records and Tamla Motown shortly after his death.

The release was compiled of songs that Long had intended for his follow-up album and was credited to him as producer.

[1][2] Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album 4.5 five stars with critic Andrew Hamilton alleging that "bad choices for single releases killed any chance this LP had" in spite of the quality of Long's singing.

[3] In his 2012 book on Procol Harum, Henry Scott-Irvine highlights Long's cover of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" as a stand-out soul rendition of the tune.

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