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* [[Paul Peterson]] - Keyboards<br> | * [[Paul Peterson]] - Keyboards<br> | ||
* [[Mark Cardenas]] - Keyboards<br> | * [[Mark Cardenas]] - Keyboards<br> | ||
* [[Rocky Harris]]- Bass, replaced shortly after by [[Jerry Hubbard]] | * [[Rocky Harris]] - Bass, replaced shortly after by [[Jerry Hubbard]] | ||
|evolution = The band was assembled under a clause in [[Prince]]’s contract with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] that allowed him to recruit and produce other artists for the label. | |evolution = The band was assembled under a clause in [[Prince]]’s contract with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] that allowed him to recruit and produce other artists for the label. | ||
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After [[Prince]] used a groove by his childhood friend [[Morris Day]] to create, "[[Partyup]]", on his [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]] album, he promised to give him a band with a contract in return. | After [[Prince]] used a groove by his childhood friend [[Morris Day]] to create, "[[Partyup]]", on his [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]] album, he promised to give him a band with a contract in return. | ||
[[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] formed the band in 1981 by recruiting members of two already existing Minneapolis bands : "Flyte Time" (from the Donald Byrd song), which featured [[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Monte Moir]] on keyboards, [[Terry Lewis]] on bass and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] formed the band in 1981 by recruiting members of two already existing Minneapolis bands : "Flyte Time" (from the Donald Byrd song), which featured [[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Monte Moir]] on keyboards, [[Terry Lewis]] on bass and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_O’Neal Alexander O’Neal] as a singer and [[Morris Day]]’s band "Enterprise Band Of Pleasure" on which he was a drummer with [[Jesse Johnson]] on guitar (O’Neal has also been the singer of "Enterprise Band Of Pleasure" and another group called "Black Market Band"). | ||
Prince first offered to James Behringer to be the guitarist of the band but he declined. | Prince first offered to James Behringer to be the guitarist of the band but he declined. | ||
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[[Jesse Johnson]] from Rock Island, Illinois originally came to Minneapolis when [[Prince]] was auditioning for a bass player after [[André Cymone]] left his band. [[Prince]] thought [[Jesse Johnson|Jesse]] was a great guitar player, but he was looking for a bass player so he told him to stick around instead, after which Jesse joined Enterprise Band Of Pleasure initially. | [[Jesse Johnson]] from Rock Island, Illinois originally came to Minneapolis when [[Prince]] was auditioning for a bass player after [[André Cymone]] left his band. [[Prince]] thought [[Jesse Johnson|Jesse]] was a great guitar player, but he was looking for a bass player so he told him to stick around instead, after which Jesse joined Enterprise Band Of Pleasure initially. | ||
The first name chosen for the band (with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | The first name chosen for the band (with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_O’Neal Alexander O’Neal] as the singer) was '''The Nerve'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_O’Neal O’Neal] recorded two or three songs at Prince’s house (including [[Rough]]) but was evicted shortly after the band was assembled. He demanded too much money and confronted [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]] for leaving [[Jellybean Johnson]] without a band. | ||
[[Jellybean Johnson]] (not related to [[Jesse Johnson|Jesse]]) was the drummer of "Flyte Tyme" and all the member of the group were recruited for The Nerve except him. Prince chose to replace [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | [[Jellybean Johnson]] (not related to [[Jesse Johnson|Jesse]]) was the drummer of "Flyte Tyme" and all the member of the group were recruited for The Nerve except him. Prince chose to replace [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_O’Neal Alexander O’Neal] by [[Morris Day]] as the singer of the band and took [[Jellybean Johnson]] as the drummer (replacing [[Morris Day|Morris]]). '''The Time''' was born and the recordings began. | ||
[[Terry Lewis]]' cousin [[Jerome Benton]] | [[Terry Lewis]]' cousin [[Jerome Benton]] joined the line-up as 'valet' after the release of the first album and first few shows. | ||
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The band went on to release four albums (mostly performed by [[Prince]] & singer [[Morris Day]] alone) during the course of their main career, each a solid slice of jam-based, rock-infused 80s funk, generally light and humorous in tone, strongly influenced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_(band) Parliament]. Although they scored numerous hits (including "[[Get It Up]]", "[[Cool]]", "[[The Walk]]", "[[777-9311]]", "[[Jungle Love]]" and "[[The Bird]]", mostly on the R&B charts) during the early 1980s, they never reached super-stardom.<br> | The band went on to release four albums (mostly performed by [[Prince]] & singer [[Morris Day]] alone) during the course of their main career, each a solid slice of jam-based, rock-infused 80s funk, generally light and humorous in tone, strongly influenced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_(band) Parliament]. Although they scored numerous hits (including "[[Get It Up]]", "[[Cool]]", "[[The Walk]]", "[[777-9311]]", "[[Jungle Love]]" and "[[The Bird]]", mostly on the R&B charts) during the early 1980s, they never reached super-stardom.<br> | ||
But even when good musicians, they didn’t play a single note on their debut album. [[Prince]] recorded all the music himself, crediting the production to [[Jamie Starr]] and [[Morris Day]], who was at least singing on the record, but was expected to follow [[Prince]]’s guide vocals note-for-note.<br> | But even when good musicians, they didn’t play a single note on their debut album. [[Prince]] recorded all the music himself, crediting the production to [[Jamie Starr]] and [[Morris Day]], who was at least singing on the record, but was expected to follow [[Prince]]’s guide vocals note-for-note.<br> | ||
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A growing rivalry began to develop between The Time and [[Prince]]’s band as they toured with [[Prince]] during his 1981/1982 [[Controversy Tour]]. Frustrated with their lack of input on the albums bearing their name and being underpaid, The Time would take to the stage with the purpose of up-showing [[Prince]], much the same way [[Prince]] and his band undermined [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_James Rick James] when they toured with him as James' opening act on the [[Rick James Tour | A growing rivalry began to develop between The Time and [[Prince]]’s band as they toured with [[Prince]] during his 1981/1982 [[Controversy Tour]]. Frustrated with their lack of input on the albums bearing their name and being underpaid, The Time would take to the stage with the purpose of up-showing [[Prince]], much the same way [[Prince]] and his band undermined [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_James Rick James] when they toured with him as James' opening act on the [[Rick James Tour ’80]].<br> | ||
The tension came to a head on the final night of the tour in Cincinnati during The Time’s set when [[Prince]] and some of his cronies egged their support act from off-stage. Things further escalated after The Time’s performance when guitarist [[Jesse Johnson]] was handcuffed to a wall-mounted coat rack and further humiliated. [[Prince]], of course, demanded no interruptions during his performance, but as soon as he left the stage, a food fight erupted. When the battle continued at the hotel, [[Prince]] allegedly made [[Morris Day]] pay for all damages, claiming that he had started the whole thing.<br> | The tension came to a head on the final night of the tour in Cincinnati during The Time’s set when [[Prince]] and some of his cronies egged their support act from off-stage. Things further escalated after The Time’s performance when guitarist [[Jesse Johnson]] was handcuffed to a wall-mounted coat rack and further humiliated. [[Prince]], of course, demanded no interruptions during his performance, but as soon as he left the stage, a food fight erupted. When the battle continued at the hotel, [[Prince]] allegedly made [[Morris Day]] pay for all damages, claiming that he had started the whole thing.<br> | ||
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During the 1983’s [[1999 Tour]], The Time were playing as [[Vanity 6]]’s backing band from behind a curtain, before doing their own hour-long set with only a small pay increase. [[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis]], who had begun writing songs and production work of their own (working with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOLAR_Records SOLAR] to produce [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klymaxx Klymaxx] and with Tabu Records to produce [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_S.O.S._Band The S.O.S. Band]), were stranded in Atlanta by a blizzard and failed to make it to a Time concert in San Antonio. As result Jerome had to mime playing bass guitar on stage while [[Prince]] played Lewis' part off stage, and Lisa stood in for Jimmy Jam. Subsequently, the duo were fined and then fired after the tour finished.<br> | During the 1983’s [[1999 Tour]], The Time were playing as [[Vanity 6]]’s backing band from behind a curtain, before doing their own hour-long set with only a small pay increase. [[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis]], who had begun writing songs and production work of their own (working with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOLAR_Records SOLAR] to produce [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klymaxx Klymaxx] and with Tabu Records to produce [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_S.O.S._Band The S.O.S. Band]), were stranded in Atlanta by a blizzard and failed to make it to a Time concert in San Antonio. As result Jerome had to mime playing bass guitar on stage while [[Prince]] played Lewis' part off stage, and Lisa stood in for Jimmy Jam. Subsequently, the duo were fined and then fired after the tour finished.<br> | ||
Although [[Prince]] would state in a 1990 Rolling Stone interview that he "didn’t fire [[Jimmy Jam|Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis|Lewis]]. [[Morris Day|Morris]] asked [him] what [he] would do in his situation. Remember, it was [Morris'] band." Whether their firing was due to the incident or to their increasing independence has never been cleared up. [[Monte Moir]] felt his loyalty was with [[Jimmy Jam|Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis|Lewis]]more than with [[Prince]] and also left. The three were replaced with [[Mark Cardenas]] and [[Paul Peterson]] on keyboards and [[Rocky Harris]] on bass. [[Rocky Harris|Harris]] only remained the bass-player for a few weeks as he was fired when he failed to show up on time one day filming a scene for [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. He was quickly replaced by [[Jerry Hubbard]]. This new line up was featured in [[Prince]]’s [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] film. The Time rode the wave of popularity created by the movie and hit singles "[[Jungle Love]]" and "[[The Bird]]" and were household names in 1984. Unfortunately, the band was not to reap the benefits.<br> | Although [[Prince]] would state in a 1990 Rolling Stone interview that he "didn’t fire [[Jimmy Jam|Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis|Lewis]]. [[Morris Day|Morris]] asked [him] what [he] would do in his situation. Remember, it was [Morris'] band." Whether their firing was due to the incident or to their increasing independence has never been cleared up. [[Monte Moir]] felt his loyalty was with [[Jimmy Jam|Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis|Lewis]] more than with [[Prince]], and also left. The three were replaced with [[Mark Cardenas]] and [[Paul Peterson]] on keyboards and [[Rocky Harris]] on bass. [[Rocky Harris|Harris]] only remained the bass-player for a few weeks as he was fired when he failed to show up on time one day filming a scene for [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. He was quickly replaced by [[Jerry Hubbard]]. This new line up was featured in [[Prince]]’s [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] film. The Time rode the wave of popularity created by the movie and hit singles "[[Jungle Love]]" and "[[The Bird]]" and were household names in 1984. Unfortunately, the band was not to reap the benefits.<br> | ||
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It was Day who left next after arguments with [[Prince]], choosing to pursue a solo career in 1985 after a successful acting turn in [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. Soon thereafter, with [[Jesse Johnson]] also opting to go solo (taking Time members [[Mark Cardenas|Cardenas]] and [[Jerry Hubbard|Jerry]] with him), the band disintegrated; the remaining members ([[Jerome Benton]], [[Jellybean Johnson]] and [[Paul Peterson]]) were subsequently reformed into a new short-lived project called [[The Family]]. Meanwhile, [[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis]] went on to become one of the most successful songwriting and production teams of the 80s and 90s.<br> | It was Day who left next after arguments with [[Prince]], choosing to pursue a solo career in 1985 after a successful acting turn in [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. Soon thereafter, with [[Jesse Johnson]] also opting to go solo (taking Time members [[Mark Cardenas|Cardenas]] and [[Jerry Hubbard|Jerry]] with him), the band disintegrated; the remaining members ([[Jerome Benton]], [[Jellybean Johnson]] and [[Paul Peterson]]) were subsequently reformed into a new short-lived project called [[The Family]]. Meanwhile, [[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis]] went on to become one of the most successful songwriting and production teams of the 80s and 90s.<br> | ||
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* 1981 [[Album: The Time|The Time]] (Warner Bros. Records)<br> | * 1981 [[Album: The Time|The Time]] (Warner Bros. Records)<br> | ||
* 1982 [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]] (Warner Bros. Records)<br> | * 1982 [[Album: What Time Is It?|What Time Is It?]] (Warner Bros. Records)<br> | ||
* 1984 [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream | * 1984 [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]] (Warner Bros. Records)<br> | ||
* 1990 [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]] (Paisley Park)<br> | * 1990 [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]] (Paisley Park)<br> | ||
* 2011 (as The Original 7ven) ''Condensate'' (Saguaro Road Records)<br> | * 2011 (as The Original 7ven) ''Condensate'' (Saguaro Road Records)<br> |
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The band went on to release four albums (mostly performed by Prince & singer Morris Day alone) during the course of their main career, each a solid slice of jam-based, rock-infused 80s funk, generally light and humorous in tone, strongly influenced by Parliament. Although they scored numerous hits (including "Get It Up", "Cool", "The Walk", "777-9311", "Jungle Love" and "The Bird", mostly on the R&B charts) during the early 1980s, they never reached super-stardom. Jesse Johnson also launched a solo, releasing albums, writing songs and producing acts such as Vanity, Sue Ann Carwell, Three Shades of Brown (as The Funky Mercenaries), Ta Mara & The Seen, dá Krash / Kool Skool, Wendy And Lisa. He is experienced in arranging, engineering, programming and producing and appeared on many albums by other artists like Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Rod Stewart, Les Rita Mitsouko. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis founded the labels Perspective Records and Flyte Tyme Records and became one of the most successful production teams, working with everyone from Full Force and Janet Jackson to the S.O.S. Band and Human League. To this day millions of sales on over 100 albums they produced have exceeded gold, platinum, and multi-platinum status. Their personal record include 15 No. #1 pop hits, 25 No. #1 R&B chart toppers, multiple Grammy Awards, and numerous other accolades and honors. Monte Moir followed the example of the pair, writing songs for Janet Jackson, Alexander O’Neal and Deja, and using his experience in arranging, engineering, programming and producing on many albums by other artists like Patty Austin, St. Paul, Deniece Williams, Cherrelle and the S.O.S. Band. Jellybean Johnson together with Susannah Melvoin, Jerome Benton and Paul Peterson joined a new Prince project: The Family. The band released a self-titled album in 1985 after which they split. He has written tracks for Alexander O’Neal, New Edition and Nona Hendryx, and is experienced in arranging, engineering, programming and producing. He appeared on many albums by other artists like Janet Jackson, Jill Jones, Karyn White, Herb Alpert and Mint Condition. Several members of The Time reunited in 1995 , added a few new recruits and have remained together (as Morris Day & The Time) since. This version of the band can be seen in the Kevin Smith film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and tours frequently to this day. A fifth Time album is rumored to have been completed in the late 90’s, recorded with the new lineup but production and coordination with Prince has prevented its release. The title Old Dogs, New Tricks was the working title. A 2004 album attributed to Morris Day called It’s About Time contains a few new tracks written and performed by Day and a number of live performances by The Time.
In June and July 2008, all of the original members of The Time (Morris Day, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Monte Moir, Jesse Johnson, Jellybean Johnson and Jerome Benton) reunited once again for a series of shows at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In October 2011 they released a new The Time album Condensate without any Prince input. The album was released under the new moniker The Original 7ven, as Prince owned the rights to the band name The Time. In December 2011 Jesse Johnson announced he was leaving the band again, making their new name moot. | ||
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