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|previous album link    = [[Album: The Lewis Conection|The Lewis Conection]]
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|next album link        = [[Album: Azz Izz|Azz Izz]]
|next album link        = [[Album: Azz Izz|Azz Izz]]
|introduction          = '''The Time''' is the first album by [[The Time]].  
|introduction          = '''The Time''' is the first album by [[The Time]].  


No songwriting credits are given on the album, but the album was largely written, recorded and produced by [[Prince]] (although production was credited to [[Morris Day]] and [[Jamie Starr]]), and contained little input from band members other than [[Morris Day]], who provided lead vocals on all songs.  
No songwriting credits are given on the album, but the album was largely written, recorded and produced by [[Prince]] (although production was credited to [[Morris Day]] and [[Jamie Starr]]), and contained little input from band members other than [[Morris Day]], who provided lead vocals on all songs.  
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<sup>3</sup> Written by [[Lisa Coleman]] and [[Prince]] (uncredited)
<sup>3</sup> Written by [[Lisa Coleman]] and [[Prince]] (uncredited)
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|other format            = LP
|other format            = LP/MC
|content                = <small>The vinyl long play is the original issue.</small>
|content                = <small>The vinyl long play is the original issue.</small>
*Side 1:
*Side 1:
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*[[Lisa Coleman]] - background vocals on [[Cool]] and [[The Stick]] (listed as "various girlfriends")
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - background vocals on [[Cool]] and [[The Stick]] (listed as "various girlfriends")
*[[Sue Ann Carwell]] - background vocals on [[Get It Up]] and [[Cool]] (listed as "various girlfriends")
*[[Sue Ann Carwell]] - background vocals on [[Get It Up]] and [[Cool]] (listed as "various girlfriends")
 
*[[Terry Lewis]] - credited for bass guitar, co-lead and background vocals on whole album but only sang back up vocals on [[The Stick]]
Credited musicians that did not appear on the album:
Credited musicians that did not appear on the album:
*[[Jellybean Johnson]] - credited for drums
*[[Jellybean Johnson]] - credited for drums
*[[Terry Lewis]] - credited for bass guitar and vocals
 
*[[Jesse Johnson]] - credited for guitar and vocals
*[[Jesse Johnson]] - credited for guitar and vocals
*[[Jimmy Jam]] - credited for keyboards and vocals
*[[Jimmy Jam]] - credited for keyboards and vocals
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|item1  = [[Album:_What_Time_Is_It?|What Time Is It?]]<br>(album)
|item1  = [[Album:_What_Time_Is_It?|What Time Is It?]]<br>(Album)
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|image1  = [[File:Whattimeisit album.jpg|60px|link=Album:_What_Time_Is_It?]]
|item2  = [[Album:_Ice_Cream_Castle|Ice Cream Castle]]<br>(album)
|item2  = [[Album:_Ice_Cream_Castle|Ice Cream Castle]]<br>(Album)
|image2  = [[File:Icecreamcastles album.jpg|60px|link=Album:_Ice_Cream_Castle]]
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{{Certification|
{{Certification|
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_18|18 Feb. 1982]]
|Date                = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_18|18 Feb. 1982]]
|Certification        = Gold
|Certification        = Gold <small>(500,000)</small>
|Institution, Country = RIAA, USA
|Institution, Country = RIAA, USA
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Latest revision as of 13:28, 24 November 2024

1979: The Lewis Conection ◄ All Prince Albums All Related Artists Albums ► 1982: Azz Izz
The Time

Album details

Released: 29 July 1981
Length: 42:25
Label(s): Warner Bros.
Studio(s): Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard 200 12 Sep. 1981 50 32
USA: Billboard Soul Chart 29 Aug. 1981 7 45
Certifications
Institution, Country Date Certification
RIAA, USA 18 Feb. 1982 Gold (500,000)
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

Get It Up
b/w After Hi School
Cool
b/w Cool part II
Girl
b/w The Stick

See also

What Time Is It?
(Album) 		Ice Cream Castle
(Album)
The Time is the first album by The Time.

No songwriting credits are given on the album, but the album was largely written, recorded and produced by Prince (although production was credited to Morris Day and Jamie Starr), and contained little input from band members other than Morris Day, who provided lead vocals on all songs.

Only one track, After Hi School, did not contain writing input by Prince, although he is believed to have performed all the instruments on the track.

The album marked the first time Prince was involved in a full album other than his own.


Sessions and compiling

Recording took place in Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA during April 1981, although Oh, Baby had originally been recorded during the Prince album sessions from late April to 13 June 1979, at Alpha Studios, Burbank, CA, USA (the version on the album is from the April 1981, sessions).

The credits list the recording studio as the fictional "Time Studio", however.

The album was mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in late April 1981.


Promotion

The album produced three singles, Get It Up, Cool and Girl, and the album reached number 50 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 7 on the Billboard Soul LP’s Chart.

On 18 February 1982, The Time was certified gold by the RIAA, indicating 500,000 copies shipped in the USA.

In 2021, the album was re-released by Rhino in a remastered and expanded version (with the singles edits) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original release.



Track listing
CD LP/MC

The compact disc version is a reissue from the original LP.

  1. Get It Up (9:05)
  2. Girl (5:34)
  3. After Hi School (4:20) 1
  4. Cool (10:06) 2
  5. Oh, Baby (4:57)
  6. The Stick (8:23) 3

The vinyl long play is the original issue.

  • Side 1:
  1. Get It Up (9:05)
  2. Girl (5:34)
  3. After Hi School (4:20) 1
  • Side 2:
  1. Cool (10:06) 2
  2. Oh, Baby (4:57)
  3. The Stick (8:23) 3


LP Reissue - Expanded Edition (2021 Remaster)

  • Side 1:
  1. Get It Up (9:08)
  2. Girl (5:36)
  3. After Hi School (4:22) 1
  • Side 2:
  1. Cool (10:06) 2
  2. Oh, Baby (4:59)
  3. The Stick (8:22) 3
  • Side 1:
  1. Get It Up (Single Edit) (3:01)
  2. Girl (Edit) (3:40)
  3. Cool (Part I) (3:12) 2
  • Side 2:
  1. Cool (Part I) (3:06) 2
  2. After Hi School (Single Edit) (2:48) 1
  3. The Stick (Single Edit) (3:06) 3

All songs written by Prince (uncredited), except where noted.

1 Written by Dez Dickerson (uncredited)
2 Written by Prince and Dez Dickerson (uncredited)
3 Written by Lisa Coleman and Prince (uncredited)



Personnel
Musicians

Credited musicians that did not appear on the album:


Production


Thanks
  • none.



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction
 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
References
1979
The Lewis Conection 		All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1982
Azz Izz
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