Album: The Time

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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. Get It Up (9:05) Girl (5:34) After Hi School (4:20) 1 Cool (10:06) 2 Oh, Baby (4:57) The Stick (8:23) 3 The vinyl long play is the original issue. Side 1: Get It Up (9:05) Girl (5:34) After Hi School (4:20) 1 Side 2: Cool (10:06) 2 Oh, Baby (4:57) The Stick (8:23) 3 LP Reissue - Expanded Edition (2021 Remaster) Side 1: Get It Up (9:08) Girl (5:36) After Hi School (4:22) 1 Side 2: Cool (10:06) 2 Oh, Baby (4:59) The Stick (8:22) 3 Side 1: Get It Up (Single Edit) (3:01) Girl (Edit) (3:40) Cool (Part I) (3:12) 2 Side 2: Cool (Part I) (3:06) 2 After Hi School (Single Edit) (2:48) 1 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 Morris Day - lead vocals, background vocals, drums on Girl, Cool, Oh, Baby and The Stick Prince - all background vocals and instruments, except where noted (uncredited) Dr. Fink - synths on Get It Up and The Stick 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") 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: Jellybean Johnson - credited for drums Jesse Johnson - credited for guitar and vocals Jimmy Jam - credited for keyboards and vocals Monte Moir - credited for keyboards and vocals Production Prince - co-producer, engineer, mixing engineer (as Jamie Starr) Morris Day - co-producer Bernie Grundman - mastering Al Beaulieu - photography Thanks none.

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Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Trivia References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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