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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. | ||
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[[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%27Neal 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. | |||
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[[Jesse Johnson]] from Rock Island, IL 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 | [[Jesse Johnson]] from Rock Island, IL 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. | ||
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The first name chosen for the band (with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_O%27Neal Alexander O'Neal] as the singer) was '''The Nerve'''. Alexander O’Neal recorded two or three songs at Prince’s house (includind [[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) was the drummer of "Flyte Tyme" and all the member of the group were recruited for The Nerve except him. Prince chose to replace Alexander O’Neal by [[Morris Day]] as the singer of the band and took [[Jellybean Johnson]] as the drummer (replacing Morris). '''The Time''' was born and the recordings began. | |||
Terry Lewis' cousin Jerome Benton, joined the line-up | |||
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[[Terry Lewis]]' cousin [[Jerome Benton]], joined the line-up | [[Terry Lewis]]' cousin [[Jerome Benton]], joined the line-up after the release of the first album and a few shows. | ||
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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 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 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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In 1990, the original six members of the band reunited for the [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie and soundtrack, as well as a new album, [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. | The members of The Time (barring [[Monte Moir]]) reunited in 1986 for [[Morris Day]]’s second solo album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daydreaming_(Morris_Day_album) Daydreaming] released in 1987. They are on two tracks written and produced by Jam & Lewis : "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishnet_(song) Fishnet]" and "Love Is A Game". "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishnet_(song) Fishnet]" became successful and hit number one spot in the R&B chart in 1988. The original line-up (minus Monte Moir) reunited again their first live performance together since 1983 at The Minnesota Black Music Awards in october 1987. | ||
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In 1990, the original six members of the band reunited for the [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie and soundtrack, as well as a new album, [[Album: Pandemonium|Pandemonium]]. In 1989, [[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis]] were recording with [[Morris Day]], who also working with [[Prince]] on a different project at the same time called [[Album:_Corporate_World|Corporate World]], a planned fourth album for The Time.[[Album:_Corporate_World|Corporate World]] was set to only feature Morris and Jerome, but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] asked that the original line-up be brought in if [[Prince]] wanted the company's backing for the movie. This spawned their highest selling single, "[[Single: Jerk Out|Jerk Out]]" and the album featured more input from the band than any other Time album. The reunion was short-lived, however - fighting within the band caused them to disband once again. Morris and Jerome have since remained a team, with both trying out some small acting roles over the next few years. | |||
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After leaving The Time, [[Morris Day]] pursued a solo career as singer and actor. In 1990 he produced - together with Freeze and Benny Medina - a female band called The Day Zs'. This all-female funk group, was fronted by former Mary Jane Girl Cheri' Wells for which he wrote and produced every song on the album. The Day Zs' released one and only self-titled album in 1990 on Reprise/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records]. He has also written tracks for other artists like Ying Yang Twins and appeared on Angel Grant album.<br> | After leaving The Time, [[Morris Day]] pursued a solo career as singer and actor. In 1990 he produced - together with Freeze and Benny Medina - a female band called The Day Zs'. This all-female funk group, was fronted by former Mary Jane Girl Cheri' Wells for which he wrote and produced every song on the album. The Day Zs' released one and only self-titled album in 1990 on Reprise/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records]. He has also written tracks for other artists like Ying Yang Twins and appeared on Angel Grant album.<br> | ||
[[Jesse Johnson]] also went solo, releasing albums, writing songs and producing acts such as [[Vanity]], Sue Ann Carwell, Three Shades of Brown, Ta Mara & The Seen, dá Krash / Kool Skool, [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] And [[Lisa Coleman|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.<br> | [[Jesse Johnson]] also went 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 Melvoin|Wendy]] And [[Lisa Coleman|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.<br> | ||
[[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis]] founded the | [[Jimmy Jam]] and [[Terry Lewis]] founded the labels [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_Records 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.<br> | ||
[[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.<br> | [[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.<br> | ||
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* http://www.discogs.com/artist/Time%2C+The | * http://www.discogs.com/artist/Time%2C+The | ||
* School of Funk by ''Peter S. Scholtes'': http://www.citypages.com/2004-07-14/arts/school-of-funk | * School of Funk by ''Peter S. Scholtes'': http://www.citypages.com/2004-07-14/arts/school-of-funk | ||
* Alexander O'Neal & Eugene Duffy : "All True, Man" (SJH Publishing : 2017) '''ISBN-13''' 978-1906670474 | |||
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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 - and, of course, Prince. 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 went 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 joined, together with Susannah Melvoin, Jerome Benton and Paul Peterson 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 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. The band is usually billed as "Morris Day and The Time". 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, Jesse Johnson, Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson, and Monte Moir) 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. by December 2011 Jesse Johnson announced he was leaving the band, making their new name moot. | ||
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