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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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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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