Album: A Time To Love

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A Time To Love
A Time To Love (Front Cover)

Album details

Released: 12 October 2005 (pre-release with The Complete Stevie Wonder)

18 October 2005 (official release)

Length: 77:39
Label(s): Motown Records
Studio(s): Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
UK: Gallup Top 40 Album Chart 29 Oct. 2005 24 3
USA: Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 5 Nov. 2005 2 22
USA: Billboard 200 5 Nov. 2005 5 18
Certifications
Institution, Country Date Certification
RIAA, USA 15 Dec. 2005 Gold (500,000)
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

Of the singles released from this album, only the one with a Prince contribution is listed below:

So What The Fuss
b/w So What The Fuss
A Time To Love is the 25th studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder; his first in ten years. The album contains So What The Fuss, featuring Prince on guitar (also featuring a reunited En Vogue on background vocals). The album also featured contributions by Kim Burrell, Hubert Laws, Kirk Franklin, India.Arie and Paul McCartney, marking Prince's only appearance on record with each of these musicians (although they appear on separate tracks).

The album was also available as part of a $189.99 "digital box-set", The Complete Stevie Wonder, sold exclusively on iTunes, sold the week before the album's official release.


Promotion

The album produced four singles, So What The Fuss (which preceded the album), Positivity, From The Bottom Of My Heart and Shelter In The Rain. The album reached number 5 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 2 on the Billboard R&B Chart.



Track listing
CD LP

Details given for Prince-related tracks only:

  1. If Your Love Cannot Be Moved - featuring Kim Burrell
  2. Sweetest Somebody I Know
  3. Moon Blue
  4. From The Bottom of My Heart
  5. Please Don't Hurt My Baby
  6. How Will I Know - featuring Aisha Morris
  7. My Love Is On Fire
  8. Passionate Raindrops
  9. Tell Your Heart I Love You
  10. True Love
  11. Shelter In The Rain
  12. So What The Fuss (5:04) 1
  13. Can't Imagine Love Without You
  14. Positivity - featuring Aisha Morris
  15. A Time To Love - featuring India.Arie
  • Side 1:

A1. If Your Love Cannot Be Moved - featuring Kim Burrell
A2. Sweetest Somebody I Know
A3. Moon Blue
A4. From The Bottom Of My Heart

  • Side 2:

B1. Please Don't Hurt My Baby
B2. How Will I Know featuring Aisha Morris
B3. My Love Is On Fire
B4. Passionate Raindrops

  • Side 3:

C1. Tell Your Heart I Love You
C2. True Love
C3. Shelter In The Rain
C4. So What The Fuss 1

  • Side 4:

D1. Can't Imagine Love Without You
D2. Positivity - featuring Aisha Morris
D3. A Time To Love - featuring India.Arie


1 Written by Stevie Wonder



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
USA LP x2 9882-091
USA CD B0002402-02
Europe CD 988 2094-0
USA CD B0002402-02

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
Europe Sampler 12MOW13
 

 

 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
  • The album had a digital pre-release as the 36th "disc" of The Complete Stevie Wonder iTunes exclusive set. Digital "cover art" shown below:

The Complete Stevie Wonder (Digital Cover)

  • A 12" vinyl album sampler (cat. # 12MOW13) was available in Europe, containing the following tracks:
A1. If Your Love Cannot Be Moved - featuring Kim Burrell
A2. Sweetest Somebody I Know
A3. Please Don't Hurt My Baby
A4. Tell Your Heart I Love You
B1. So What The Fuss (5:04) *
B2. Positivity - featuring Aisha Morris
B3. A Time To Love - featuring India.Arie
  • A Time To Love was publicized heavily in the music world as Stevie Wonder's first studio album in ten years.
References
2005
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RS2
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