The Time Has Come

by The Chambers Brothers

Overview

This, the Chambers Brothers' coming-of-age record, was a well-timed and even better executed exercise in modern record-making. The brothers had recorded several excellent gospel-folk sides on a few labels (including CBS) in the mid-'60s. They were darlings of the folk set, and even sang backup on a few unreleased Bob Dylan sessions in 1965. By 1967, they were at loose ends. Having demoed a slightly demented song that year called "Time Has Come Today," the group entered the studio with producer David Rubinson, who was fresh from some critical acclaim after recording Moby Grape. The resulting album and subsequent title track hit were huge successes, especially on FM radio. The rest of the album shows the brothers not just embracing the psychedelic trends, but also redefining their R&B leanings. [The 2000 CD reissue of Time Has Come on Columbia/Legacy adds three 1966-1967 non-LP B-sides, as well as the first single version of "Time Has Come Today," which is substantially different from the familiar one on the album.] ~ Matthew Greenwald

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2008
Label:	Columbia / Sbme Special Mkts.
UPC:	0886972383224
Rank:	5948

Tracks

1. All Strung Out Over You
2. People Get Ready
3. I Can't Stand It
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. In the Midnight Hour
6. So Tired
7. Uptown
8. Please Don't Leave Me
9. What the World Needs Now Is Love
10. Time Has Come Today
11. Dinah
12. Falling in Love
13. Love Me Like the Rain
14. Time Has Come Today

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Chambers Brothers   Primary Artist
Lester Chambers   Vocals,Harmonica
George Chambers   Bass
Willie Chambers   Guitar,Vocals
Joe Chambers   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Jim Marshall   Photography
Don Hunstein   Photography
Michael Ochs   Photography
Betty Mabry   Composer
Bob Irwin   Producer
The Chambers Brothers   Composer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
David Rubinson   Producer
Lester Chambers   Composer
Joseph Chambers   Composer
R. Clark   Composer
George Chambers   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Wilson Pickett   Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Vic Anesini   Mastering
Willie Chambers   Composer
Joe Chambers   Composer
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
Peter Knobler   Liner Notes