The Time (The Time album)

The Time
Studio album by The Time
Released	July 29, 1981
Recorded	April 1979, April 1981
Genre	Funk, R&B
Length	42:34
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Prince (as Jamie Starr), Morris Day
The Time chronology
- The Time (1981) What Time Is It? (1982)

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The Time is the 1981 debut album by The Time. The album proper was produced and arranged by Jamie Starr, which was one of Prince's many pseudonyms. The Time produced three singles: "Get It Up", "Cool" and "Girl", with the first two charting within the top ten on the R&B charts. "Cool" was covered by Snoop Dogg for his ninth album, Ego Trippin'.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Prince, except where noted. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Get It Up"	9:05
2.	"Girl"	5:34
3.	"After Hi School" (Dez Dickerson)	4:20

Side two
No.	Title	Length
4.	"Cool" (Prince and Dez Dickerson)	10:06
5.	"Oh, Baby"	4:57
6.	"The Stick" (Prince and Lisa Coleman)	8:23

Production

• Produced by Morris Day and Prince
• Recorded, engineered and mixed by Prince
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman

Singles and chart placings

• "Get It Up" (#6 R&B)

1. "Get It Up" (Edit)
2. "After Hi School"

• "Cool" (#7 R&B, #90 Pop)

1. "Cool" (Edit)
2. "Cool" (Part 2)

• "Girl" (#49 R&B)

1. "Girl" (Edit)
2. "The Stick" (Edit)

External links

• The Time lyrics
• "The Time" at discogs