Time and Tide (Basia album)

Time and Tide
Studio album by Basia
Released	August 21, 1987
Genre	Jazz pop
Length	41:37
Label	Epic & Portrait (CBS) Records
Producer	Basia Trzetrzelewska, Danny White
Basia chronology
Time and Tide (1987) London Warsaw New York (1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Time and Tide is the debut album by Polish jazz and pop singer–songwriter Basia, released in the United States on August 21, 1987 by Epic Records and on April 3, 1987^[2] in the UK by Portrait Records (CBS). Co-produced and mostly co-written by Basia herself and Danny White, it showcases considerable influences from Brazilian music, noted in the track "Astrud", a tribute to Astrud Gilberto. The album is her first solo album following her departure from the band Matt Bianco. Basia would return to Matt Bianco 17 years later for the album Matt's Mood, released in 2004.

On November 3, 1989 the album was awarded a platinum sales certification by the RIAA for surpassing one million copies sold in the U.S. alone, with the singles "Time and Tide", "New Day for You", and "Promises" all achieving adult contemporary success and the former becoming a top 30 pop hit as well. "New Day for You" was also covered in Japanese by J-pop and future enka singer and actress Yoko Nagayama.

Time and Tide was followed two years later by the even more successful London Warsaw New York.

Track listing

UK cover

All songs written by Basia Trzetrzelewska and Danny White, co-writers indicated.

1. "Promises" (Peter Ross) – 4:03
2. "Run for Cover" (Ross) – 3:38
3. "Time and Tide" – 4:03
4. "Freeze Thaw" (Ross) – 3:57
5. "From Now On" – 3:45
6. "New Day for You" (Ross) – 4:27
7. "Prime Time TV" (Ross) – 5:20
8. "Astrud" – 4:39
9. "How Dare You" – 3:22
10. "Miles Away" – 4:10

UK edition

11. "Forgive and Forget" – 3:16 (not on the UK Portrait LP issue)

Japanese edition

11. "Give Me That" – 4:24
12. "Forgive and Forget" – 3:16

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
French Albums Chart[3]	16
Chart (1988)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[4]	61
U.S. Billboard 200[5]	36
U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums[5]	1
Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[6]	50

Certifications

Country	Certifier	Certification	Sales
France	SNEP	Gold[7]	100,000
United States	RIAA	Platinum[8]	1,000,000

Singles

• "Time and Tide" - US Pop #26, US Adult Contemporary #19, UK #64
• "New Day for You" - US Pop #53, US Adult Contemporary #5
• "Promises" - US Adult Contemporary #8, UK #48
• "Prime Time TV"

References

1. Allmusic review
2. iTunes
3. "Tous les Albums classés par Artiste (see "BASIA")". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 2009-04-25.
4. "Chart Stats – Basia – Time And Tide". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
5. "Time and Tide > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
6. "australian-charts.com – Basia – Time And Tide". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
7. "Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (see "BASIA")". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 2009-04-25.
8. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. November 3, 1989. Retrieved 2009-04-25.