Time's Up
Encyclopedia
Time's Up is the second album by Living Colour
, released on August 20, 1990. It was the follow-up to the successful Vivid
. The album features a wide range of genres and also includes cameo appearances by Queen Latifah
, Little Richard
, Doug E. Fresh
, Maceo Parker
and James Earl Jones
. After the album was released, it reached gold status, peaked at #13 on the Billboard 200
and later won a Grammy for best hard rock album of the year. It is the final album to feature Muzz Skillings
on bass, though it was not his last release with the band (as he appeared on the Biscuits EP). As of 2011, the album is out of print, and problems with the rights ownership make a reissue unlikely. However, it is available as an MP3 download.
, except where noted.
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Living Colour
Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. Stylistically, the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by free jazz, funk, neo-psychedelia, hard rock, and heavy metal...
, released on August 20, 1990. It was the follow-up to the successful Vivid
Vivid (album)
Vivid is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Living Colour, which was released on May 3, 1988. The band was discovered by Mick Jagger while playing a show at punk club CBGB's in 1987...
. The album features a wide range of genres and also includes cameo appearances by Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Dana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, and actress. Her work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy...
, Little Richard
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
, Doug E. Fresh
Doug E. Fresh
Douglas E. Davis , better known by the stage name Doug E. Fresh, is an American rapper, record producer, and beat boxer, also known as the Human Beat Box...
, Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones...
and James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones is an American actor. He is well-known for his distinctive bass voice and for his portrayal of characters of substance, gravitas and leadership...
. After the album was released, it reached gold status, peaked at #13 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and later won a Grammy for best hard rock album of the year. It is the final album to feature Muzz Skillings
Muzz Skillings
Muzz Skillings is an American bassist, singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for having been the original bassist with Living Colour....
on bass, though it was not his last release with the band (as he appeared on the Biscuits EP). As of 2011, the album is out of print, and problems with the rights ownership make a reissue unlikely. However, it is available as an MP3 download.
Track listing
All songs written by Vernon ReidVernon Reid
Vernon Reid is an English-born American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and bandleader. Best known as the founder and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Living Colour, Reid was named #66 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.Critic Steve Huey writes, "[Reid's]...
, except where noted.
Banded version
A special US advance promo version eliminating "History Lesson", "Ology" and "Tag Team Partners". Catalog number ESK 2171Personnel
- Corey GloverCorey GloverCorey Glover is an American singer, guitarist and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of the hard rock band Living Colour.-Career:...
— vocals, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
on "Type" - Vernon ReidVernon ReidVernon Reid is an English-born American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and bandleader. Best known as the founder and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Living Colour, Reid was named #66 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.Critic Steve Huey writes, "[Reid's]...
— guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Muzz SkillingsMuzz SkillingsMuzz Skillings is an American bassist, singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for having been the original bassist with Living Colour....
— bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Will CalhounWill CalhounWill Calhoun is an American drummer, who graduated with honors from Berklee College of Music.-Career:...
— drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- John Aguto - assistant engineer
- Akbar Ali - strings
- Charles Burnham - strings
- Don ByronDon ByronDon Byron is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. He primarily plays clarinet, but has also used bass clarinet and saxophones....
- clarinet, baritone saxophone - Greg Calbi - mastering
- Annette DanielsAnnette DanielsAnnette Daniels was an American mezzo-soprano opera singer.-Career:Daniels appeared with a variety of opera companies in the United States including Houston, Washington, D.C., Dallas, San Diego, Cincinnati, and Portland. She also performed numerous oratorios as well as concert works with orchestras...
- background vocals - D.K. Dyson - background vocals
- Eileen FolsonEileen FolsonEileen M Folson was a Broadway composer, professional cellist and a Grammy nominee. She died on February 4, 2007.-Early life:Eileen was born in 1956 as the fourth of six children. On a whim in junior high school, Eileen and a friend auditioned for the orchestra. Eileen really wanted the bass but...
- strings - Doug E. FreshDoug E. FreshDouglas E. Davis , better known by the stage name Doug E. Fresh, is an American rapper, record producer, and beat boxer, also known as the Human Beat Box...
- percussion, vocals - Alan Friedman - programming
- Lolly Grodner - assistant engineer
- Paul Hamingson - engineer, assistant engineer
- Mick JaggerMick JaggerSir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
- background vocals - Toshinobu Kubota - background vocals
- Jeff Lippay - assistant engineer
- Little RichardLittle RichardRichard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
- vocals - Yubie Navas - background vocals
- Maceo ParkerMaceo ParkerMaceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones...
- saxophone - Queen LatifahQueen LatifahDana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, and actress. Her work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy...
- vocals - Alva Rogers - background vocals
- Rosa Russ - background vocals
- Ed StasiumEd StasiumEd Stasium is an American record producer and engineer who has worked on albums by The Ramones, Talking Heads, The Smithereens and Living Colour.- History :Stasium first surfaced in 1970 fronting the band Brandywine, appearing on their sole LP Aged....
- producer, engineer, mixing - Francine Stasium - background vocals
- Lex Van Pieterson - photography
- Reggie WorkmanReggie WorkmanReginald "Reggie" Workman is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey....
- strings - Derin Young - vocals, background vocals
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
13 | |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
20 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Type" | Modern Rock Tracks | 3 |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | 5 | ||
| "Elvis Is Dead" | Modern Rock Tracks | 25 | |
| 1991 | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 18 | |
| Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 10 | ||
| "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" | Modern Rock Tracks | 8 | |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | 28 |
Awards
Grammy Awards| Year | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Time's Up | Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance was an award presented to recording artists at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, for works containing quality performances in the hard rock music genre... |