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It's About Time (SWV album)

January 01, 1970

It's About Time is the debut studio album by American female R&B trio SWV. It was released by RCA Records on October 27, 1992, in the United States. It earned 11 Billboard Music Award nominations and became the 16th best-selling album of 1993 in the United States, with 2,100,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. It also earned SWV a nomination for Best New Artist at the 36th Grammy Awards.[3] In 1996, It's About Time was certified 3× platinum, for shipping over 3,000,000 albums in the US alone.[4]

It's About Time
Studio album by
SWV
ReleasedOctober 27, 1992 (1992-10-27)
Studio
  • Bam Jam
  • Greensweep Recording
    (Sacramento, California)
  • Hillside Recording
    (Englewood, New Jersey)
  • Reel Tyme Recording
  • Unique Recording
    (New York City, New York)
  • Hit City
  • Home Boy Recording
  • Quad Recording
  • Quadrasonic Sound
    (New York City, New York)
  • Reel Platinum
    (Lodi, New Jersey)
  • Studio B
    (Sacramento, California)
GenreNew jack swing[1][2]
Length60:09
LabelRCA
Producer
SWV chronology
It's About Time
(1992) 		The Remixes
(1994)
Singles from It's About Time
  1. "Right Here"
    Released: August 20, 1992
  2. "I'm So into You"
    Released: January 8, 1993
  3. "Weak"
    Released: April 10, 1993
  4. "Downtown"
    Released: May 24, 1993
  5. "Right Here/Human Nature"
    Released: July 9, 1993
  6. "You're Always On My Mind"
    Released: September 13, 1993
  7. "Anything"
    Released: 1994

The album spawned five hit singles with "I'm So into You", "Downtown", "Weak", a remixed version of "Right Here/Human Nature" (the latter two reached number one on the R&B singles chart, with "Weak" being their biggest and only number-one pop hit), and "You're Always on My Mind" (shortened to "Always on My Mind" for single release). A remixed version of "Anything" appeared on the soundtrack of the film Above the Rim in 1994 and was released as the final single from It's About Time.

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[5]
Los Angeles Times    [6]
Pitchfork8.6/10[7]
Robert Christgau [8]
Rolling Stone     [9]

In his retrospective review for AllMusic, editor Ron Wynn wrote that SWV's "deep, sensual harmonies, sometimes naughty lyrics and aggressive style immediately struck a responsive chord, particularly among male fans. Their CD shows their versatility, as they handled New Jack tunes, romantic ballads [...] and sassy, innuendo-laden fare [...] Their hits "Weak" and "Right Here" had the same blend of heat and vulnerability that underscore the best En Vogue material, and even though this CD was padded by remixes and repeats, it was still among the finest debuts issued in 1992."[1] Pitchfork's Rich Juzwiak described it as "a stylish album that added a singular realness to the sound of R&B", calling the "productions [...] crisp and spacious enough to retain their freshness. There's not really a slow spot on this collection of hits and shoulda-beens".[7] Less enthusiastic, Amy Linden from Entertainment Weekly found that "in a perfect world, folks would demand more than the ability to program a slammin' beat and hit the note. Until that day, these chirpy homegirls of SWV create and fill their own void in It’s About Time."[5]

Track listing edit

It's About Time track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Anything"Brian Alexander MorganMorgan2:50
2."I'm So into You"MorganMorgan4:38
3."Right Here"
Morgan4:38
4."Weak"MorganMorgan4:51
5."You're Always on My Mind"MorganMorgan5:17
6."Downtown"
Parker5:12
7."Coming Home"
  • Michael Brown
  • Hassan Eatman
  • Geno Morris
Brown4:21
8."Give It to Me"
Parker4:05
9."Blak Pudd'n"Sahpreem KingKing3:45
10."It's About Time"Gene McFaddenDonald "Dee" Bowden4:37
11."Think You're Gonna Like It"
Morgan3:19
12."That's What I Need"
Morgan4:27
13."SWV (In The House)"
  • Morgan
  • Gamble
  • Morgan
  • DJG
3:00
14."Weak" (a cappella)MorganMorgan1:20
1993 re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Right Here" (Human Nature Remix)
Morgan3:47
Total length:60:09

*Initially issued without track 15, but was added to all subsequent CDs in April 1993
*Copies of the album with the catalog number BMG 66074 contain "Right Here (Vibe Mix)" (4:18), as the final track.

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for It's About Time
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[22] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[24] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

List of release dates, showing region, edition(s), format(s), and record label(s)
Region Date Edition(s) Format(s) Label(s)
Various October 27, 1992 Standard CD, cassette RCA
Various April 8, 1993 Reissue

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Wynn, Ron. It's About Time review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  2. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "SWV - New Beginning". AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2019. backing away from the New Jack grooves that dominated their debut
  3. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 15, 1994. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  4. ^ . RIAA. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Linden, Amy (December 18, 1992). . Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 21, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  6. ^ Johnson, Connie (May 2, 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Juzwiak, Rich (March 10, 2024). "SWV: It's About Time Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert. "It's About Time review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  9. ^ Decurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; Miller, Jim; George-Warren, Holly (1992). The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music. Random House. ISBN 9780679737285.
  10. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 273.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0978". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  12. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 38. September 18, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via World Radio History.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – SWV – It's About Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – SWV – It's About Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  15. ^ "SWV | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  16. ^ "SWV Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  17. ^ "SWV – Chart history". Billboard Heatseekers Albums for SWV. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  18. ^ "SWV Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  19. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  20. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  21. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  22. ^ "Canadian album certifications – SMV – It's About Time". Music Canada. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  23. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – SWV – It's About Time". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  24. ^ "American album certifications – S.W.V. – It's About Time". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 7, 2017.

January 01, 1970
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It s About Time is the debut studio album by American female R amp B trio SWV It was released by RCA Records on October 27 1992 in the United States It earned 11 Billboard Music Award nominations and became the 16th best selling album of 1993 in the United States with 2 100 000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan It also earned SWV a nomination for Best New Artist at the 36th Grammy Awards 3 In 1996 It s About Time was certified 3 platinum for shipping over 3 000 000 albums in the US alone 4 It s About TimeStudio album by SWVReleasedOctober 27 1992 1992 10 27 StudioBam JamGreensweep Recording Sacramento California Hillside Recording Englewood New Jersey Reel Tyme RecordingUnique Recording New York City New York Hit CityHome Boy RecordingQuad RecordingQuadrasonic Sound New York City New York Reel Platinum Lodi New Jersey Studio B Sacramento California GenreNew jack swing 1 2 Length60 09LabelRCAProducerDonald Dee Bowden Michael Brown Saphreem King Brian Alexander Morgan Genard ParkerSWV chronologyIt s About Time 1992 The Remixes 1994 Singles from It s About Time Right Here Released August 20 1992 I m So into You Released January 8 1993 Weak Released April 10 1993 Downtown Released May 24 1993 Right Here Human Nature Released July 9 1993 You re Always On My Mind Released September 13 1993 Anything Released 1994 The album spawned five hit singles with I m So into You Downtown Weak a remixed version of Right Here Human Nature the latter two reached number one on the R amp B singles chart with Weak being their biggest and only number one pop hit and You re Always on My Mind shortened to Always on My Mind for single release A remixed version of Anything appeared on the soundtrack of the film Above the Rim in 1994 and was released as the final single from It s About Time Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 Certifications 5 Release history 6 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Entertainment WeeklyC 5 Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Pitchfork8 6 10 7 Robert Christgau nbsp 8 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 In his retrospective review for AllMusic editor Ron Wynn wrote that SWV s deep sensual harmonies sometimes naughty lyrics and aggressive style immediately struck a responsive chord particularly among male fans Their CD shows their versatility as they handled New Jack tunes romantic ballads and sassy innuendo laden fare Their hits Weak and Right Here had the same blend of heat and vulnerability that underscore the best En Vogue material and even though this CD was padded by remixes and repeats it was still among the finest debuts issued in 1992 1 Pitchfork s Rich Juzwiak described it as a stylish album that added a singular realness to the sound of R amp B calling the productions crisp and spacious enough to retain their freshness There s not really a slow spot on this collection of hits and shoulda beens 7 Less enthusiastic Amy Linden from Entertainment Weekly found that in a perfect world folks would demand more than the ability to program a slammin beat and hit the note Until that day these chirpy homegirls of SWV create and fill their own void in It s About Time 5 Track listing editIt s About Time track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Anything Brian Alexander MorganMorgan2 502 I m So into You MorganMorgan4 383 Right Here MorganTamara JohnsonMorgan4 384 Weak MorganMorgan4 515 You re Always on My Mind MorganMorgan5 176 Downtown Genard ParkerGina Go Go GomezKenny OrtizParker5 127 Coming Home Michael BrownHassan EatmanGeno MorrisBrown4 218 Give It to Me ParkerJeff ReddParker4 059 Blak Pudd n Sahpreem KingKing3 4510 It s About Time Gene McFaddenDonald Dee Bowden4 3711 Think You re Gonna Like It MorganCheryl GambleJohnsonMorgan3 1912 That s What I Need MorganWayman TisdaleMorgan4 2713 SWV In The House MorganGambleMorganDJG3 0014 Weak a cappella MorganMorgan1 20 1993 re issue bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length15 Right Here Human Nature Remix MorganJohn BettisSteve PorcaroMorgan3 47Total length 60 09 Initially issued without track 15 but was added to all subsequent CDs in April 1993 Copies of the album with the catalog number BMG 66074 contain Right Here Vibe Mix 4 18 as the final track Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for It s About Time Chart 1993 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 10 74 Canada Top Albums CDs RPM 11 19 European Top 100 Albums Music amp Media 12 67 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 13 84 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 14 7 UK Albums OCC 15 17 US Billboard 200 16 8 US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 17 9 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 18 2 Year end charts edit 1993 year end chart performance for It s About Time Chart 1993 Position US Billboard 200 19 16 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 20 7 1994 year end chart performance for It s About Time Chart 1994 Position US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 21 85Certifications editCertifications for It s About Time Region Certification Certified units sales Canada Music Canada 22 Gold 50 000 New Zealand RMNZ 23 Gold 7 500 United States RIAA 24 3 Platinum 3 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history editList of release dates showing region edition s format s and record label s Region Date Edition s Format s Label s Various October 27 1992 Standard CD cassette RCA Various April 8 1993 ReissueReferences edit a b c Wynn Ron It s About Time review at AllMusic Retrieved 2013 06 09 Stephen Thomas Erlewine SWV New Beginning AllMusic Retrieved December 5 2019 backing away from the New Jack grooves that dominated their debut Best Selling Records of 1993 Billboard Vol 106 no 3 Nielsen Business Media Inc January 15 1994 p 73 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved October 7 2017 Recording Industry Association of America RIAA Archived from the original on February 25 2013 Retrieved February 25 2012 a b Linden Amy December 18 1992 It s About Time Review Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on May 21 2007 Retrieved June 9 2013 Johnson Connie May 2 1993 In Brief Los Angeles Times Retrieved January 21 2023 a b Juzwiak Rich March 10 2024 SWV It s About Time Album Review Pitchfork Retrieved March 10 2024 Christgau Robert It s About Time review Robert Christgau Retrieved June 9 2013 Decurtis Anthony Henke James Miller Jim George Warren Holly 1992 The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock amp Roll The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music Random House ISBN 9780679737285 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 273 Top RPM Albums Issue 0978 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved May 19 2022 European Top 100 Albums PDF Music amp Media Vol 10 no 38 September 18 1993 p 14 Retrieved April 16 2023 via World Radio History Offiziellecharts de SWV It s About Time in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved October 7 2017 Charts nz SWV It s About Time Hung Medien Retrieved October 7 2017 SWV Artist Official Charts UK Albums Chart Retrieved October 7 2017 SWV Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved October 7 2017 SWV Chart history Billboard Heatseekers Albums for SWV Retrieved October 7 2017 SWV Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved October 7 2017 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 1993 Billboard Retrieved September 30 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 1993 Billboard Retrieved September 30 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 1994 Billboard Retrieved September 30 2020 Canadian album certifications SMV It s About Time Music Canada Retrieved November 20 2019 New Zealand album certifications SWV It s About Time Recorded Music NZ Retrieved November 20 2019 American album certifications S W V It s About Time Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved October 7 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title It 27s About Time SWV 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