In My Own Time (Family song)

"In My Own Time"
Single by Family
B-side	"Seasons"
Released	1971
Genre	Art rock
Length	3:35
Label	Reprise K 14090
Songwriters	Chapman, Whitney
Producer	Family
Family singles chronology
"Today" (1970) "In My Own Time" (1971) "Larf and Sing" (1971)

"In My Own Time" is a song and single written by Roger Chapman and John Whitney and performed by British group, Family.

It was first released in 1971. It entered the UK singles chart in July reaching number 4 and stayed for thirteen weeks on the chart. ^{[1] [2]} The song peaked at number 86 in Australia. ^[3]

Music historian Bob Stanley has commented on its unlikely British chart success: "it has a startlingly off the wall, music concrete intro, an eccentric burst of atonal noise to match the start of Adam & the Ants' Prince Charming." ^[4]

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 27. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
2. "Family - Chart Archive". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 108. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
4. Stanley, Bob (26 February 2013). "Family the Ultimate British underground band of the early 1970s". The Times. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022. With three Top 10 albums and three Top 20 singles, you'd expect their name to crop up in conversation more often. They went as high as No. 4 with the non-album single In My Own Time in 1971: it has a startlingly off the wall, music concrete intro, an eccentric burst of atonal noise to match the start of Adam & the Ants' Prince Charming.