| No Time Like The Future | ||||
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| Released | 1999 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 60:34 | |||
| Label | Talkin' Loud | |||
| Producer | Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick | |||
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No Time Like The Future is an album by the British acid jazz band Incognito, released in 1999 on Talkin' Loud Records. [1] It was produced by band leader Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick. [1]
The album peaked at No. 9 on the UK R&B Albums Chart and No. 4 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [2] [3]
A cover of The Jones Girls' "Nights Over Egypt" reached No. 2 on the UK Dance Singles Chart, No. 12 on the UK R&B Singles Chart and No. 38 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. [4] [5] [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wild and Peaceful" | 5:46 |
| 2. | "Get into My Groove" | 4:59 |
| 3. | "It Ain't Easy" | 6:17 |
| 4. | "Marrakech" | 6:42 |
| 5. | "Fearless" | 6:14 |
| 6. | "Nights Over Egypt" | 6:49 |
| 7. | "Center of the Sun" | 5:02 |
| 8. | "More of Myself" | 4:54 |
| 9. | "I Can See the Future" | 8:15 |
| 10. | "Black Rain" | 10:52 |
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Switzerland (Hitparade) [6] | 47 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts) [2] | 82 |
| UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums (Official Charts) [2] | 9 |
| US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [3] | 28 |
| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) [3] | 4 |
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