Pandemonium (The Time album)

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Pandemonium
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 1990
Recorded1981–1990
Studio Paisley Park, Chanhassen
Genre Funk rock [1]
Length65:12
Label
Producer The Time
Prince
The Time chronology
Ice Cream Castle
(1984)
Pandemonium
(1990)
Condensate
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pandemonium is the fourth studio album by American band The Time released in 1990. Much like the three previous albums, the album consists of music in the funk rock genre, although this album breaks the Time's six-song album tradition. The album is a tie-in with the film Graffiti Bridge , and several songs from the album appear in the film.

Contents

According to biographer Matt Thorne, Prince co-wrote "Donald Trump (Black Version)". [4] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA and "Jerk Out" became one of the band's biggest singles. The second single, "Chocolate" did not fare as well.

Critical reception

"The songs' obsessions with sex, food and time scream 'concept'," remarked Michele Kirsch in a 4 out of 5 review for Select , "but only in a fun, sexy, blaxploitation movie soundtrack kind of way. Lots of background jive talk, chat up lines and bogus off-tape comments make you feel like you're gatecrashing a party at the point where everybody pairs off to go to his or her place… Bastard sons of George Clinton, take a bow." [5]

Track listing

Pandemonium track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dreamland" Prince The Time3:08
2."Pandemonium"
  • Harris
  • Johnson
  • Lewis
  • Prince
The Time4:11
3."Sexy Socialites"  0:23
4."Jerk Out"
The Time6:49
5."Yount"  0:22
6."Blondie"
  • Harris
  • Johnson
  • Lewis
The Time6:27
7."Donald Trump (Black Version)"
  • The Time
  • Prince
The Time4:33
8."Chocolate"PrincePrince7:31
9."Cooking Class"  0:42
10."Skillet"
  • Harris
  • Johnson
  • Lewis
  • The Time
6:11
11."It's Your World"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • The Time
5:25
12."Sometimes I Get Lonely"
  • The Time
6:15
13."Data Bank"PrinceThe Time5:36
14."My Summertime Thang"The TimeThe Time6:52
15."Pretty Little Women"  0:46

Singles

  1. "Jerk Out"
  2. "Mo' Jerk Out" – 7" single
  3. "Get It Up" – 12" single
  4. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Mix) – 12" single
  5. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Edit) – 12" single
  6. "Jerk Out" (A Capella) – 12" single
  7. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Dub) – 12" single
  8. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Instrumental) – 12" single
  1. "Chocolate"
  2. "My Drawers"
  3. "Chocolate" (12 Inch Remix) – 12" single
  4. "Chocolate" (Tootsie Roll Club Mix) – 12" single
  5. "Chocolate" (Instrumental) – 12" single
  6. "Chocolate" (Percapella) – 12" single

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Pandemonium
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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