The Gift of Time

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The Gift of Time
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Studio album by
Released1987
StudioLa Tour d'Ivoire & Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Jazz fusion
Length35:12
Label Columbia
Producer Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Fables
(1985)
The Gift of Time
(1987)
Storytelling
(1989)
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The Gift of Time is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1987. It was his first recording for Columbia Records after twelve albums on the Atlantic label. It was reissued on CD in 1991.

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

  1. "Prologue" – 1:01
  2. "New Resolutions" – 4:47
  3. "Faith in You" – 4:46
  4. "No More Doubts" – 4:47
  5. "Between Sea and Sky" – 5:04
  6. "Metamorphosis" – 5:51
  7. "Introspective Perceptions" – 7:30
  8. "The Gift of Time" – 5:05

Personnel

Production notes

Charts

YearChartPosition
1987Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums5

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References

  1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty The Gift of Time (1987) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.