The Time Has Come (Martina McBride album)

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The Time Has Come
MartinaMcBrideTheTimeHasCome.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 12, 1992 (1992-5-12)
Studio
  • Javelina (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • The Money Pit (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length31:52
Label RCA Nashville
Producer
Martina McBride chronology
The Time Has Come
(1992)
The Way That I Am
(1993)
Singles from The Time Has Come
  1. "The Time Has Come"
    Released: May 1992
  2. "That's Me"
    Released: July 1992
  3. "Cheap Whiskey"
    Released: December 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Time Has Come is the debut studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride, released on May 5, 1992, by RCA Records Nashville. The album rose to the No. 49 position on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It includes the singles "The Time Has Come", "Cheap Whiskey" and "That's Me", all of which charted on the Billboard country charts. "The Time Has Come" was the highest-peaking of the three, reaching #23. "When You Are Old" was later recorded by Gretchen Peters on her 1996 album The Secret of Life .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Time Has Come"
2:32
2."That's Me"
  • Tony Haselden
  • Bob Alan
3:52
3."True Blue Fool"
  • Carol Chase
  • Kathy Louvin
2:58
4."Losing You Feels Good"
  • L. Wilson
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • Herbert Wilson
3:20
5."Walk That Line"
2:49
6."Cheap Whiskey"
3:08
7."I Can't Sleep"
2:46
8."A Woman Knows"
  • Chris McCarty
  • Allen Spears
  • John Fowler
3:17
9."The Rope" Stephanie Davis 3:58
10."When You Are Old" Gretchen Peters 3:07
Total length:31:52

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.

Vocals

Musicians

Production

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1992)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums [5] 49
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers15
Canadian RPM Country Albums21

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US
Country

[6]
CAN
Country

[7] [8]
1992"The Time Has Come"2311
"That's Me"4344
"Cheap Whiskey"4447

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Hurst, Jack (July 2, 1992). "Martina McBrideThe Time Has Come (RCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)1/2It..." chicagotribune.com.
  3. "The Time Has Come". EW.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  4. "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. July 12, 1992.
  5. https://www.billboard.com/artist/martina-mcbride/chart-history/
  6. "Martina McBride Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  7. "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Country Singles". RPM . Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  8. "Martina McBride chart history (Canada Country)". Billboard . Retrieved November 5, 2021.