Time (Richard Carpenter album)

Time
Studio album by Richard Carpenter
Released	October 11, 1987
Recorded	September 1, 1986 – July 5, 1987
Studio	A&M (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Pop
Label	A&M
Producer	Richard Carpenter
Richard Carpenter chronology
Time (1987) Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor (1998)
Singles from Time
"Something in Your Eyes" Released: 1987 "Calling Your Name Again" Released: 1987

Time is the first solo album by American musician Richard Carpenter.

Overview

Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield and Scott Grimes sang on the album, on the songs "In Love Alone", "Something in Your Eyes", and "That's What I Believe", respectively. ^[1]

The song "When Time Was All We Had" is dedicated to Richard's sister, Karen. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

In their review of the album, Billboard stated that "long in preparation, Carpenter's solo album shows same devotion to melodic craft and arrangement as his former duo's classic recordings. Vocals -which strike a Beach Boys/Four Freshmen mix on "Who Do You Love?" -may limit appeal slightly, but guest shots by Dusty Springfield and Dionne Warwick should garner swift top 40, AC play." ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Say Yeah!" (Richard Carpenter, Paul Janz, Pamela Phillips Oland) – 3:51
2. "Who Do You Love?" (Mark Holden, Peter Hamilton, Gary Pickus) – 3:15
3. "Something in Your Eyes" (Richard Carpenter, Cynthia Weil, Pamela Phillips Oland, Tom Snow) – 4:13
4. "When Time Was All We Had" (a dedication to Karen) (Richard Carpenter, Pamela Phillips Oland, Tim Rice) – 3:03
5. "Time" (Richard Carpenter, Dave Clark) – 3:34
6. "Calling Your Name Again" (Richard Carpenter, Richard Marx) – 4:19
7. "In Love Alone" (Richard Carpenter, Hiroaki Serizawa, John Bettis) – 3:22
8. "Remind Me to Tell You" (Richard Carpenter, Mark Mueller) – 3:54
9. "That's What I Believe" (Richard Carpenter, Dean Pitchford, Pamela Phillips Oland) – 4:28
10. "I'm Still Not Over You" (Richard Carpenter, Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby Jr.) – 5:51

Personnel

• Richard Carpenter - lead vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10), keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements
• Dusty Springfield - lead vocals on "Something in Your Eyes"
• Dionne Warwick - lead vocals on "In Love Alone"
• Scott Grimes - lead and backing vocals on "That's What I Believe"
• Tim May - guitar
• Tony Peluso - lead guitar (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 10)
• Joe Osborn - bass guitar
• Bill Lanphier - bass guitar (track: 9)
• Paul Leim - drums
• Paulinho Da Costa - percussion (tracks: 3, 5, 8)
• Herb Alpert - flugelhorn solo on "When Time Was All We Had"
• John Phillips - alto saxophone on "Time" and "That's What I Believe"
• Jim Cox - synthesizer programming
• James Getzoff - concertmaster

Technical

• Michael Bowman, Rob Jacobs, Robert de la Garza - engineer
• Roger Young - recording, mixing
• Chuck Beeson - art direction
• Larry Williams - photography

References

1. "Biography - Rechard Carpenter" (PDF). onamrecords.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
2. "Time Richard Carpenter". AllMusic . Retrieved October 8, 2024.
3. "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. No. 26 September 1987. p. 80. Retrieved August 31, 2024.