Sands of Time (S.O.S. Band album)
| Sands of Time | ||||
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| Studio album by The S.O.S. Band | ||||
| Released | April 09, 1986 | |||
| Recorded |
Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Crawford Post Productions (Atlanta, Georgia) | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, quiet storm | |||
| Length | 39:15 | |||
| Label | Tabu | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, The S.O.S. Band | |||
| The S.O.S. Band chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B [2] |
Sands of Time is the sixth album released by the R&B band The S.O.S. Band on the Tabu label in April 1986. It was produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. This would be the last album to feature original lead singer Mary Davis before she left the group to embark on a solo career.
History
The album peaked at No. 4 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 44 on the Pop albums chart. The lead single, "The Finest", reached the Billboard R&B Top Ten, peaking at No. 2. The single also peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 8 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart. Three follow-up singles, "Borrowed Love", "Even When You Sleep", and "No Lies" also reached the R&B chart, peaking at No. 14, No. 34, and No. 43, respectively. "No Lies" peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Track listing
All tracks written by Terry Lewis and James Harris III, except where noted.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Even When You Sleep" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Sands of Time" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Borrowed Love" | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Nothing But the Best" | 4:48 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 5. | "The Finest" | 6:09 |
| 6. | "No Lies" | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Two Time Lover" (Jerome Thomas, Lloyd Oby, Jason Bryant, Jr.) | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Do You Still Want To?" (Reather Bryant, Jerome Thomas, Jason Bryant, Jr.) | 4:57 |
| 9. | "Sands of Time (Reprise)" | 0:28 |
Personnel
- Jason Bryant – keyboards, lead vocals
- Mary Davis – lead and background vocals
- Billy Ellis – saxophone
- Sonny Killebrew – saxophone
- Abdul Ra'oof – trumpet, lead vocals
- John Simpson – bass
- Bruno Speight – guitar
- Jerome Thomas – drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jellybean Johnson, Stewart Hanley, Kurt Mitchel – musicians
- Mark Smith – background vocals and guest vocalist on bridge of "The Finest"
- Cherrelle, Alexander O'Neal – special guest vocalists (on "The Finest")
- Terry Lewis, Lisa Keith, Jellybean Johnson, Jimmy Jam, Jerome Benton, Fredi Grace, Lloyd Oby – vocalists
Production
- Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis – producers, executive producers, recording engineers, assistant engineers
- The S.O.S. Band – producers (on "Two Time Lover" and "Do You Still Want To?")
- Tom Race – recording engineer
- Steve Hodge – assistant engineer, mixing engineer
- Brian Gardner – mastering engineer
- Robin Tucker – A&R coordinator
- Dale Wehlacz – art direction, design, illustration
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak [3][4] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Pop Albums | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Black Albums | 4 |
| UK Albums Chart | 15 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US R&B [3] |
US Dan [3] |
UK [4] | ||
| 1986 | "The Finest" | 44 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| "Borrowed Love" | — | 14 | 26 | 50 | |
| "Even When You Sleep" | — | 34 | — | — | |
| 1987 | "No Lies" | — | 43 | 2 | 64 |
References
- ↑ Wynn, Ron. Sands of Time > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Sands of Time > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- 1 2 3 4 "US Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- 1 2 "UK Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-05-27.