''All Things in Time'' is an album by

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R&B singer

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, released in June 1976 on the

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label. The album includes Rawls's most famous hit song, "

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Background

Coming after a career lull in the years immediately preceding, ''All Things in Time'' was Rawls's first album for PIR. At the time, he was the first artist to sign with PIR, after having already enjoyed a substantial recording career and chart success with other record labels. Recorded at

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and produced by

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and

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, ''All Things in Time'' became an immediate success on the back of its lead single, "

Reception

Commercial

The album was Rawls' third

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-topper (the first since 1966), and reached No. 7 on the ''Billboard'' 200. "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" gave Rawls the biggest hit of his career, topping ''

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s R&B Songs chart and

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, and making No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Critical

''All Things in Time'' was highly rated by critics upon release, due to the quality and variety of its material, production standards and Rawls' vocal performances. It is often cited as the best album of Rawls' tenure with PIR. In a retrospective review for

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, Jason Elias described it as "...not only one of Rawls' best albums, it's also one of the finest from Philadelphia International".

Track listing

*In 2005, ''All Things in Time'' was reissued on CD by

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in the UK in a double package with Rawls' 1977 album, ''

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''.

Personnel

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– co-producer (tracks 1–2, 4, 8) *

Leon Huff Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production team credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as ...

– co-producer (tracks 1–2, 4, 8) *Jack Faith – producer, musical arranger (track 3) *

– producer (tracks 5–6) *

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– producer (track 9), musical arranger (tracks 1–2, 4–5, 8–9) * Richard Rome – musical arranger (track 6) *

– producer, musical arranger (track 7) *

Joe Tarsia Joseph Dominick Tarsia (September 23, 1934 – November 1, 2022) was an American recording studio owner and engineer from Philadelphia who was credited on many classic pop music tracks, earning him over 150 gold and platinum record awards. He wa ...

– engineer *Jim Gallagher – engineer *Carl Paroulo – engineer *Jay Mark – engineer *Frank Laffitte – photos *Ed Lee – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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