''It's About Time'' is the debut studio album by American female R&B trio

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. It was released by

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on October 27, 1992, in the United States. It earned 11 ''Billboard'' Music Award nominations and became the 16th best-selling album of 1993 in the United States, with 2,100,000 copies sold according to

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. It also earned SWV a nomination for

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at the 36th Grammy Awards. In 1996, ''It's About Time'' was certified 3× platinum, for shipping over 3,000,000 albums in the US alone. The album spawned five hit singles with "

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", "Downtown", " Weak", a remixed version of " Right Here/

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" (the latter two reached number one on the R&B singles chart, with "Weak" being their biggest and only number-one pop hit), and "You're Always on My Mind" (shortened to "Always on My Mind" for single release). A remixed version of "Anything" appeared on the soundtrack of the film ''

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'' in 1994 and was released as the final single from ''It's About Time''.

Critical reception

In his retrospective review for

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, editor Ron Wynn wrote that SWV's "deep, sensual harmonies, sometimes naughty lyrics and aggressive style immediately struck a responsive chord, particularly among male fans. Their CD shows their versatility, as they handled

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tunes, romantic ballads ..and sassy, innuendo-laden fare ..Their hits "Weak" and "Right Here" had the same blend of heat and vulnerability that underscore the best

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material, and even though this CD was padded by remixes and repeats, it was still among the finest debuts issued in 1992." Less enthusiastic, Amy Linden from ''

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'' found that "in a perfect world, folks would demand more than the ability to program a slammin' beat and hit the note. Until that day, these chirpy homegirls of SWV create and fill their own void in ''It’s About Time''."

Track listing

*Initially issued without track 15, but was added to all subsequent CDs in April 1993
*Copies of the album with the catalog number BMG 66074 contain "Right Here (Vibe Mix)" (4:18), as the final track

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:It's About Time (Swv Album) 1992 debut albums SWV albums RCA Records albums