''Time to Share'' is the thirteenth album from Japanese musician
Toshinobu Kubota
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, musician, music producer, and radio personality. He has produced six million-seller records and thirty-three Top 40 singles during his career. Kubota is currently part of Sony Music Japan. In addition, he has co ...
, released on September 21, 2004 under his alias "Toshi."
It was Kubota's third English album.
Background and recording
''Time so Share'' was recorded at a multitude of locations, including the
New York studios like Battery Studios, Glowy Studios, Jammin' Downtown Studios, Quad Recording Studios, and Stash House Studios. It was also recorded at
Westlake Studios
Westlake Recording Studios is a music recording studio in West Hollywood, California.
History
Westlake Recording Studios was founded in the early 1970s by the American audio engineer Tom Hidley under the name Westlake Audio. Hidley was experi ...
in
Los Angeles
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, and Home Cookin in
Philadelphia
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.
Toshi co-wrote all the songs on the album, which has collaborations with rapper
Mos Def
Yasiin Bey (; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), previously and more commonly known by his stage name Mos Def (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. His hip hop career began in 1994, alongside his siblings in the s ...
and singer
Angie Stone
Angela Laverne Brown (born December 18, 1961) known professionally as Angie Stone, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She rose to fame in the late 1970s as member of the hip hop trio The Sequence. In the early 1990s ...
.
Although uncredited as a featured vocalist, Stone sings background vocals on the songs "Beating My Heart," "Breaking Through," "It's Time," and "Shadows of Your Love."
Sy Smith
Sy Smith is an American singer and actress.
Early life and career beginnings
Sy Smith began her career leading a six-person Washington D.C. go-go band called "In Tyme". After graduating from Howard University with a bachelor's degree of Scien ...
appears on the song "Neva Satisfied," and Felicia "Fenix" Graham appears on the song "Hope You'll Be Well."
Release and charts
By September 11 in 2004, the first single "Breaking Through" had been released to
R&B radio, and
Epic had placed it on
BET
Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks and has offices in New York City, Los ...
and
MTV2.
The album was released by SMI Records Inc
on September 21, 2004 under his alias "Toshi."
Epic/
Sony Urban Music
Sony Urban Music was a division of Sony BMG, active from 2004 to 2006, The division handled R&B, soul, and hip hop releases by artists nominally signed to Sony's Columbia and Epic labels. During its existence, Sony Urban managed releases by ar ...
also released the album on September 21, 2004.
The album charted at number 25 on the
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in ...
Albums chart. The album featured the singles "Breaking Through" and "Shadows of Your Love." In the same year, Kubota appeared on the American television show ''
Soul Train'' to promote the album, becoming the first Japanese singer to appear on the show. After the release of the album, Kubota toured with
Angie Stone
Angela Laverne Brown (born December 18, 1961) known professionally as Angie Stone, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She rose to fame in the late 1970s as member of the hip hop trio The Sequence. In the early 1990s ...
in 2005.
Reception
''
Billboard'' called it "blissfully groove-drenched."
Allmusic
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reviewed the album, and wrote that it "is another fine album
ike Toshi's last but... the material is too mature and laid-back to appeal to more than attentive
contemporary R&B
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The genre features a distinctive record production style, drum machine-backed rhy ...
fans in their late twenties and thirties. And that's not a knock on the artist."
Track listing
# "Beating of My Heart"
# "Living for Today" (feat.
Mos Def
Yasiin Bey (; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), previously and more commonly known by his stage name Mos Def (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. His hip hop career began in 1994, alongside his siblings in the s ...
)
# "Breaking Through/Yaheat/Mybeat (Interlude, Pt. 1)"
# "Hold Me Down" (feat.
Angie Stone
Angela Laverne Brown (born December 18, 1961) known professionally as Angie Stone, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She rose to fame in the late 1970s as member of the hip hop trio The Sequence. In the early 1990s ...
)
# "Neva Satisfied"
# "Shadows of Your Love"
# "It's Time"
# "'Cause You're So Bad"
# "Hope You'll Be Well/Yaheat/Mybeat (Interlude, Pt. 2)"
# "Voodoo Woman" (feat.
Renee Neufville)
Personnel
These are the credits:
*
Gary Beech - Product Manager
* Mike Campbell - Guitar
*
Matt Cappy - Trumpet
*
Susanne Cerha - Art Direction, Design
*
Lysa Cooper - Stylist
*
Amil Dave - Production Coordination
*
Tenita Dreher - Vocals (Background)
*
Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro - Mixing
*
Keith Fluitt - Vocals (Background)
* Larry Gold - String Arrangements
*
Felicia Graham - Vocals (Background)
*
Carvin "Ransum" Haggins - Engineer, Producer, Vocal Producer
*
Carlos "DJ Smooth" Henderson - Composer and Bass
*
Naoto Ikeda - Photography
* John James - Vocals (Background)
*
Yusuke Katsuki - Grooming
*
Yutaka Kawana - Assistant Engineer, Guitar
*
Toshi Kubota - Drum Programming, Guitar, Keyboard Programming, Primary Artist, Producer, Programming, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background)
*
Jessica Kyle - Vocals (Background)
*
Selan Lerner - Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Soloist
*
Magdaleno Martinez - Composer
*
Mos Def
Yasiin Bey (; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), previously and more commonly known by his stage name Mos Def (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. His hip hop career began in 1994, alongside his siblings in the s ...
(
Dante Smith) - Composer, Guest Artist, Primary Artist
*
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
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- Instrumentation, Producer, Programming
*
Renee Neufville - Primary Artist, Vocals (Background)
*
Jonathan D. Richmond - Instrumentation, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background)
*
Ralph Rolle - Drum Programming, Drums, Keyboard Programming, Poetry Reading, Producer, Vocal Director, Vocals (Background), Voices
* Francesco Romano - Guitar
*
Amanda Rosamilia - A&R Assistance
*
Sy Smith
Sy Smith is an American singer and actress.
Early life and career beginnings
Sy Smith began her career leading a six-person Washington D.C. go-go band called "In Tyme". After graduating from Howard University with a bachelor's degree of Scien ...
- Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
*
Angie Stone
Angela Laverne Brown (born December 18, 1961) known professionally as Angie Stone, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She rose to fame in the late 1970s as member of the hip hop trio The Sequence. In the early 1990s ...
- Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals (Background)
*
Diamond Stone - Vocals (Background)
*
Third Eye
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- MC
*
Thaddeus T. Tribbett - Bass
*
Elisabeth Withers - Vocals (Background)
*
Parris Bowens - Keyboards
Engineers
*
Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander - Mixing
*
Tim Donovan - Engineer, Mixing
* Serban Ghenea - Mixing
*
Andre Netto - Assistant Engineer
*
Tim Olmstead - Assistant Engineer
*
Herb Powers - Mastering
*
Jason Rankins - Assistant Engineer
*
Alejandro Rodriguez - Assistant Engineer
*
Andros Rodriguez
Andros Rodriguez is an American, multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning record producer, audio engineer and mixer. His diverse catalog of clients include Pharrell, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Florence + the Machine, Shakira, Bleachers, ...
- Assistant Engineer
*
Rich Tapper - Assistant Engineer
*
Miki Tsutsumi - Assistant Engineer
*
Ray Wilson - Engineer
Producers
*
Buck Wild - Producer
*
Lisa Ellis - Executive Producer
*
Kaz Hayashida - Executive Producer
*
Toshi Rolle - Producer
*
L. Londell McMillan - Executive Producer
*
Ivan "Orthodox" Barias - Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer
*
X Firm - Producer
References
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2004 albums
Toshinobu Kubota albums
Sony Music albums