''It's About Time'' is the fourth solo album by R&B singer

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. Released 12 years after his previous album '' Guaranteed'', ''It's About Time'' is somewhat a return to form for Day. With the exception of four new songs, the album consists of previous hits, recorded live with the modern line-up of The Time. The live material was poorly edited to remove curse words and to fade abruptly between songs, removing most of the audience reactions. The patchiness of the album was not received well.

Track listing

# " The Bird" – 4:13 ''composed by Jamie Starr/Morris Day/ Jesse Johnson'' # " Jungle Love" – 2:57 ''composed by Jamie Starr/Morris Day/Jesse Johnson'' # " Gigolos Get Lonely Too" – 4:17 ''composed by Jamie Starr'' # " Cool" – 6:20 ''composed by Jamie Starr/

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'' # "Ain't a Damn Thing Changed" – 2:49 ''composed by Morris Day/The Whole 9'' # "In My Ride" – 4:16 ''composed by Morris Day/

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'' # "Two Drink Minimum" – 3:49 ''composed by Morris Day/The Whole 9/Tonya White'' # "Last Night" – 3:57 ''composed by Morris Day/The Whole 9/Tonya White''

Personnel

* Mastering – Stephen Marcussen * Mixing –

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* Producer – Morris Day, The Whole 9, Ontario Haynes, John Rhone, Brian Hood, Jesse Johnson, Jamie Starr *

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* Management – Courtney Benson

The Time

* Bass – Ricky "Freeze" Smith * Drums –

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* Guitar – Torrell "Tori" Ruffin * Keyboards –

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, Stanley "Chance" Howard, Robert "Gi" Grisset * Percussion and valet – Jerome Benton * Vocals – Morris Day (lead), the band (backing)

References

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