''It's About Time'' is the debut studio album by American female R&B trio SWV. 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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. 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 " I'm So into You", "Downtown", "

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", 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 '' Above the Rim'' 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." ''

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''s Rich Juzwiak described it as "a stylish album that added a singular realness to the sound of R&B", calling the "productions ..crisp and spacious enough to retain their freshness. There's not really a slow spot on this collection of hits and shoulda-beens". 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 Albums produced by Brian Alexander Morgan Albums recorded at Unique Recording Studios RCA Records albums SWV albums