Chocolate (The Time song) explained

Chocolate
Cover:	The_Time_Chocolate.jpg
Caption:	Promo 12" single
Type:	single
Artist:	The Time
Album:	Pandemonium
B-Side:	My Drawers
Released:	October 1, 1990
Studio:	Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, US
Genre:	Pop, funk
Length:	7" edit: 4:35 Album/12": 7:30 12" Remix: 7:59
Label:	Paisley Park
Producer:	Prince
Prev Title:	Jerk Out
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Shake!
Next Year:	1990

"Chocolate" is a song from The Time's 1990 album Pandemonium. The song was released as the second single from Pandemonium, and was written by usual band collaborator Prince. The song had been primarily recorded in April 1983 during the early sessions for the group's third album, Ice Cream Castle. The group's drummer, Jellybean Johnson, remarked on the notable James Brown influence that the track was channeling: "That's some great shit, that's just hard-core James sound. I loved it."

Track listing

7" single

1. "Chocolate" #2 (7" Remix / Edit) – 4:35
2. "My Drawers" – 3:57

Maxi single

1. "Chocolate" (7" Remix / Edit) – 4:35
2. "Chocolate" (12inch Remix) – 7:59
3. "Chocolate" (Tootsie Roll Club Mix) – 6:11
4. "Chocolate" (Instrumental) – 7:29
5. "Chocolate" (Percapella) – 7:23
6. "My Drawers" – 3:57

Personnel

Credits sourced from Duane Tudahl and Prince Vault.^{[1] [2]}

• Morris Day – lead vocals
• Prince – backing vocals, waiter vocal, synthesizers, electric guitars, bass guitar, Linn LM-1, cymbal, handclaps
• Wendy Melvoin – electric guitar solo, backing vocals
• Lisa Coleman – backing vocals
• Jill Jones – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1990)! scope="col"

Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)^[3]	44

Notes and References

1. Book: Tudahl, Duane . 2018 . Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition) . Rowman & Littlefield . 9781538116432.
2. Web site: Chocolate – Prince Vault. www.princevault.com. en. 2023-05-08.
3. Web site: The Time > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums & Singles. AllMusic. September 1, 2023. August 28, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130828014151/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-time-mn0000919812/awards. dead.