There'll Come a Time explained

There'll Come a Time
Type:Studio
Artist:Betty Everett
Cover:There'll Come a Time.jpg
Released:1969
Genre:
  • R&B
  • pop-soul
Length:38:26
Label:UNI
Producer:
  • Archie Russell
  • Hillery Johnson
  • Leo Austell
Prev Title:I Need You So (reissue)
Prev Year:1968
Next Title:Love Rhymes
Next Year:1974

There'll Come a Time is the fourth studio album by American singer Betty Everett, released in 1969 on the UNI label.

Reception

Richie Unterberger of AllMusic stated "Featuring her number two R&B single (and Top 40 pop hit) 'There'll Come a Time,' this has much more of a sweet soul flavor than her Vee-Jay sides, at times blending the trademarks of her brassy native Chicago scene with a Philadelphia influence."

History

The album peaked at No. 44 on Billboards Best Selling Rhythm & Blues LPs chart.[1] The album consisted of five singles, and all five charted. The album's first single, "There'll Come a Time", peaked at No. 2 on the R&B chart and No. 26 on the pop chart.[2] [3] [4] "I Can't Say No to You" peaked at No. 78 on the pop chart and No. 29 R&B.<ref name="I Can't Say No">Web site: I Can't Say No to You (song by Betty Everett) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. www.musicvf.com. "Maybe" peaked at No. 116 on the pop chart.[5] "It's Been a Long Time" peaked at No. 96 on the pop chart and No. 17 on the R&B chart.[6] The final single from the album, "Unlucky Girl", peaked at No. 46 on the R&B chart.[7]

Charts

Singles

YearSingleChart positions
US[9] US
R&B[10] [11] [12]
1969"There'll Come a Time"262
"I Can't Say No to You"7829
"Maybe"116 -
"It's Been a Long Time"9617
1970"Unlucky Girl" - 46

Notes and References

  1. Rhythm & Blues LPs. Billboard. June 7, 1969. Google Books.
  2. Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. March 15, 1969. Google Books.
  3. Book: Bogdanov, V. . All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul . Backbeat Books . AMG all music guide series . 2003 . 978-0-87930-744-8 . 29 February 2024 . 231.
  4. Web site: There'll Come a Time (song by Betty Everett) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. www.musicvf.com.
  5. Web site: Maybe (song by Betty Everett) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. www.musicvf.com.
  6. Web site: It's Been a Long Time (song by Betty Everett) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. www.musicvf.com.
  7. Web site: Unlucky Girl (song by Betty Everett) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. www.musicvf.com.
  8. Betty Everett Chart History (Top R&B/Hip–Hop Albums) . Billboard . February 29, 2024.
  9. Betty Everett . Billboard . December 29, 2023.
  10. Web site: Betty Everett - Awards . AllMusic. 29 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019232405/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/betty-everett-mn0000058361/awards. October 19, 2012.
  11. Betty Everett . Billboard . December 29, 2023.
  12. Web site: Betty Everett Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. www.musicvf.com.