Time (Richard Carpenter album) explained

Time
Type:	studio
Artist:	Richard Carpenter
Cover:	Richardcarpentertimefront.jpg
Released:	October 11, 1987
Recorded:	September 1, 1986 – July 5, 1987
Studio:	A&M Studios, Los Angeles
Genre:	Pop
Label:	A&M
Producer:	Richard Carpenter
Next Title:	Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor
Next Year:	1998

Time is the first solo album by American musician Richard Carpenter.

Overview

Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield and Scott Grimes sang on the album, on the songs "In Love Alone", "Something in Your Eyes", and "That's What I Believe", respectively.^[1]

The song "When Time Was All We Had" is dedicated to Richard's sister, Karen.^[1]

Critical reception

In their review of the album, Billboard stated that "long in preparation, Carpenter's solo album shows same devotion to melodic craft and arrangement as his former duo's classic recordings. Vocals -which strike a Beach Boys/Four Freshmen mix on "Who Do You Love?" -may limit appeal slightly, but guest shots by Dusty Springfield and Dionne Warwick should garner swift top 40, AC play."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Say Yeah!" (Richard Carpenter, Paul Janz, Pamela Phillips Oland) – 3:51
2. "Who Do You Love?" (Mark Holden, Peter Hamilton, Gary Pickus) – 3:15
3. "Something in Your Eyes" (Carpenter, Cynthia Weil, Pamela Phillips Oland, Tom Snow) – 4:13
4. "When Time Was All We Had" (Carpenter, Pamela Phillips Oland, Tim Rice) – 3:03
5. "Time" (Carpenter, Dave Clark) – 3:34
6. "Calling Your Name Again" (Carpenter, Richard Marx) – 4:19
7. "In Love Alone" (Carpenter, Hiroaki Serizawa, John Bettis) – 3:22
8. "Remind Me to Tell You" (Carpenter, Mark Mueller) – 3:54
9. "That's What I Believe" (Carpenter, Dean Pitchford, Pamela Phillips Oland) – 4:28
10. "I'm Still Not Over You" (Carpenter, Alain Boublil, Richard Maltby Jr.) – 5:51

Personnel

• Richard Carpenter - lead vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10), keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements
• Dusty Springfield - lead vocals on "Something in Your Eyes"
• Dionne Warwick - lead vocals on "In Love Alone"
• Scott Grimes - lead and backing vocals on "That's What I Believe"
• Tim May - guitar
• Tony Peluso - lead guitar (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 10)
• Joe Osborn - bass guitar
• Bill Lanphier - bass guitar (track: 9)
• Paul Leim - drums
• Paulinho Da Costa - percussion (tracks: 3, 5, 8)
• Herb Alpert - flugelhorn solo on "When Time Was All We Had"
• John Phillips - alto saxophone on "Time" and "That's What I Believe"
• Jim Cox - synthesizer programming
• James Getzoff - concertmaster

Technical

• Michael Bowman, Rob Jacobs, Robert de la Garza - engineer
• Roger Young - recording, mixing
• Chuck Beeson - art direction
• Larry Williams - photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biography - Rechard Carpenter. onamrecords.com. 2024-11-21.
2. Album Reviews. Billboard. 26 September 1987 . 80 . August 31, 2024.