Time Is Explained

Time Is
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Idle Race
Cover:	Time Is album.jpg
Released:	May 1971
Recorded:	1970
Genre:	Rock, folk
Label:	Regal Zonophone
Producer:	The Idle Race & Kenneth Young
Prev Title:	Idle Race
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Back to the Story
Next Year:	1996

Time Is is the final studio album recorded by The Idle Race. It was recorded in 1970 after Jeff Lynne had left the band. He was replaced by vocalist Dave Walker and guitarist Mike Hopkins.

Track listing

1. "Dancing Flower" (Dave Pritchard) – 2:14
2. "Sad O'Sad" (Pritchard) – 3:28
3. "The Clock" (Pritchard) – 3:22
4. "I Will See You" (Dave Walker) – 3:11
5. "By the Sun" (Roger Spencer) – 6:42
6. "Alcatraz" (Pritchard, Spencer, Walker) – 4:02
7. "And the Rain" (Walker, Pritchard) – 2:52
8. "She Sang Hymns Out of Tune" (Jesse Lee Kincaid) – 3:07
9. "Bitter Green" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 3:45
10. "We Want It All" (Walker, Spencer) – 4:10

Personnel

The Idle Race

• Dave Pritchard - vocals, rhythm guitar, flute
• Dave Walker - vocals, harmonica, piano
• Mike Hopkins - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Greg Masters - bass guitar, vocals, electric cello
• Roger Spencer - drums, percussion, vocals

Technical

• Management - Don Arden
• Producer - Idle Race, Kenneth Young
• Assistant producer - David Arden
• Design, art direction - Joe McGillicuddy
• Photography - Tim Fulford-Brown

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Idle Race - Time Is . May 1971 . 30 April 2011 . discogs.com.