Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes* – Now Is The Time
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ABC Records – AA-1041 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Disco |
Tracklist
| A1 | Where's The Concern For The People | 5:44 | |
| A2 | Baby, You Got My Nose Open | 5:05 | |
| A3 | Let's Talk It Over | 8:04 | |
| A4 | Feels Like Magic | 6:19 | |
| B1 | Now Is The Time | 6:08 | |
| B2 | Power Of Love | 7:29 | |
| B3 | Today, Tomorrow, Forever | 4:21 | |
| B4 | Try To Live A Day | 4:22 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – ABC Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – ABC Records, Inc.
- Produced For – Million Dollar Records (2)
- Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios
- Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs
- Lacquer Cut At – ABC Recording Studios
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
- Record Company – ABC Records, Inc.
- Published By – Hal-Mel Music Corp.
- Published By – New Beginning
- Published By – Friday's Child Music
- Published By – Cerelia Music
- Published By – Simi Music Pub. Co.
Credits
- Arranged By, Conductor – Ron Kersey
- Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Jim Gallagher
- Liner Notes – George Woods*
- Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Nimitr-Sarikanda*
- Musician, Congas, Percussion – David Cruse
- Musician, Drums – Jerome Jones
- Musician, Guitar – Michael "Sugarbear" Foreman*
- Musician, Keyboards – Eddie Green (3)
- Photography By – Don Hunstein
- Producer – Harold J. Melvin*
- Strings, Horns – Don Renaldo
Notes
Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman pressing denoted by "P" stamp in runouts (may be faint or partial). Textured cover.
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Mastered at Frankford Wayne Recording Lab, Philadelphia, PA.
℗ © 1977 ABC Records, Inc.
Copies serviced for radio promotion have gold-stamped covers.
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Mastered at Frankford Wayne Recording Lab, Philadelphia, PA.
℗ © 1977 ABC Records, Inc.
Copies serviced for radio promotion have gold-stamped covers.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): P AA ̶A̶B̶ -1041-A-RE-1 ⑧ A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): P AA ̶A̶B̶ -1041-B-RE-1 ⑧ A
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): AA-AA ̶A̶B̶ -1041-A-RE-1 ⑦ 5 P
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): AA-AA ̶A̶B̶ -1041-B-RB-1 ⑦ P
Other Versions (5 of 12)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Now Is The Time (LP, Album, Stereo) | ABC Records | 25 717 XOT | 1977 | ||||
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Now Is The Time (LP, Album) | ABC Records | ABCL 5237 | UK | 1977 | ||
| Now Is The Time (LP, Album) | ABC Records | 9022-1041 | Canada | 1977 | |||
| Now Is The Time (LP, Album) | ABC Records | ABC 479 | Italy | 1977 | |||
| Now Is The Time (LP, Album) | ABC Records | YX-8126-AB | Japan | 1977 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited one year agoAfter putting out a brave effort in "Reaching For The World", "Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes" continued that brave effort with the release of "Now Is The Time"....But as with "Reaching", it still falls a little short...
As usual though, there are bright moments....
"Where's The Concern For The People" (the start of the album and yes a Crown Jewel), is a very nice Social Conscience piece, with well thought out Lyrics....
"Baby, You Got My Nose Open" may be kind of cheesy, but the Music is infectious (which makes it hard to ignore)..."David Ebo" also sells the song very well, even though at times he sounds like he is trying too hard....
The 2nd Crown Jewel, "Let's Talk It Over", is more like it!!!! It is Classic Blue Notes, with "Harold" (believe it or not), having one of his best performances ever!!!!!
The "Title Track", the 3rd Crown Jewel, is another "Classic Blue Note" t, with "David Ebo" sounding much more comfortable than ever, since he ed the group....
The last song and Crown Jewel, "Try To Live A Day", invites "Ms. Sharon Paige" back (again, why not on the cover?!?!?!?!?!?!), and together with "Harold" and "David", they laid another "Classic Blue Note" t....
The rest of the album is filler...
I will say this though...It seemed like "Harold" had a better hold on the group and the direction it was going...Unfortunately, the Public didn't agree...The world would be enthrawed with "Teddy Pendergrass", and it would seem like "Harold" and "The Blue Notes" just didn't stand a chance...
I will say this though, even though the album is uneven, it it still worth checking out..... -
Technically this is not a "PROMO" Item, I have always called these "Stamped Promo" but they have no more value than a cutout (hole punched through the cover and sometimes record in the label area)... these items are just freebies for record stores, DJs, etc and are exactly the same as regular sold records with this added stamped desecration..
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