Album
Time’s Up
Time's Up is the second studio album by American band Living Colour, released on 28 August 1990 through Epic. It followed their successful 1988 debut Vivid and found them stretching across funk metal, hard rock and alternative metal rather than settling on a single style.
The guest list is a good reason to seek it out: Queen Latifah, Little Richard, Doug E. Fresh, Maceo Parker and James Earl Jones all make cameo appearances. The record reached number 13 on the Billboard 200, went gold and won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. It was the last album to feature bassist Muzz Skillings, though he later appeared on the Biscuits EP. A European reissue from Music On CD arrived in February 2014.
Time’s Up: tracklist, credits and charts
15 tracks · 57:41Tracklist
- 1Time’s UpGlover, Reid, Skillings, WC3:05
- 2History LessonVernon Reid0:52
- 3PrideWill Calhoun4:55
- 4Love Rears Its Ugly HeadVernon Reid4:19
- 5New Jack ThemeVernon Reid3:30
- 6Someone Like YouMuzz Skillings3:47
- 7Elvis Is DeadVernon Reid3:50
- 8TypeVernon Reid6:26
- 9Information OverloadVernon Reid6:12
- 10Under Cover of DarknessCorey Glover4:18
- 11OlogyMuzz Skillings1:07
- 12Fight the FightGlover, Reid, Skillings, WC4:32
- 13Tag Team PartnersCorey Glover0:48
- 14Solace of YouCorey Glover and Vernon Reid3:38
- 15This Is the LifeVernon Reid6:22
- Produced by
- Ed Stasium
- Recorded at
- A&M (Hollywood), RPM (Los Angeles)
- Mixed by
- Ron Saint Germain
- Label
- Epic
- Length
- 57:41
Line-up
- Little Richard · vocals · guest
- Queen Latifah · vocals · guest
- Doug E. Fresh · vocals · guest
- Derin Young · vocals · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1990–1991 | 13 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1990–1991 | 20 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1990–1991 | 10 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1990–1991 | 10 |
| Swiss Albums · 1990–1991 | 11 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1990–1991 | 13 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1990–1991 | 15 |
| Dutch Albums · 1990–1991 | 24 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1990–1991 | 30 |
| German Albums · 1990–1991 | 56 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1991 | Gold |
| Canada · 1989 | Gold |
| United States · 1990 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia only
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | August 1990 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 28 August 1990 | |
| Wikidata | 1990 | |
| US release | 1990 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1990 | earliest UK or European date |
13 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XE | Epic | 5099746692094 | other |
| 1990 | GB | Epic | 5099746692018 | other |
| 1990 | US | Epic | 074644620214 | other |
| 1990 | XE | Epic | 9399746692091 | other |
| 1990 | AU | Epic | 9399746692022 | other |
| 1990 | XE | Epic | 5099746692094 | other |
| 1990 | XE | Epic | 5099746692025 | other |
| 1990 | JP | Epic | 4988010516727 | other |
| 1990 | AU | Epic | 9399746692091 | other |
| 1990 | GB | Epic | other | |
| August 1990 | US | Epic | 074644620221 | original |
| 14 March 2014 | XE | Music on CD | 8718627221204 | other |
| 28 September 2018 | XE | Epic | 020286227175 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 1370×1430 | rejected |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |