Time & Faith
| Time & Faith | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Urgent!/Ichiban[1] | |||
| Producer | Danny Jones, Tim Whitsett | |||
| Jerry Butler chronology | ||||
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Time & Faith is an album by the soul musician Jerry Butler, released in 1992.[2][3] Butler's first studio album in almost a decade, it was recorded during his tenure as a Cook County commissioner.[4][5]
The album peaked at No. 92 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart.[6]
Production
[edit]Recorded in Memphis, the album was produced by Danny Jones and Tim Whitsett.[7][8] It includes covers of Willie Nelson's "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground", Jimmy Cliff's "Sitting in Limbo", and Curtis Mayfield's "Need to Belong".[9][10]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| Chicago Tribune | [9] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [12] |
| MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | [13] |
The Chicago Tribune noted that "Butler sings about the enduring virtues of adult love like few other singers, and his backing musicians are restrained but soulful-far removed from the synth-drenched wallpaper that passes for R&B these days."[9] USA Today stated that Butler is back to "caressing smooth ballads with his infectious rasp."[14]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution thought that the "title song, with a '90s beat and a catchy little chorus, is almost hypnotic ... [the album is] a hodgepodge of styles, but in the hands of the Ice Man, somehow it gels."[8] The Fort Worth Star-Telegram deemed Time & Faith "a sort of low-key concept album about growing older alone and realizing how hard it is to find lasting love."[15]
AllMusic wrote that "Time & Faith is fairly unpredictable; while 'Trying to Break the Habit' is a bluesy soul number, the ballads 'I Was Right About You' and 'You're the Only One' are essentially adult contemporary."[11]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Time & Faith" | |
| 2. | "Need to Belong" | |
| 3. | "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" | |
| 4. | "Trying to Break the Habit" | |
| 5. | "I Was Right About You" | |
| 6. | "You're the Only One" | |
| 7. | "Sure Feels Good" | |
| 8. | "Sitting in Limbo" | |
| 9. | "Time & Faith (Reprise)" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 28, 1992.
- ^ Heim, Chris (18 Dec 1992). "Politics, music and Jerry Butler's return to recording". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. N.
- ^ Bingham, Carolyn (19 Nov 1992). "'The Iceman' Hasn't Cooled Down". Los Angeles Sentinel. p. B1.
- ^ Sokolic, William H. (23 Mar 1993). "Ice Man Returneth". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E1.
- ^ Kupcinet, Irv (January 6, 1993). "Jerry Butler, Cook County commissioner known as...". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 44.
- ^ "Jerry Butler". Billboard.
- ^ "Album Reviews — Time & Faith by Jerry Butler". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 50. Dec 12, 1992. p. 48.
- ^ a b Weaver, Teresa K. (January 30, 1993). "Album Reviews". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. L24.
- ^ a b c Kot, Greg (19 Nov 1992). "Rave recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
- ^ Kostanczuk, Bob (April 23, 1993). "Butler Performs Saturday". Post-Tribune. p. D6.
- ^ a b "Time & Faith". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 92.
- ^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 88.
- ^ Jones IV, James T. (21 Dec 1992). "Booming Baritones". USA Today. p. 6D.
- ^ Ferman, Dave (November 20, 1992). "Southern soul lives, and some of it is good". Star Time. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 8.