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  • Artist: The Time
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1990 06
  • Total Time: 60:05
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

How frustrating it is that one of the most vital and dynamic bands of the 1980s, the Time, broke up after only three albums. When the Time reunited in 1990 after a six-year absence from the studio, there was excitement as well as cautious optimism in the R&B world. The big question: Would the chemistry still be there? And the answer turned out to be a definite "yes." Humorous, inventive, and unapologetically funky, Pandemonium is an excellent party album that's every bit as strong as its three predecessors. Leader Morris Day is as amusing and confident as ever, and the distinctive unit still used the influence of George Clinton and mentor Prince to great artistic advantage. Those who savored the Time's three previous albums will find that on gems like "Chocolate," "Jerk Out," and the rock-influenced "Blondie" (a fine vehicle for Jesse Johnson's electric guitar), the old magic asserts itself without hesitation. This is a disc that no fan of the Minneapolis sound should be without. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Dreamland The Time The Time (3:08)
Pandemonium The Time The Time (4:11)
Sexy Socialites The Time The Time (:23)
Jerk Out (Lyrics) The Time The Time (6:49)
Yount The Time The Time (:22)
Blondie (Lyrics) The Time The Time (6:27)
Donald Trump [Black Version] The Time The Time (4:33)
Chocolate (Lyrics) The Time The Time (7:31)
Cooking Class The Time The Time (:42)
Skillet The Time The Time (6:11)
It's Your World The Time The Time (5:25)
Sometimes I Get Lonely (Lyrics) The Time The Time (6:15)
Data Bank The Time The Time (5:36)
My Summertime Thang The Time The Time (6:52)
Pretty Little Women The Time The Time (:46)

Credits

Bradley Yost (Engineer), Terry Lewis (Coordination), Morris Day (Vocals), Jimmy Jam (Vocals (Background)), Terry Lewis (Vocals (Background)), Terry Lewis (Bass), Steve Hodge (Mixing), Chuck Zwicky (Engineer), Terry Lewis (Lead), Jesse Munro Johnson (Group Member), Monte Moir (Vocals (Background)), Jill Jones (Vocals), Jesse Munro Johnson (Coordination), Deborah Norcross (Design), Jeff Katz (Photography), Jimmy Jam (Keyboards), Jellybean Johnson (Vocals (Background)), Morris Day (Lead), Benny Medina (Executive Producer), Jerome Benton (Vocals), Jesse Munro Johnson (Production Supervisor), Monte Moir (Keyboards), Karyn White (A&R), Terry Lewis (Group Member), Morris Day (Group Member), Dave Friedlander (Engineer), Jesse Munro Johnson (Guitar), Tom Garneau (Engineer), Janet Levinson (Art Direction), James Greer (MC), Steve Hodge (Engineer), Jellybean Johnson (Group Member), Jerome Benton (Percussion), Terry Lewis (Production Supervisor), Jellybean Johnson (Drums), Deborah Norcross (Art Direction), Morris Day (Director), Femi Jiya (Engineer), Cheryl Nick (Make-Up), Jesse Munro Johnson (Vocals (Background)), Jimmy Jam (Production Supervisor), Jimmy Jam (Group Member), Monte Moir (Group Member), Jimmy Jam (Coordination), Karyn White (Vocals), Terry Lewis (Vocals), Jerome Benton (Group Member)
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Pandemonium
Studio album by The Time
Released July 10, 1990
Recorded 1982-1989
Genre Funk, R&B, Pop
Length 65:12
Label Paisley Park Records
Producer The Time
Professional reviews
The Time chronology
Ice Cream Castle
(1984)		 Pandemonium
(1990)

Pandemonium is a 1990 album by The Time. Much like the three previous albums, the album consists of music in the funk-pop or ballad genre, although this album breaks the 6-song album tradition. Originally, the album began life as Corporate World, with nearly all of the material written and performed by Prince with Morris Day and Jerome Benton providing vocals. However, due to Warner Bros. orders that the original band be involved, more songs were written and performed with various band members. Jesse Johnson adds a rock and roll-influenced sound to several tracks, while Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis provide their songwriting skills. The album is a tie-in with the film Graffiti Bridge and several songs from the album appear in the film.

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA and "Jerk Out" became one of the band's biggest singles. The second single, "Chocolate" didn't fare as well. The band broke up shortly after the album's release and although a modified lineup of the band still tours, as of 2006, they have not released another full album.

Contents

Album origin: Corporate World

When Prince decided to use The Time in Graffiti Bridge, he once again composed an album for them, performing all the music as well as most background vocals. The album was to be called Corporate World and was quite a different album from Pandemonium. Two songs were never released: "9 Lives" features a female chorus and was initially meant for Prince's dancer/vocalist Cat Glover. The title track "Corporate World" also remains unreleased; another danceable number with a positive message, much like "It's Your World" from Pandemonium. The opening track for the album was to be "Murph Drag", a dance later mentioned in the song "My Summertime Thang". It uses the "Fellas, I'm back" chant later used in the title track of "Pandemonium". (An edited version of "Murph Drag" was later released on Prince's website.) Four songs made it onto the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack. "Shake!" and "Love Machine" were slightly edited. "Release It" was identical to the Graffiti Bridge version, however "The Latest Fashion" is quite different: not a battle between Prince and Morris, and totally different music. The tracks that survived to Pandemonium ("Data Bank", "Donald Trump (Black Version)" and "My Summertime Thang") were all edited.

When the tracklist was changed for Pandemonium, Prince pulled out 2 more outtakes from his vault: "Jerk Out" and "Chocolate". "Jerk Out" was originally intended for What Time Is It? but shelved and later revisited for the group Mazarati before finally being rerecorded for Pandemonium. "Chocolate" was an outtake from Ice Cream Castle, based partially on "Cloreen Baconskin", a Prince/Morris Day jam later released on Prince's Crystal Ball; a version is circulating with Prince on vocals. Some of his vocals even made it into the release version as a waiter arguing with Morris. The remaining tracks on Pandemonium were written by various members of the band. One of the tracks, "Sometimes I Get Lonely", painted a very distinct picture of the signature slow jams that the production team Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis would be known for in the 1980s and 1990's.

Track listing

  1. "Dreamland" – 3:08
  2. "Pandemonium" – 4:11
  3. "Sexy Socialites" – 0:23
  4. "Jerk Out" – 6:49
  5. "Yount" – 0:22
  6. "Blondie" – 6:27
  7. "Donald Trump (Black Version)" – 4:33
  8. "Chocolate" – 7:31
  9. "Cooking Class" – 0:42
  10. "Skillet" – 6:11
  11. "It's Your World" – 5:25
  12. "Sometimes I Get Lonely" – 6:15
  13. "Data Bank" – 5:36
  14. "My Summertime Thang" – 6:52
  15. "Pretty Little Women" – 0:46

Singles and chart placings

  1. "Jerk Out"
  2. "Mo' Jerk Out" – 7" single
  3. "Get It Up" – 12" single
  4. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Mix) – 12" single
  5. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Edit) – 12" single
  6. "Jerk Out" (A Capella) – 12" single
  7. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Dub) – 12" single
  8. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Instrumental) – 12" single


  1. "Chocolate"
  2. "My Drawers"
  3. "Chocolate" (12 Inch Remix) – 12" single
  4. "Chocolate" (Tootsie Roll Club Mix) – 12" single
  5. "Chocolate" (Instrumental) – 12" single
  6. "Chocolate" (Percapella) – 12" single


External links

v • d • e
The Time
Morris Day • Jerome Benton • Jellybean Johnson • Monte Moir • Ricky "Freeze" Smith • Stanley "Chance" Howard • Torrell "Tory" Ruffin
Jesse Johnson • Jimmy Jam • Terry Lewis • Paul Peterson • Mark Cardenez • Jerry Hubbard
Studio albums
The Time (1981) • What Time Is It? (1982) • Ice Cream Castle (1984) • Pandemonium (1990)
Singles
"Get It Up" • "Cool" • "Girl" • "777-9311" • "The Walk" • "Gigolos Get Lonely Too" • "Ice Cream Castles" • "Jungle Love" • "The Bird" • "Jerk Out" • "Chocolate" • "Shake!"

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