The Time Has Come [Original]

• Artist: The Chambers Brothers
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• Release Date: 1967 11
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

This, the Chambers Brothers' coming-of-age record, was a well-timed and even better executed exercise in modern record-making. The brothers had recorded several excellent gospel-folk sides on a few labels (including CBS) in the mid-'60s. They were darlings of the folk set, and even sang backup on a few unreleased Bob Dylan sessions in 1965. By 1967, they were at loose ends. Having demoed a slightly demented song that year called "Time Has Come Today," the group entered the studio with producer David Rubinson, who was fresh from some critical acclaim after recording Moby Grape. The resulting album and subsequent title track hit were huge successes, especially on FM radio. The rest of the album shows the brothers not just embracing the psychedelic trends, but also redefining their R&B leanings. Fabulous. [The original LP version of Time Has Come was reissued on CD in 2007 and includes bonus tracks.] ~ Matthew Greenwald, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
All Strung Out Over You			(2:30)
People Get Ready			(3:52)
I Can't Stand It			(2:42)
Romeo and Juliet			(4:32)
In the Midnight Hour			(5:32)
So Tired			(4:05)
Uptown			(2:56)
Please Don't Leave Me			(3:00)
What the World Needs Now Is Love			(3:20)
Time Has Come Today			(11:06)