It's About Time (SWV album)

1992 studio album by SWV From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's About Time is the debut studio album by American female R&B trio SWV. It was released by RCA Records on October 27, 1992, in the United States. It earned 11 Billboard Music Award nominations and became the 16th best-selling album of 1993 in the United States, with 2,100,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. It also earned SWV a nomination for Best New Artist at the 36th Grammy Awards.[3] In 1996, It's About Time was certified 3× platinum, for shipping over 3,000,000 albums in the US alone.[4]

ReleasedOctober 27, 1992 (1992-10-27)
Studio
  • Bam Jam
  • Greensweep Recording
    (Sacramento, California)
  • Hillside Recording
    (Englewood, New Jersey)
  • Reel Tyme Recording
  • Unique Recording
    (New York City, New York)
  • Hit City
  • Home Boy Recording
  • Quad Recording
  • Quadrasonic Sound
    (New York City, New York)
  • Reel Platinum
    (Lodi, New Jersey)
  • Studio B
    (Sacramento, California)
GenreNew jack swing[1][2]
Length60:09
Quick facts Studio album by SWV, Released ...
It's About Time
Studio album by
SWV
ReleasedOctober 27, 1992 (1992-10-27)
Studio
  • Bam Jam
  • Greensweep Recording
    (Sacramento, California)
  • Hillside Recording
    (Englewood, New Jersey)
  • Reel Tyme Recording
  • Unique Recording
    (New York City, New York)
  • Hit City
  • Home Boy Recording
  • Quad Recording
  • Quadrasonic Sound
    (New York City, New York)
  • Reel Platinum
    (Lodi, New Jersey)
  • Studio B
    (Sacramento, California)
GenreNew jack swing[1][2]
Length60:09
LabelRCA
Producer
SWV chronology
It's About Time
(1992)		 The Remixes
(1994)
Singles from It's About Time
  1. "Right Here"
    Released: August 20, 1992
  2. "I'm So into You"
    Released: January 8, 1993
  3. "Weak"
    Released: April 16, 1993
  4. "Downtown"
    Released: May 24, 1993
  5. "Right Here/Human Nature"
    Released: July 9, 1993
  6. "You're Always On My Mind"
    Released: September 13, 1993
  7. "Anything"
    Released: 1994
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The album spawned five hit singles with "I'm So into You", "Downtown", "Weak", a remixed version of "Right Here/Human Nature" (the latter two reached number one on the R&B singles chart, with "Weak" being their biggest and only number-one pop hit), and "You're Always on My Mind" (shortened to "Always on My Mind" for single release). A remixed version of "Anything" appeared on the soundtrack of the film Above the Rim in 1994 and was released as the final single from It's About Time.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]
Robert Christgau(neither)[5]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[6]
Los Angeles TimesStarStar[7]
Pitchfork8.6/10[8]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[9]
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In his retrospective review for AllMusic, editor Ron Wynn wrote that SWV's "deep, sensual harmonies, sometimes naughty lyrics and aggressive style immediately struck a responsive chord, particularly among male fans. Their CD shows their versatility, as they handled New Jack tunes, romantic ballads [...] and sassy, innuendo-laden fare [...] Their hits "Weak" and "Right Here" had the same blend of heat and vulnerability that underscore the best En Vogue material, and even though this CD was padded by remixes and repeats, it was still among the finest debuts issued in 1992."[1] Pitchfork's Rich Juzwiak described it as "a stylish album that added a singular realness to the sound of R&B", calling the "productions [...] crisp and spacious enough to retain their freshness. There's not really a slow spot on this collection of hits and shoulda-beens".[8] Less enthusiastic, Amy Linden from Entertainment Weekly found that "in a perfect world, folks would demand more than the ability to program a slammin' beat and hit the note. Until that day, these chirpy homegirls of SWV create and fill their own void in It’s About Time."[6]

Track listing

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It's About Time track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Anything"Brian Alexander MorganMorgan2:50
2."I'm So into You"MorganMorgan4:38
3."Right Here"
Morgan4:38
4."Weak"MorganMorgan4:51
5."You're Always on My Mind"MorganMorgan5:17
6."Downtown"
Parker5:12
7."Coming Home"
  • Michael Brown
  • Hassan Eatman
  • Geno Morris
Brown4:21
8."Give It to Me"
Parker4:05
9."Blak Pudd'n"Sahpreem KingKing3:45
10."It's About Time"Gene McFaddenDonald "Dee" Bowden4:37
11."Think You're Gonna Like It"
Morgan3:19
12."That's What I Need"
Morgan4:27
13."SWV (In The House)"
  • Morgan
  • Gamble
  • Morgan
  • DJG
3:00
14."Weak" (a cappella)MorganMorgan1:20
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1993 re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Right Here" (Human Nature Remix)
Morgan3:47
Total length:60:09
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*Initially issued without track 15, but was added to all subsequent CDs in April 1993
*Copies of the album with the catalog number BMG 66074 contain "Right Here (Vibe Mix)" (4:18), as the final track.

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for It's About Time
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[22] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[25] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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Release history

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List of release dates, showing region, edition(s), format(s), and record label(s)
Region Date Edition(s) Format(s) Label(s)
Various October 27, 1992 Standard CD, cassette RCA
Various April 8, 1993 Reissue
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