Pandemonium (The Time album)
1990 studio album by The Time
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Pandemonium is the fourth studio album by American band The Time released in 1990. Much like the three previous albums, the album consists of music in the funk rock genre, although this album breaks the Time's six-song album tradition. The album is a tie-in with the film Graffiti Bridge, and several songs from the album appear in the film.
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| Released | July 10, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1990 | |||
| Studios | Paisley Park, Chanhassen | |||
| Genre | Funk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 65:12 | |||
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| Producers | The Time Prince | |||
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| Singles from Pandemonium | ||||
According to biographer Matt Thorne, Prince co-wrote "Donald Trump (Black Version)".[4] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA and "Jerk Out" became one of the band's biggest singles. The second single, "Chocolate" did not fare as well.
Critical reception
"The songs' obsessions with sex, food and time scream 'concept'," remarked Michele Kirsch in a 4 out of 5 review for Select, "but only in a fun, sexy, blaxploitation movie soundtrack kind of way. Lots of background jive talk, chat up lines and bogus off-tape comments make you feel like you're gatecrashing a party at the point where everybody pairs off to go to his or her place… Bastard sons of George Clinton, take a bow."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dreamland" | Prince | The Time | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Pandemonium" |
| The Time | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Sexy Socialites" | 0:23 | ||
| 4. | "Jerk Out" |
| The Time | 6:49 |
| 5. | "Yount" | 0:22 | ||
| 6. | "Blondie" |
| The Time | 6:27 |
| 7. | "Donald Trump (Black Version)" |
| The Time | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Chocolate" | Prince | Prince | 7:31 |
| 9. | "Cooking Class" | 0:42 | ||
| 10. | "Skillet" |
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| 6:11 |
| 11. | "It's Your World" |
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| 5:25 |
| 12. | "Sometimes I Get Lonely" |
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| 6:15 |
| 13. | "Data Bank" | Prince | The Time | 5:36 |
| 14. | "My Summertime Thang" | The Time | The Time | 6:52 |
| 15. | "Pretty Little Women" | 0:46 |
Singles
- "Jerk Out"
- "Mo' Jerk Out" – 7" single
- "Get It Up" – 12" single
- "Jerk Out" (Sexy Mix) – 12" single
- "Jerk Out" (Sexy Edit) – 12" single
- "Jerk Out" (A Capella) – 12" single
- "Jerk Out" (Sexy Dub) – 12" single
- "Jerk Out" (Sexy Instrumental) – 12" single
- "Chocolate"
- "My Drawers"
- "Chocolate" (12 Inch Remix) – 12" single
- "Chocolate" (Tootsie Roll Club Mix) – 12" single
- "Chocolate" (Instrumental) – 12" single
- "Chocolate" (Percapella) – 12" single
Personnel
- Morris Day – lead vocals
- Jellybean Johnson, Jerome Benton, Jesse Johnson, Jill Jones, Jimmy Jam, Karyn White, Margie Cox, Monte Moir, Terry Lewis – background vocals
- Terry Lewis – bass
- Jellybean Johnson – drums
- Jerome Benton – percussion
- Jesse Johnson – guitar
- Jimmy Jam – keyboards
- Candy Dulfer – saxophone
- Monte Moir – keyboards
- Steve Hodge – engineer
- Benny Medina – executive producer
- Femi Jiya – engineer
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Tom Garneau – engineer
- The Time – producer, arranger, composition
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||