Time & Faith
1992 studio album by Jerry Butler
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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]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Urgent!/Ichiban[1] | |||
| Producer | Danny Jones, Tim Whitsett | |||
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The album peaked at No. 92 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart.[6]
Production
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
| 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
| 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)" |