The Time Has Come is the debut album by Martina McBride released in 1992. The album rose to the #49 position on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It includes the singles "The Time Has Come", "Cheap Whiskey", and "That's Me", all of which charted on the Billboard country charts. "The Time Has Come" was the highest-peaking of the three, reaching #23. "When You Are Old" was later recorded by Gretchen Peters on her 1996 album The Secret of Life. None of the songs from this album appeared on any compilation albums, although her title track will appear on The Essential Martina McBride compilation album in October 2012.
Strings: The A-Strings; Directed By Connie Ellisor
Lead Vocals: Martina McBride
Background Vocals: Garth Brooks, Carol Chase, Kathy Chiavola, Carl Jackson, Wendy Suits Johnson, Anthony Martin, Martina McBride, Harry Stinson, Dennis Wilson, Andrea Zonn