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This Time (Al Jarreau album)

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This Time
Studio album by
Released1980
StudioDawnbreaker, San Fernando, California
Genre
Length42:19
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJay Graydon
Al Jarreau chronology
All Fly Home
(1978)
This Time
(1980)
Breakin' Away
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

This Time is the fourth studio album by Jazz vocalist Al Jarreau, released in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. The release marked a change in Jarreau's sound to a more R&B-oriented flavor. As a result, the album achieved more success on the mainstream charts than his previous works, while also topping the Jazz Charts. It also reached No. 6 on the R&B charts and No. 27 on the Billboard 200.[2]" In 1981 "Never Givin' Up" gave Jarreau a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.

This Time marked Jarreau's first foray into the top 40 on the Hot 200 or top 10 on the R&B charts, as well as his first No. 1 on the Jazz charts.[3] His next album would prove even more successful, topping both the Jazz and R&B charts.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Givin' Up"Tom Canning, Al Jarreau3:56
2."Gimme What You Got"Tom Canning, Al Jarreau3:43
3."Love Is Real"Tom Canning, Jarreau, Tom Kellock4:23
4."Alonzo"Jarreau5:25
5."(If I Could Only) Change Your Mind"Tom Canning, Allee Willis4:16
6."Spain (I Can Recall)"Chick Corea, Jarreau, Artie Maren6:31
7."Distracted"Jarreau5:51
8."Your Sweet Love"Tom Canning, Jarreau, Tom Kellock4:13
9."(A Rhyme) This Time"Jarreau, Earl Klugh3:42

Charts & Awards

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Album

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Chart (1980) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 27
R&B 6
Jazz 1
Year End Chart (1980) Peak[4]
Jazz 40

Charting Singles

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Year Song Peak chart positions[5]
US Pop US R&B
1980 "Distracted" - 61
"Gimmie What You Got" - 63
"Never Givin' Up" 102 26

"Never Givin' Up" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male in 1981, Jarreau's first nomination in the R&B field. It lost to Jarreau's Warner Bros. labelmate George Benson for the Give Me the Night album,[6] who had recently undergone a similar change in sound.[7]

Personnel

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Production

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  • Producer – Jay Graydon
  • Engineers – Joe Bogan and Jay Graydon
  • Second Engineer – Debbie Thompson
  • Recorded at Dawnbreaker Studios (San Fernando, CA).
  • Remixed and Overdubbed at Garden Rake Studios (Sherman Oaks, CA).
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Mastering Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Art Direction – Richard Seireeni
  • Cover Photography – Richard Avedon
  • Sleeve Photography – Michael Rice and Susan Jarreau
  • Still Life – Harry Mittman

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ This Time Charts and Awards at Allmusic
  3. ^ Career Charts and Awards at Allmusic
  4. ^ "Top 100 Jazz Albums of 1980". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. ^ Singles Charts and Awards on Allmusic
  6. ^ 1981 Grammy Awards Winner for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at Allmusic
  7. ^ Give Me the Night at Allmusic