Isn't It Time (The Babys song)

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"Isn't it Time"
Isn't It Time.jpg
Single by The Babys
from the album Broken Heart
B-side"Give Me Your Love"
ReleasedOctober 1977
GenreRock, R&B
Length3:23 (single version)
4:03 (album version)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Jack Conrad, Ray Kennedy
Producer(s)Ron Nevison
The Babys singles chronology
"If You've Got the Time"
(1977) 		"Isn't it Time"
(1977) 		"Silver Dreams"
(1978)

"Isn't It Time" is a song that was performed by the English group The Babys in 1977 and was released on their album Broken Heart. It was not written by members of the group but by bass guitarist Jack Conrad along with Ray Kennedy and was presented to the public as a song with a distinctive piano introduction performed by Michael Corby which moves into an opening vocal performance by lead singer John Waite.

The strong vocals of the three Babettes from Andraé Crouch & The Disciples, Lisa Freeman-Roberts, Myrna Matthews and Pat Henderson, balance the tone of the song which moves through the decisions a lover has to make "I just can't find the answers to the questions that keep going through my mind" and "losing this love could be your mistake." The lyrics were motivated by Ray Kennedy's love for a French woman whom he knew during the writing of the song.

The drum work of Tony Brock heralds the chorus featuring the Babettes and the slowhand guitar of Walt Stocker brings the song to a close with the Babettes chorus heard alternatively in the left and right channels "isn't it time", "don't have to wait" a result of the production work of Ron Nevison. The song peaked at position No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 but hit No. 8 on Cash Box's Top 100. It was a #1 hit in Australia in March 1978.

On 7 December 1977 a video of the Babys' "Isn't It Time" was aired on the ABC program American Bandstand.[1]

Cover versions[]

The song's co-writer Ray Kennedy recorded "Isn't It Time" for his 1980 self-titled album.[2]
English guitarist Robin Trower also recorded a cover of "Isn't It Time" for his 1990 album In the Line of Fire.
Franco-Belgian singer Johnny Hallyday recorded a cover in 1978, for the album Hollywood. (fr)

Chart performance[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Isn't It Time by The Babys Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ Charlotte News 4 September 1980 "Off the Record: Kennedy talented singer-songwriter" by Chris Jones p.7C
  3. ^ "Google Translate".
  4. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 28, No. 15 & 16, January 14 1978". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Google Translate".
  6. ^ "Archives files". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 21.
  8. ^ David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992" Archived 5 March 2016 at archive.today
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts - 1970". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  10. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
  12. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  13. ^ ANNUAL REVIEWS - Single 1978

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