It's About Time (SWV album)

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It's About Time
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Studio album by
SWV
ReleasedOctober 27, 1992 (1992-10-27)
Studio
Various
GenreNew jack swing[1][2]
Length60:09
LabelRCA
Producer
SWV chronology
It's About Time
(1992) 		The Remixes
(1994)
Singles from It's About Time
  1. "Right Here"
    Released: August 20, 1992
  2. "I'm So into You"
    Released: January 8, 1993
  3. "Weak"
    Released: April 10, 1993
  4. "Downtown"
    Released: May 24, 1993
  5. "Right Here/Human Nature"
    Released: July 10, 1993
  6. "You're Always On My Mind"
    Released: September 13, 1993
  7. "Anything"
    Released: 1994

It's About Time is the debut studio album by American female R&B trio SWV. It was released by RCA Records on October 27, 1992, in the United States. It earned 11 Billboard Music Award nominations and became the 16th best-selling album of 1993 in the United States, with 2,100,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. It also earned SWV a nomination for Best New Artist at the 36th Grammy Awards.[3] In 1996, It's About Time was certified 3x platinum, for shipping over 3,000,000 albums in the US alone.[4]

The album spawned five hit singles with "I'm So into You", "Downtown", "Weak", a remixed version of "Right Here/Human Nature" (the latter two reached #1 on the R&B singles chart, with "Weak" being their biggest pop hit at #1), and "You're Always On My Mind" (shortened to "Always On My Mind" for single release). A remixed version of "Anything" appeared on the soundtrack of the film Above the Rim in 1994 and was released as the final single from It's About Time.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC-[5]
Robert Christgau(neither) [6]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[7]

In his retrospective review for Allmusic, editor Ron Wynn wrote that SWV's "deep, sensual harmonies, sometimes naughty lyrics and aggressive style immediately struck a responsive chord, particularly among male fans. Their CD shows their versatility, as they handled New Jack tunes, romantic ballads [...] and sassy, innuendo-laden fare [...] Their hits "Weak" and "Right Here" had the same blend of heat and vulnerability that underscore the best En Vogue material, and even though this CD was padded by remixes and repeats, it was still among the finest debuts issued in 1992."[1] Less enthusiastic, Amy Linden from Entertainment Weekly found that "in a perfect world, folks would demand more than the ability to program a slammin’ beat and hit the note. Until that day, these chirpy homegirls of SWV create and fill their own void in It’s About Time."[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Anything"Brian Alexander MorganMorgan2:50
2."I'm So into You"MorganMorgan4:38
3."Right Here"
Morgan4:38
4."Weak"MorganMorgan4:51
5."You're Always On My Mind"MorganMorgan5:17
6."Downtown"
  • Genard Parker
  • Gina "Go-Go" Gomez
  • Kenny Ortiz
Parker5:12
7."Coming Home"
  • Michael Brown
  • Hassan Eatman
  • Geno Morris
Brown4:21
8."Give It To Me"
Parker4:05
9."Blak Pudd'n"Sahpreem KingKing3:45
10."It's About Time"Gene McFaddenDonald "Dee" Bowden4:37
11."Think You're Gonna Like It"
Morgan3:19
12."That's What I Need"
Morgan4:27
13."SWV (In The House)"
  • Morgan
  • Gamble
  • Morgan
  • DJG
3:00
14."Weak (A Cappella)"MorganMorgan1:20
1993 re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Right Here/Human Nature*" (Teddy Riley Remix)
Morgan3:47
Total length:1:00:09

*Initially issued without track 15, but was added to all subsequent CDs in April 1993
*Copies of the album with the catalog number BMG 66074 contain "Right Here (Vibe Mix)" (4:18), as the final track

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[20] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

List of release dates, showing region, edition(s), format(s), and record label(s)
Region Date Edition(s) Format(s) Label(s)
Various October 27, 1992 Standard CD, cassette RCA
Various April 8, 1993 Reissue CD, cassette RCA

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Wynn, Ron. It's About Time review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  2. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "SWV - New Beginning". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2019. backing away from the New Jack grooves that dominated their debut
  3. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 106 (3): 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Linden, Amy (December 18, 1992). "It's About Time Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert. "It's About Time review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  7. ^ Decurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; Miller, Jim; George-Warren, Holly (1992). The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music. ISBN 9780679737285.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – SWV – It's About Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – SWV – It's About Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  11. ^ "SWV | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  12. ^ "SWV Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  13. ^ "SWV – Chart history". Billboard Heatseekers Albums for SWV. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  14. ^ "SWV Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  15. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  18. ^ "Canadian album certifications – SMV – It's About Time". Music Canada. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  19. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – SWV – It's About Time". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – S.W.V. – It's About Time". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
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