Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears

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Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears
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Studio album by
Wendy James
Released8 March 1993
GenrePop rock, alternative rock, pop punk
Length36:22
LabelMCA
ProducerChris Kimsey
Wendy James chronology
Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears
(1993) 		I Came Here to Blow Minds
(2011)
Singles from Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears
  1. "The Nameless One"
    Released: 8 February 1993
  2. "London's Brilliant"
    Released: 5 April 1993
  3. "Do You Know What I'm Saying?"
    Released: 7 June 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(choice cut)[2]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[3]
Rolling Stone(unfavorable)[4]

Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears is the debut solo album by former Transvision Vamp lead singer Wendy James. Released on 8 March 1993, two years after the Transvision Vamp disbandment, the album saw James maintain the pop/rock sound she had become famous for. Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears was written in its entirety by Elvis Costello, with several tracks co-written by his then wife Cait O'Riordan.

Despite the success Wendy James had fronting Transvision Vamp, Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears was relatively unsuccessful, only peaking at number forty-three on the UK Albums Chart. The singles released from the album also met with moderate to minor success.

The album's title comes from a line in the chorus of Bob Dylan's song "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll".

Track listing[]

All songs by Elvis Costello, except where noted.[5]

  1. "This Is a Test" – 1:58
  2. "London's Brilliant" – 2:29 (Costello, O'Riordan)
  3. "Basement Kiss" – 4:03 (Costello, O'Riordan)
  4. "Puppet Girl" – 2:48 (Costello, O'Riordan)
  5. "Earthbound" – 4:32 (Costello, O'Riordan)
  6. "Do You Know What I'm Saying?" – 5:16
  7. "We Despise You" – 3:21 (Costello, O'Riordan)
  8. "Fill in the Blanks" – 3:14
  9. "The Nameless One" – 5:30
  10. "I Want to Stand Forever" – 4:31

Charts[]

Chart (1993) Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 132
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 43

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. p. 148. ISBN 9780312245603.
  3. ^ Willman, Chris (20 June 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. ^ Perone, James E. (1998). Elvis Costello: A Bio-bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 106. ISBN 9780313303999.
  5. ^ "Wendy James - Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Wendy James | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
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