What Time Is It? (album)

What Time Is It? is a 1982 album by the Time. The album was recorded at Sunset Sound and Prince's home studio in the Minneapolis suburbs. The title of the album comes from an exclamation by Morris Day that became associated with the band's on-stage theatrics, appearing frequently on the band's debut album as well.

What Time Is It?
Studio album by the Time
Released	August 25, 1982
Recorded	January – May/June 1982 (except for “The Walk” in July 1981)
Genre	Funk, R&B, pop
Length	38:46
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Morris Day, The Starr ★ Company
The Time chronology
The Time (1981) What Time Is It? (1982) Ice Cream Castle (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Showcasing a denser and more inventive Minneapolis sound, What Time Is It? produced three singles: "777-9311", "The Walk" and "Gigolos Get Lonely Too".

Recording

Although the individual members of the Time are credited with instrumentation, it's likely that all instruments were played by Prince.[2] Morris Day sang lead vocals, and Vanity performed spoken vocals on "The Walk".

Commercial performance

The album peaked at number 26 on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Top Soul LPs. It spent a total of 33 weeks on the Billboard 200 and 38 weeks on the R&B Albums chart. The album's peaking was more successful than the group's previous release. The album was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales over 500,000 copies in the United States. The Time supported the album by touring as one of Prince's opening acts on the 1999 Tour.

Track listing

Note that the original label gave writing credits to Morris Day or The Time for all six songs. However, the songs were officially registered with ASCAP as being written by Prince, or by Prince and Dez Dickerson, which is from where the official writing credits have been sourced.[3]

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wild and Loose" (composition credited on label to The Time)	Prince, Dez Dickerson	7:32
2.	"777-9311" (composition credited on label to Morris Day)	Prince	7:57
3.	"Onedayi'mgonnabesomebody" (composition credited on label to The Time)	Prince	2:27

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"The Walk" (composition credited on label to The Time)	Prince	9:30
5.	"Gigolos Get Lonely Too" (composition credited on label to Morris Day)	Prince	4:40
6.	"I Don't Wanna Leave You" (composition credited on label to The Time)	Prince	6:30

Singles and chart placings

• "777-9311" (#2 R&B, #88 Pop)

1. "777-9311"
2. "Grace" (non-album track) – 7" single
3. "The Walk" – 12" single

• "The Walk" (#24 R&B, #104 Pop)

1. "The Walk"
2. "OnedayI'mgonnabesomebody" – 7" single
3. "777-9311" – Japan 7" single
4. "I Don't Wanna Leave You" – 12" single

• "Gigolos Get Lonely Too" (#77 R&B)

1. "Gigolos Get Lonely Too"
2. "I Don't Wanna Leave You"

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	26
US Billboard Top Soul LPs	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r20223
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r20223
3. https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/works/publisher/1191171/TIONNA%20MUSIC
4. "American album certifications – The Time – What Time Is It?". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• What Time Is It? lyrics