Time and Tide (Basia album)

Time and Tide is the debut studio album by Polish singer-songwriter Basia, released by Epic Records in 1987. The album includes the hit singles "Promises", "New Day for You", and the title track.

Time and Tide
Standard artwork
Studio album by
Basia
Released3 April 1987 (1987-04-03)
Genre
Length41:37
LabelEpic
Producer
  • Danny White
  • Basia Trzetrzelewska
Basia chronology
Time and Tide
(1987)		 London Warsaw New York
(1990)
Alternative cover art
Artwork for U.S. editions
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PeoplePositive[2]
Record Collector[3]
The RecoupPositive[4]

Overview

Time and Tide was Basia's first solo album following her and Danny White's departure from the band Matt Bianco. The pair co-produced and mostly co-wrote the material themselves, although Peter Ross of Immaculate Fools contributed to five songs on the album. The record showcases considerable influences from Brazilian music, noted in the track "Astrud", a tribute to Astrud Gilberto.[5]

Six songs were released as singles to promote the record, with "Promises", "New Day for You", and the album's title track being the most successful. All three tracks achieved success on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and the latter was also Basia's first song to break the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.

The album was released in April 1987 in Europe by Portrait Records (CBS) and on 21 August 1987 in the United States by Epic Records. It turned out a considerable success in France where it was certified gold,[6] but performed poorly in the UK and Germany, much to Basia and Danny's disappointment, considering their previous success with Matt Bianco in those markets.[7] The album, however, started to get noticed in the U.S., where it found popularity on the new adult contemporary stations. In December 1987, it was included in Billboard's list of "overlooked pop albums that deserved more attention" compiled by Geoff Mayfield.[8] Originally, Epic Records did not have big expectations towards the album and their target was to sell 10,000 copies. The figure took the label bosses by surprise when it quickly rose to 100,000 and eventually one million.[7] The album was subsequently awarded a platinum sales certification by the Recording Industry Association of America in November 1989 for selling one million copies in the U.S. alone.[9] Time and Tide was followed by the even more successful London Warsaw New York. In 2013, the album was re-released by independent UK label Cherry Red Records as 2 CD deluxe edition featuring instrumental versions and remixes.[10][11]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Promises"Basia Trzetrzelewska, Danny White, Peter Ross4:03
2."Run for Cover"Trzetrzelewska, White, Ross3:38
3."Time and Tide"Trzetrzelewska, White4:03
4."Freeze Thaw"Trzetrzelewska, White, Ross3:57
5."From Now On"Trzetrzelewska, White3:45
6."New Day for You"Trzetrzelewska, White, Ross4:28
7."Prime Time TV"Trzetrzelewska, White, Ross5:20
8."Astrud"Trzetrzelewska, White4:39
9."How Dare You"Trzetrzelewska, White3:22
10."Miles Away"Trzetrzelewska, White4:10
UK non-Portrait edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Forgive and Forget"Trzetrzelewska, White3:16
Japanese 1988 edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Give Me That"Trzetrzelewska, White4:25
12."Forgive and Forget"Trzetrzelewska, White3:16

Personnel
Musicians
Production
  • Producers – Basia Trzetrzelewska and Danny White
  • Recorded by Peter Brown, Gerry Kitchingham and John Lee.
  • Assistant engineers – Dave Anderson, Michael "Mog" Fry, Simon Gall and Brendon Lynch
  • Recorded at R.G. Jones Studio, Power Plant Studios and Utopia Studios (London, England).
  • Mixed by Phil Harding at PWL Studios (London, England).
  • Mix assistants – Jamie Broomfield, Gary Costa and Mike Duffy
  • Mastered by Tim Young at The Hit Factory (London, England).
  • Artwork – Stylorouge
  • Photography – Paul Cox
  • Make-up – Louise Constad

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[6] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. William Ruhlmann. "Time and Tide - Basia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  2. Novak, Ralph (1988-02-29). "Time and Tide – Basia". People. Meredith Corporation.
  3. Ian Abrahams (2013). "Time And Tide - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  4. Joseph Kyle (2014-01-07). "Basia "Time and Tide" (Cherry Pop) – The Recoup". therecoup.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  5. "Basia interview about 'From Newport to London.'". www.popentertainment.com. 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  6. "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des Formats Longs ((33 T. / CD / Albums / Téléchargements depuis 1973" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2010-06-22. (Select "BASIA" from the drop-down menu.)
  7. "From Matt Bianco to Basia: The story of "Time and Tide"". www.superdeluxeedition.com. 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  8. Mayfield, Geoff (1987-12-26). "1987 The Year in Music & Video". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. p. Y-51. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  9. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  10. "Time And Tide 2CD - Cherry Red Records". www.cherryred.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  11. "25 Years of Basia's 'Time And Tide'". www.popservations.com. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  12. "Discography Basia". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  13. "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2018-09-21. (Select "BASIA" from the drop-down menu.)
  14. "BASIA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  15. "Basia Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  16. "Basia - Awards : AllMusic". www.allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  17. "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End 1989". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
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