Time to Make You Mine
"Time to Make You Mine" is a song recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield for her 1991 album, Real Love. It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris.
"Time to Make You Mine" | ||||
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Single by Lisa Stansfield | ||||
from the album Real Love | ||||
Released | 2 March 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
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Length | 4:55 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
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Lisa Stansfield singles chronology | ||||
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"Time to Make You Mine" on YouTube |
"Time to Make You Mine" was released as the third single in Europe on 2 March 1992 and in Japan on 3 June 1992. It included "All Around the World" recorded as a duet with Barry White. All artist royalties from this single were donated to the charity Trading Places. "Time to Make You Mine" was remixed by Masters at Work (Little Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez), Martin Glover and The Orb. The John Lindauer-directed music video was also released. The song reached number fourteen in the United Kingdom.
On 21 June 1992, Arista Records released in Japan a special CD maxi single "Real Woman Hip Selection" which included remixes and B-sides form the Real Love era. Arista used the same single cover art as for the "Time to Make You Mine" single. In 2003, "Time to Make You Mine" was included on Biography: The Greatest Hits. In 2014, the remixes of "Time to Make You Mine" were included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of Real Love and on People Hold On ... The Remix Anthology (also on The Collection 1989–2003), including the previously unreleased Bomb Squad Remix by The Bomb Squad and Sunship Mix by Ceri Evans formerly of the Brand New Heavies. Both remixes were created for the US release of "Time to Make You Mine". However, this single release plan was abandoned, as Stansfield recorded her new song for The Bodyguard, "Someday (I'm Coming Back)".
Critical reception
The song received positive reviews from many music critics. Liverpool Echo wrote that Stansfield "gets slow and soulful with a passionate vocal that sounds as if she's learned a few lessons in romancing from her hero Barry White."[1] Scott Sterling from The Michigan Daily described the song as "dreamy". He added that it "showcases Stansfield's gorgeous voice at its best. Mixed right up front, it sounds like she's whispering her proclamations of love inches from your ear."[2] Music & Media wrote that "it tastes like candy again, most of all the softly-spoken intermezzo. Dictionaries all around the world should replace the word "sensual" with "Stansfield.""[3] Smash Hits gave the song 3 out of 5, noting that Stansfield "tangles her tonsils around a breathy, seductive Prince-type tune, in which she promises to "caress your hips"."[4] Sun-Sentinel described it as "a song many women have lived".[5]
Track listings
European 7" single / Japanese CD single
- "Time to Make You Mine" (Edit) – 4:11
- "All Around the World" (Duet with Barry White) – 4:34
European CD single
- "Time to Make You Mine" (Edit) – 4:11
- "Time to Make You Mine" (Sugar Lips Mix) – 5:40
- "Time to Make You Mine" (Push & Slide Mix) – 5:17
- "All Around the World" (Duet with Barry White) – 4:34
European 12" single
- "Time to Make You Mine" (Sugar Lips Mix) – 5:40
- "Time to Make You Mine" (House Dub) – 4:45
- "Time to Make You Mine" (Edit) – 4:11
- "All Around the World" (Duet with Barry White) – 4:34
UK 12" single
- "Time to Make You Mine" (Sugar Lips Mix) – 6:43
- "Time to Make You Mine" (Push & Slide Mix) – 6:31
- "Time to Make You Mine" (House Dub) – 4:45
- "Time to Make You Mine" (In My Dreams Mix) – 9:13
- "Time to Make You Mine" (Kenlou Supa Mix) – 6:30
- "Time to Make You Mine" (Jeep Version) – 5:37
Japanese "Real Woman Hip Selection" CD single
- "Change" (Knuckles Mix) – 6:29
- "Everything Will Get Better" (Extended Mix) – 8:03
- "All Around the World" (Duet with Barry White) – 4:34
- "All Woman" (Edit) – 4:49
- "Time to Make You Mine" (Push & Slide Mix) – 6:31
- "Change" (Driza Bone Mix) – 6:11
Other remixes
- "Time to Make You Mine" (Bomb Squad Remix) – 5:12
- "Time to Make You Mine" (Sunship Mix) – 6:00
Charts
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 114 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] | 47 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 47 |
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[9] | 37 |
Spain Radio (PROMUSICAE)[10] | 31 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 33 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] | 14 |
References
- "Slow and soulful with Lisa". Liverpool Echo. 2 March 1992. page 17. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Records: Lisa Stansfield - Real Love". The Michigan Daily. 15 January 1992. p. 8. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 14 March 1992. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "new singles". Smash Hits. 4 March 1992. p. 48. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "STANSFIELD MINES LOVE'S UPS, DOWNS". Sun-Sentinel. 5 June 1992. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". imgur.com. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- "Ultratop.be – Lisa Stansfield – Time to Make You Mine" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Lisa Stansfield – Time to Make You Mine" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- "Swisscharts.com – Lisa Stansfield – Time to Make You Mine". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- "Lisa Stansfield: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2015.