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The Time

THE TIME - 1981 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Produced by Morris Day and Jamie Starr All Jams Published by Tionna Music 1. GET IT UP - 9:05 2. GIRL - 5:34 3. AFTER HI SCHOOL - 4:20 4. COOL - 10:06 5. OH, BABY - 4:57 6. THE STICK - 8:23 The Time, originally named Flyte Tyme after a song by jazzman Donald Byrd, was formed in Minneapolis in the mid-70s as a rock & roll trio. The group eventually evolved into a stylish show band complete with horns. The group's original singer, Cynthia Johnson, went on to join Lipps, Inc. and scored with the hit "Funkytown" in 1980. In 1981, under the creative auspices of Prince, the group recruited vocalist Morris Day to front the new Time. Day, formerly a drummer in Prince's high school band, added flash and finesse to the group's visual image along with a knack for writing hit songs. The rest of the group consisted of founding members Terry Lewis (bass) and Jellybean Johnson (drums), Jesse Johnson (guitar), keyb

Simple Minds - Glittering Prize 1981 - 1992

Simple Minds - Glittering Prize 1981-1992 1. ALIVE AND KICKING - 1985 Virgin Records Ltd. (Simple Minds) Colgems-EMI Music Inc. ASCAP Producer: Jimmy Iovine & Bob Clearmountain 2. SEE THE LIGHTS - 1991 Virgin Records Ltd. (Kerr/Burchill) Virgin Music, Inc. ASCAP Producer: Stephen Lipson 3. DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) - (K. Forsey/S. Schiff) MCA Music Publishing ASCAP Producer: Keith Forsey 4. PROMISED YOU A MIRACLE - 1982 Virgin Records Ltd. (James Kerr) Colgems-EMI Music Inc. ASCAP Producer: Peter Walsh 5. SANCTIFY YOURSELF - 1985 Virgin Records Ltd. (Simple Minds) Colgems-EMI Music Inc. ASCAP Producer: Jimmy Iovine & Bob Clearmountain 6. BELFAST CHILD - 1989 Virgin Records Ltd. (trad. arr. by Simple Minds, lyrics by simple minds) Producer: Stephen Lipson & Trevor Horn 7. STAND BY LOVE - 1991 Virgin Records Ltd. (Kerr/Burchill) Virgin Music, Inc. ASCAP Producer: Stephen Lipson 8. UP ON THE CATWALK - 1983 Virgin Records Ltd. (Simple Mind