Bob James – Sign Of The Times
Label: |
Columbia – FC 37495 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Contemporary Jazz |
Tracklist
| A1 | Hypnotique | 5:49 | |
| A2 | The Steamin' Feelin' | 5:19 | |
| A3 | Enchanted Forest | 5:30 | |
| B1 | Unicorn | 9:00 | |
| B2 | Sign Of The Times | 5:35 | |
| B3 | Love Power | 5:30 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Tappan Zee Records, Inc.
- Published By – Wayward Music
- Published By – Almo Music Corp.
- Recorded At – A&R Studios
- Recorded At – CBS Studios, New York
- Recorded At – Mediasound
- Recorded At – Minot Sound
- Mixed At – CBS Studios, New York
- Mastered At – CBS Studios, New York
- Mastered At – Columbia Mastering
- Mastered At – Customatrix
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Jay Beckenstein (tracks: A3, B1)
- Arranged By [Synthesizer] – Rod Temperton
- Bass – Marcus Miller (tracks: A3, B1)
- Design – Paula Scher
- Double Bass – Major Holley Jr.* (tracks: B2)
- Drums – Rick Marotta (tracks: A3, B1)
- Guitar – Steve Khan
- Mastered By – Vlado Meller
- Percussion – Leonard 'Doc' Gibbs, Jr.
- Photography By – Bill King (12)
- Piano – Bob James
- Tenor Saxophone – Grover Washington, Jr. (tracks: B3)
- Trombone – Jim Pugh
- Trumpet – Ron Tooley
- Violin – Richard Sortomme
- Vocals – Yvonne Lewis
- Woodwind – Whit Sidener
Notes
This release credits Tappan Zee Records, Inc. on the labels with a phonographic copyright credit. For a version that credits CBS Inc. instead, please see Sign Of The Times.
All the runout information on both sides is stamped.
Elektra Records
All the runout information on both sides is stamped.
Elektra Records
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Barcode (Scanned): 074643749510
- Barcode (Text): 0 7464-37495-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 37495
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BL 37495
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): AL-37495-1A COLUMBIA NY C O
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): BL-37495-1L COLUMBIA NY C O
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): AL--37495-1H COLUMBIA NY
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): BL-37495-1K COLUMBIA NY
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): AL-37495-1AB
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): BL-37495-1L COLUMBIA NY C O
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): o AL-37495-1K COLUMBIA NY B
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): o BL-37495-1H COLUMBIA NY
Other Versions (5 of 34)
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| Sign Of The Times (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | CBS | CBS 85226, 85226 | Europe | 1981 | |||
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Sign Of The Times (LP, Album) | Tappan Zee Records | 25AP 2112 | Japan | 1981 | ||
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Sign Of The Times (LP, Album, Gatefold) | Tappan Zee Records | SBP 237707 | Australia | 1981 | ||
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Sign Of The Times (LP, Album, Gatefold) | Tappan Zee Records | CBS 85226 | UK | 1981 | ||
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Sign Of The Times (Cassette, Album, Dolby System) | Columbia | PCT 37495 | US | 1981 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Sign of the times was in fairly good rotation on fm radio in the north and mideastern parts of the country, and it long with Steamin' Feelin' were in heavy rotation at most urban nighclubs including legendary nightclubs, like, DC's Clubhouse, Jersey's Zanzabar, Philly's Catacombs, and NY's Garage. back in the day.
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Bob begins working with the legendary Rod Temperton here, and the results were very good overall. Sadly this album did not get much radio play here in the states. -
Edited 8 years agoAnother of Bob's great post 70s releases. He can serve up a mix of spice and sweet all in one musical spoonful.
Again you like the bell-tones of Rhodes electric married to great arrangements and a penchant for the hook this is for you.
Nice well executed smooth jazz (I hate the term BUT it is true) this isn't Return to Forever in your face rock fusion. Deeper into the album/cd tracks prove Bob can really utilize dynamics to get a mood across to the listener.
He dips into latin, funk, a little disco, classical and of course jazz waters with stride. Brilliant! -
Just completely delightful. A real cool blend of both worlds. Still rockable even over 30 years later! Well, crafted, well mixed, pure genius and artistry in the vocal and instrument arrangements. A pure delight!
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This is a great record. I was initially a little skeptical about it because, being a 1981 release, would it not be getting away from the 70s era Bob James jazz funk sound I love? Well, it does, kind of, but that turned out to not necessarily be a bad thing after all. Definitely there are some 80s dance influences here, but it hasn't entirely lost the 70s groove, either. The real jam here is Sign of the Times, the intro to which I think was sampled for the intro of Regulate by Nate Dogg and Warren G. The rest of the album is pretty solid as well. I would give this record 4-4.5/5, definitely worth the fairly low price I tend to see it selling for in my area.
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