The Time (Bros album)

The Time
Standard artwork
Studio album by Bros
Released 16 October 1989
Genre Pop, dance-pop
Length 49:20
Label CBS
Producer Nigel Butler
Bros chronology
Push
(1988)Push1988		 The Time
(1989)		 Changing Faces
(1991)Changing Faces1991
Alternative U.S. cover
Singles from The Time
  1. "Too Much"
    Released: 17 July 1989
  2. "Chocolate Box"
    Released: 25 September 1989
  3. "Sister"
    Released: 4 December 1989
  4. "Madly In Love"
    Released: 26 February 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Time is the second album by British pop band Bros and the follow-up to the successful debut Push. It was released on 16 October 1989 and was their first album as a duo (Matt Goss and Luke Goss) due to the departure of bassist Craig Logan earlier in the year. It was also the first album to feature Matt and Luke as co-writers, along with Nicky Graham.

The album reached #4 in the UK Albums Chart and spawned four hit singles.[2] It ended up being certified Gold.[3]

Track listing

Original album[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Madly In Love"7:09
2."Too Much"3:30
3."Chocolate Box"3:57
4."Money"4:21
5."Streetwise"4:29
6."Club Fool"5:28
7."Black and White"3:52
8."Don't Bite the Hand"3:10
9."Space"3:40
10."Sister"4:23
CD bonus track[5]
No.TitleLength
11."Life's a Heartbeat"4:43
2010 Reissue: CD Bonus Tracks
No.TitleRemixLength
12."Too Much (Extended Version)"Tom Lord Alge6:43
13."Astrologically" 3:30
14."Chocolate Box (Swing Mix)"Justin Strauss6:18
15."Sister (Remix)"Tom Lord Alge4:23
16."Madly In Love (Joe Smooth 12" Version)"Joe Smooth6:24

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989) Peak
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 34
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[6] 90
European Albums Chart[7] 18
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 23
German Albums (Media Control Charts)[9] 34
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] 20
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 7
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12] 17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 42
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 4

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Gold 100,000^

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

Notes

  • Sister" was written about Matt and Luke's stepsister Carolyn, who was killed in a collision with a drunk driver in London in 1988.
  • "Life's a Heartbeat" was originally released as the b-side to the 7" versions of the single "Chocolate Box".[16]

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. The Time at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Bros - The Time". Discogs.
  3. ↑ "British certifications – Bros – The Time". British Phonographic Industry. Type The Time in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  4. ↑ "Bros - The Time at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Bros - The Time (CD, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 http://swisscharts.com/album/Bros/The-Time-32217
  7. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=bSQEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1%7Ctitle=Hits of the World – Eurochart|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=4 November 1989
  8. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  9. ↑ "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.officialcharts.de.
  10. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1989". www.hitparadeitalia.it.
  11. ↑ "BROSのアルバム売上ランキング".
  12. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  13. ↑ "Bros - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  14. ↑ "Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990" (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.
  15. ↑ "British album certifications – Bros – The Time". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Time in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  16. ↑ "Bros - Chocolate Box". Discogs.
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