The Time Has Come (Martina McBride album)

The Time Has Come
Studio album by
Martina McBride
ReleasedMay 12, 1992 (1992-05-12)
Studio
  • Javelina (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • The Money Pit (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length31:52
LabelRCA Nashville
Producer
Martina McBride chronology
The Time Has Come
(1992) 		The Way That I Am
(1993)
Singles from The Time Has Come
  1. "The Time Has Come"
    Released: May 1992
  2. "That's Me"
    Released: July 1992
  3. "Cheap Whiskey"
    Released: December 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]

The Time Has Come is the debut studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride, released on May 5, 1992, by RCA Records Nashville. The album rose to the No. 49 position on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It includes the singles "The Time Has Come", "Cheap Whiskey" and "That's Me", all of which charted on the Billboard country charts. "The Time Has Come" was the highest-peaking of the three, reaching #23. "When You Are Old" was later recorded by Gretchen Peters on her 1996 album The Secret of Life.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Time Has Come"
2:32
2."That's Me"
  • Tony Haselden
  • Bob Alan
3:52
3."True Blue Fool"
  • Carol Chase
  • Kathy Louvin
2:58
4."Losing You Feels Good"
  • L. Wilson
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • Herbert Wilson
3:20
5."Walk That Line"
2:49
6."Cheap Whiskey"
3:08
7."I Can't Sleep"
2:46
8."A Woman Knows"
  • Chris McCarty
  • Allen Spears
  • John Fowler
3:17
9."The Rope"Stephanie Davis3:58
10."When You Are Old"Gretchen Peters3:07
Total length:31:52

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.

Vocals

Musicians

Production

  • Jeff Giedt – recording assistant, mix assistant
  • Carlos Grier – digital editing
  • Anthony Martin – associate producer, additional recording, engineer, recording, mix assistant
  • Denny Purcell – mastering engineer
  • Clarke Schleicher – additional recording
  • Ed Seay – producer, recording and mixing engineer
  • D. Bergan White – director
  • Paul Worley – producer

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1992) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[5] 49
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 15
Canadian RPM Country Albums 21

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US
Country
[6] 		CAN
Country
[7][8]
1992 "The Time Has Come" 23 11
"That's Me" 43 44
"Cheap Whiskey" 44 47

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Hurst, Jack (July 2, 1992). "Martina McBrideThe Time Has Come (RCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)1/2It..." chicagotribune.com.
  3. ^ "The Time Has Come". EW.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. July 12, 1992.
  5. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/martina-mcbride/chart-history/
  6. ^ "Martina McBride Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  7. ^ "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  8. ^ "Martina McBride chart history (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2021.