Isn't It Time (The Babys song)

"Isn't it Time"
side-A label by Chrysalis Records
Side-A label of the British single
Single by The Babys
from the album Broken Heart
B-side"Give Me Your Love"
Released20 September 1977
Genre
Length3:23 (single version)
4:03 (album version)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Jack Conrad, Ray Kennedy
Producer(s)Ron Nevison
The Babys singles chronology
"If You've Got the Time"
(1977) 		"Isn't it Time"
(1977) 		"Silver Dreams"
(1978)

"Isn't It Time" is a song that was performed by the English group The Babys in 1977 and was released on their album Broken Heart.

Background

"Isn't It Time" was not written by members of the group but by bass guitarist Jack Conrad along with Ray Kennedy. The recording by The Babys begins with piano performed by Michael Corby and moves into a vocal performance by John Waite.

The strong vocals of the three Babettes from Andraé Crouch & The Disciples, Lisa Freeman-Roberts, Myrna Matthews and Pat Henderson, balance the tone of the song which moves through the decisions a lover has to make "I just can't find the answers to the questions that keep going through my mind" and "losing this love could be your mistake." The lyrics were motivated by Ray Kennedy's love for a French woman whom he knew during the writing of the song.

The drum work of Tony Brock heralds the chorus featuring the Babettes and the guitar of Walt Stocker brings the song to a close with the Babettes chorus heard alternatively in the left and right channels "isn't it time", "don't have to wait" a result of the production work of Ron Nevison. The song peaked at position No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 but hit No. 8 on Cash Box's Top 100. It was a #1 hit in Australia in March 1978.

On 7 December 1977 a video of the Babys' "Isn't It Time" was aired on the ABC program American Bandstand.[2]

Chart performance

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

References

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  4. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 28, No. 15 & 16, January 14 1978". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 21.
  10. ^ "Archives files". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  11. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts - 1970". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1978". Ultratop. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  15. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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  18. ^ "Cash Box Newspaper" (PDF). Cash Box. 20 May 1978. p. 20. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  19. ^ Charlotte News 4 September 1980 "Off the Record: Kennedy talented singer-songwriter" by Chris Jones p.7C

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