It's Time for Love
| It's Time for Love | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 2, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | March – June 1981 | |||
| Studios | Sigma Sound (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
| Genres | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 39:56 | |||
| Label | Philadelphia International | |||
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| Teddy Pendergrass chronology | ||||
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| Singles from It's Time for Love | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
It's Time for Love is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, released on September 2, 1981.[2] It peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 and No. 6 on the Top Black Albums chart. The album spawned three singles: "I Can't Live Without Your Love" (1981, peaked at No. 10 R&B), "You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration" (1982, No. 43 US, No. 4 R&B) and "Nine Times Out of Ten / The Gift of Love" (1982, No. 31 R&B). This was the last album released by Pendergrass before being paralyzed in a car accident the following year. The single "You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration" was sampled by American rapper Kendrick Lamar in 2024 for his single "Euphoria".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Can't Live Without Your Love" (Huff, Cecil Womack) | 3:01 |
| 2. | "You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration" | 5:23 |
| 3. | "Nine Times Out of Ten" | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Keep On Lovin' Me" (Ken Williams) | 4:38 |
| 5. | "It's Time for Love" | 5:58 |
| 6. | "She's Over Me" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) | 3:52 |
| 7. | "I Can't Leave Your Love Alone" | 4:43 |
| 8. | "You Must Live On" | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 33:37 | |
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak [3] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 6 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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| US [3] |
US R&B [3] | ||
| 1981 | "I Can't Live Without Your Love" | 103 | 10 |
| "You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration" | 43 | 4 | |
| 1982 | "Nine Times Out of Ten" | — | 31 |
References
- ↑ Wynn, Ron. It's Time for Love review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 537.
- 1 2 3 "US Charts > Teddy Pendergrass". Allmusic. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
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