It's About Time

SWV

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 27, 1992)
• Original Release Date: October 27, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002WMU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #15,628 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Anything

2. I'm So into You

3. Right Here

4. Weak

5. You're Always on My Mind

6. Downtown

7. Coming Home

8. Give It to Me

9. Blak Pudd'n

10. It's About Time

11. Think You're Gonna Like It

12. That's What I Need

13. SWV (In the House)

14. Weak (A Capella) [Acappella]

15. Right Here [Human Nature Remix]

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Once En Vogue proved that old-fashioned gospel-soul female harmonies could create sparks with modern street beats, every record company went looking for young singers to hook up with new-jack-swing producers. Those efforts bear fruit with SWV, which stands for Sisters with Voices, and the three teenaged singers from New York really do have great pipes, capable of a distinctive sound that can dominate a production rather than the other way around. Cheryl "Coko" Gordon, the trio's lead singer, boasts a great range that allows her to sound tough and sultry in her gritty alto, and romantic and flirty in her trilling soprano. SWV's debut album includes 13 different songs, plus two alternate mixes, and the best tracks are the 10 written and produced by Brian Alexander Morgan, who knows how to create the melodies that all great harmonies must start with. The first single, "Right Here," features a very funky, push-and-pull rhythm track, but the three singers reclaim the song with harmonies that are very percussive themselves but with lots of melody and romantic personality as well. The single, "Weak," is a ballad that allows Gordon to confess her infatuated weakness without ever sounding like a weakling as she hits the beats confidently and purrs in anticipation. --Geoffrey Himes

Product Description

24bit K2 digitally remastered Japanese limited edition special issue of the album classic. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's About Time For Them To Make A Comeback, July 26, 2005

By	Fish Cheeks (In Your Dreams) - See all my reviews

I got "It's About Time" as soon as it came out. SWV were very hot back in the day and I'm glad that they faded away gracefully without selling out. What I liked about these three young women was that they were very talented and they didn't change their style for anybody. Then again, that was the early 1990s and you still had a lot of good music out back then as opposed to now. All of the tracks on "It's About Time" are good and Coko definetly has the singing skills to showcase her distinctive voice. SWV were awesome and I wish they'd get back together.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites from the early 90s, November 26, 1999

By	Devon (Aquamarina Esplanades, CA) - See all my reviews

This album takes me right back to elementary school. "It's About Time" is one of the most memorable albums from my childhood. I remember walking home from school and singing the chorus to "Weak." I can just recall so many memorable things when listening to this breezy, beautiful album. In addition, my other favorites from this great album are "Downtown," "Right Here (Human Nature Remix)," "Black Pudding," the aforementioned "Weak," and "Think You're Gonna Like It." Hell...even the acapella of "Weak" makes you feel exactly what the title says.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of SWV is Right Here, December 6, 2007

By	zooni (long beach ,ca) - See all my reviews

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This is one of my favourite cds of all time, because of the how many good songs there are on here, almost 5 hits on one cd, classic hits like "Weak". Weak is one of those difinitive classic r and b songs that is universal and loved by almost everyone. This whole cd reminds me of the best of times in my life where I was young and life was magical, love was in full bloom. Other tracks I love are "Right Here", "Downtown", "Think your Gonna like it", "coming home", "that what I need" (i've cried over this song many times), "im so into u" just about the whole entire cd, which is rare! About the only song I don't listen to is "Blak Puddin", that song is a waste. There is a good remix of "Anything" on the remix cd of SWV. This cd is just a classic, i've brought on my roads trips to Las Vegas, jamming it in the greyhound bus watchin' the desert go by. My sister actually got to see SWV in Japan about 2 years ago. They played a small club there and my sister doesn't even like SWV, she said they were awful. She said all the Japanese people were singing along to thier hit "Weak". Maybe one day they will put out one more album. Coko is a born again christian now so I doubt it, but SWV's music still lives on.