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Released
  
April 09, 1986

Artist
  
The S.O.S. Band

Label
  
Tabu Records

Length
  
39:15

Release date
  
9 April 1986

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Recorded
  
Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Crawford Post Productions (Atlanta, Georgia)

Producer
  
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, The S.O.S. Band

Sands of Time (1986)
  
Diamonds in the Raw (1989)

Genres
  
Funk, Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Contemporary R&B, Quiet storm

Similar
  
The SOS Band albums, Soul music albums

The sos band sands of time


Sands of Time is the sixth album released by the R&B band The S.O.S. Band on the Tabu label in April 1986. It was produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. This would be the last album to feature original lead singer Mary Davis before she left the group to embark on a solo career.

Contents

History

The album peaked at No. 4 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 44 on the Pop albums chart. The lead single, "The Finest", reached the Billboard R&B Top Ten, peaking at No. 2. The single also peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 8 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart. Three follow-up singles, "Borrowed Love", "Even When You Sleep", and "No Lies" also reached the R&B chart, peaking at No. 14, No. 34, and No. 43, respectively. "No Lies" peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Terry Lewis and James Harris III, except where noted.

Personnel

  • Jason Bryant – keyboards, lead vocals
  • Mary Davis – lead and background vocals
  • Billy Ellis – saxophone
  • Sonny Killebrew – saxophone
  • Abdul Ra'oof – trumpet, lead vocals
  • John Simpson – bass
  • Bruno Speight – guitar
  • Jerome Thomas – drums, percussion
    • Additional personnel
  • Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jellybean Johnson, Stewart Hanley, Kurt Mitchel – musicians
  • Mark Smith – background vocals and guest vocalist on bridge of "The Finest"
  • Cherrelle, Alexander O'Neal – special guest vocalists (on "The Finest")
  • Terry Lewis, Lisa Keith, Jellybean Johnson, Jimmy Jam, Jerome Benton, Fredi Grace, Lloyd Oby – vocalists

    • Production

  • Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis – producers, executive producers, recording engineers, assistant engineers
  • The S.O.S. Band – producers (on "Two Time Lover" and "Do You Still Want To?")
  • Tom Race – recording engineer
  • Steve Hodge – assistant engineer, mixing engineer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering engineer
  • Robin Tucker – A&R coordinator
  • Dale Wehlacz – art direction, design, illustration

    • Charts

    Singles

    Songs

    1Even When You Sleep4:08
    2Sands of Time4:26
    3Borrowed Love5:26

    References

    Sands of Time (S.O.S. Band album) Wikipedia
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