The Time Has Come (Martina McBride album)

The Time Has Come is the debut album by Martina McBride released in 1992. The album rose to the #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.

The Time Has Come
Studio album by
Martina McBride
ReleasedMay 12, 1992 (1992-05-12)
Studio
  • Javelina Studios
  • The Money Pit (Nashville)
GenreCountry
Length31:52
LabelRCA
ProducerEd Seay
Paul Worley
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]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Time Has Come"Lonnie Wilson, Susan Longacre2:32
2."That's Me"Tony Haselden, Bob Alan3:52
3."True Blue Fool"Carol Chase, Kathy Louvin2:58
4."Losing You Feels Good"Lonnie Wilson, Charlotte Wilson, Herbert Wilson3:20
5."Walk That Line"David Wills, Rick West2:49
6."Cheap Whiskey"Emory Gordy Jr., Jim Rushing3:08
7."I Can't Sleep"Kathy Louvin, Mark Collie2:46
8."A Woman Knows"Chris McCarty, Allen Spears, John Fowler3:17
9."The Rope"Stephanie Davis3:58
10."When You Are Old"Gretchen Peters3:07
Total length:31:52

Personnel

Musicians
  • Garth Brooks – backing vocals (6)
  • Larry Byrom – electric guitar (5)
  • Mike Chapman – bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8)
  • Carol Chase – backing vocals (5, 8)
  • Joe Chemay – bass guitar (5, 10)
  • Kathy Chiavola – backing vocals (9)
  • Conni Ellisor – string conductor (2, 10)
  • Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar (3, 9, 10), pedabro (9)
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle (4-7)
  • John Hobbs – piano (2, 4, 6, 7, 9)
  • John Hughey – steel guitar (2, 4, 6, 7, 8)
  • Bill Hulett – acoustic guitar (3, 9)
  • Carl Jackson – backing vocals (9)
  • Wendy Johnson – backing vocals (5, 8)
  • Paul Leim – drums (5, 10)
  • Anthony Martin – organ (2), backing vocals (3, 9), synthesizers (4), keyboards (9)
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar (1-4, 6-9)
  • Martina McBride – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 3, 6, 7)
  • Steve Nathan – acoustic piano (5, 10)
  • Ed Seay – bass (8)
  • Harry Stinson – backing vocals (1, 3, 4)
  • Biff Watson – mandolin (1), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10), electric guitar (9)
  • Bergen White – string arrangements (2, 10)
  • Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (1, 3, 4)
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums (1-4, 6-9)
  • Paul Worley – acoustic guitar
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar (3, 9)
  • Carrie Young – backing vocals (7)
  • Andrea Zonn – backing vocals (2), fiddle (9)
  • The "A" Strings – string section (2, 10)

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

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. "Martina McBrideThe Time Has Come (RCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)1/2It..." chicagotribune.com.
  3. "The Time Has Come". EW.com.
  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.


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