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THE TYMES



The Tymes

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The Tymes began as the Latineers in 1956. This Philadelphia ensemble's founding members were Donald Banks, Albert Berry, Norman Burnett, and George Hilliard. After a four-year apprenticeship on the city's club circuit, they changed their name to the Tymes in 1960 and added lead singer George Williams. They were signed by Cameo-Parkway in 1963 following a successful appearance at a talent show sponsored by Philly radio station WDAS. The group scored its biggest hit with its debut single, "So Much in Love," a Williams composition rearranged by Roy Stragis and producer Billy Jackson. It topped the Billboard Hot 100. Their first LP, So Much in Love, contained both the title cut and follow-up hit, a cover of Johnny Mathis' "Wonderful, Wonderful." Those two songs were both crossover smashes as well as R&'B winners, with "So Much in Love" topping the pop charts. But after a third hit, "Somewhere," the next year, the group faded. The Tymes tried issuing albums on their own label, Winchester, but had to fold it after two releases. They signed with MGM, but were dropped after two flops. They enjoyed a brief comeback on Columbia in 1968 with another remake; this time they covered "People" from the musical Funny Girl. But CBS also dropped them in 1969. They spent three years retooling their sound, while Hilliard departed. Their longtime producer, Billy Jackson, financed some sessions at Gamble & Huff's Sigma Sound studios in an attempt to get them on the Philadelphia International roster. Gamble & Huff passed on the unfinished demos, but RCA signed them. They scored three more hits from 1974-1976, the biggest being "It's Cool" in 1976, which reached number three on the R&B charts and number 18 pop. Various aggregations using the name remained active on the oldies/cabaret circuit in the '80s and '90s.

--by Ron Wynn of All Music Guide


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Somewhere1962Somewhere
The Sound Of The Wonderful Tymes1963The Sound Of The Wonderful Tymes
So Much In Love1963So Much In Love
People1969People
Trustmaker<b></b>1974Trustmaker
Turning Point1976Turning Point
Tymes Up1976Tymes Up
Diggin' Their Roots1977Diggin' Their Roots


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1962 Somewhere

01. Somewhere
02. Stranger In Paradise
03. Let's Fall In Love Tonight
04. The Lamp Is Low
05. There Is Love
06. Night
07. Will You Wait For Me
08. Anymore
09. Till The End Of Time
10. Come With Me To The Sea
11. Why Should I Cry
12. Sleep Tight My Darling
13. Isle Of Love
14. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows

1963 The Sound Of The Wonderful Tymes

01. Wonderful, Wonderful
02. Blue Velvet
03. One Little Kiss
04. Hello Young Lovers
05. Come With Me To The Sea
06. The Way You Look Tonight
07. Words Written On Water
08. And That Reminds Me
09. Chances Are
10. I Thank You
11. Address Unknown
12. Moonlight Cocktails

1963 So Much In Love

01. Alone
02. My Summer Love
03. Wonderful! Wonderful!
04. That Old Black Magic
05. Let's Make Love Tonight
06. Goodnight My Love
07. So Much In Love
08. You Asked Me To Be Yours
09. The Twelfth Of Never
10. Way Beyond Today
11. Summer Day
12. Autumn Leaves

1969 People

01. The Look Of Love (From "Casino Royale")
02. Alfie / For Once In My Life
03. The Love That You're Looking For (Ain't Gonna Find It Here)
04. For The Love Of Ivy (From "For The Love Of Ivy")
05. City
06. Wichita Lineman
07. People (From "Funny Girl")
08. The Way Of The Crowd
09. Those Were The Days
10. God Bless The Child
11. Make Someone Happy (From "Do-Re-Mi")

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1974 Trustmaker

01. Someway, Somehow I'm Keepin' You
02. The Crutch
03. Miss Grace
04. Are You Lookin'
05. So Much In Love
06. The Sha-La Bandit
07. Innerloop!
08. The North Hills
09. You Little Trustmaker

1976 Turning Point

01. It's So Good To Be Walking Up With You
02. All You Ever Wanted To Know About Love
03. I Need You And Your Kind Of Loving
04. That's The Breaks Of Love
05. Youth Is Wasted On The Young
06. Traces Of You
07. Love's Illusion
08. Savannah Sunny Sunday
09. The Reader
10. Tuning Into You

1976 Tymes Up

01. Only Your Love
02. It's Cool
03. If I Can't Make You Smile
04. God's Gonna Punish You
05. Hypnotized
06. Goin' Through The Motions
07. To The Max(imum)
08. Good Morning Dear Lord

1977 Diggin' Their Roots

01. Who, What, When, Where, Why
02. I Can't Explain (What's Happening)
03. It Wasn't The Right Time
04. As Time Goes By (The Hurt Will Disappear)

05. How Am I To Know?
06. Girl, You Blew It
07. I'll Take You There (I Don't Care If It's January)
08. Kunta Kinte (He Dug His Roots)


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