1976 The Tymes – Tymes Up
Tymes Up is the seventh album from the American soul vocal group The Tymes, released in 1976 (RCA). It reached #40 on the US R&B Album Charts.
Tracks
1 Only Your Love (Jon Ledingham) 05:00
2 It’s Cool (Chuck Jackson; Marvin Yancy; Luz Rivera) 03:39
3 If I Can’t Make You Smile (Billy Jackson; Fonzi Thornton; George Williams) 03:55
4 God’s Gonna Punish You (Billy Jackson; Fonzi Thornton) 04:44
5 Hypnotized (Boris Midney; Sandy Linzer) 03:48
6 Goin’ Through The Motions (Larry Gottlieb) 03:39
7 To The Max(imum) (Fonzi Thornton) 04:50
8 Good Morning Dear Lord (Lou Fields) 05:53
Musicians
| Bass | Wilbur Bascomb |
| Drums | Bernard Purdie |
| Drums | Karl Chambers |
| Guitar | Carl Lynch |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Keyboards | Paul Griffin |
| Keyboards | Richie Rome |
| Euphonium | Roger DeLillo |
| Flute | Jack Faith |
| Trombone | Richard Genovese |
| Trombone | Roger DeLillo |
| Trumpet | Robert Hartzell |
| Trumpet | Rocco Bene |
| Congas | Ray Barretto |
| Congas | Larry Washington |
| Timbales | Ray Barretto |
| Vibraphone | George Devens |
| Percussion | Billy Jackson |
| Percussion | Larry Washington |
| Percussion | George Devens |
| Background Vocals | Barbara Ingram |
| Background Vocals | Deborah Stockton |
| Background Vocals | Ednah Holt |
| Background Vocals | Isabelle Coles |
| Background Vocals | Carla Benson |
| Vocals | Wade Davis Sr |
| Vocals | Jerry Ferguson |
| Vocals | Al Berry |
| Vocals | Norman Burnett |
| Vocals | George Williams |
Other Musicians
Horns & Strings – The Sound Of Philadelphia
Strings – Albert Barone, Anthony Sinagoga, Charles Apollonia, Christine Reeves, Davis Barnett, J Chudnow, Joe D’Onofrio, Larry Gold, Romeo Di Stefano, Rudolph Malizia, Vincent Pignotti
Liner Notes
Producer – Billy Jackson
Arranged By – Richie Rome
Arranged By (Vocals) – Billy Jackson, The Tymes
Conductor – Billy Jackson
Directed By – Billy Jackson
Directed By (Horns, Strings) – Don Renaldo
Directed By (The Sounds Of New York) – Bernard Purdie
Engineer – Dick Baxter, Jay Messina, Shelly Yakus, Carl Paruolo, Don Murray, Jay Mark, Joe Tarsia, Kenny Present
Engineer (Remix) – Don Murray (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Engineer (Remix) – Joe Tarsia (Track 8)
Engineer (Assitant) – Tom Brown
Mixed By – Tom Moulton
Photography By – Nick Sangiamo
Design – J. J. Stelmach
Photography – Nick Sangiamo
Recorded At Record Plant, NYC
Recorded At RCA Studios, NY
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright RCA Records
Copyright RCA Records