Prince-mentored, Minneapolis-bred urban funk act the Time will on June 22 release a new album, "It's About Time," via Hollywood Records. It features live recordings of classic tunes from the Time and frontman Morris Day's solo career, plus four new songs penned by Day and three of his veteran Time cohorts, Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson and Monte Moir.

Day describes the new songs to Billboard as "appropriate to me and the fellas, according to today and the past. We didn't create a new dance [like "The Bird"] this time. But there is some club/dance material on here."

Now based in Atlanta, Day reunited with Prince during the artist's recent concert there. "He called us two days prior," Day says of the 45-minute set. "People went nuts." He adds, "I don't know if I thought much 22 years ago about still being around. I was just looking to have some fun and not work too hard. But the legacy is powerful. It's great to be in this position."

-- Gail Mitchell, L.A.