The Time(minus Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis) will be releasing a new album on May 22, 2004 through Hollywood Records(according to BET). Wouldn't it be great if The Time joins Prince and the NPG as the lead-off band for the second stage of the Musicology Tour? We're talking about a combination that would blow the minds of all fams.

Blake282 said:

just off of reuters...

Day Says Time Is Right for New Album

By Gail Mitchell

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - It's been ticking for a year. But the new Time album is definitely on its way.



Hollywood Records will release "It's About Time" June 22. It features live recordings of classic tunes from funk act Time and from frontman Morris Day's solo career. A bonus is 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 as "appropriate to me and the fellas, according to today and the past. We didn't create a new dance this time. But there is some club/dance material on here."


That is what the Prince-mentored, Minneapolis-bred group became known for in the '80s. The original lineup included Jesse Johnson, Jimmy "Jam" Harris and Terry Lewis.


Time's hits range from the 1982 ditty "777-9311" to 1990's "Jerk-Out."


Day later recorded several solo sets, among them "The Color of Success" and "Daydreaming." He also delved into acting. He will guest on the May 10 episode of UPN series "Eve."


Now based in Atlanta, Day reunited with Prince during the Purple One's recent concert there.


"He called us two days prior," Day says of the 45-minute set. "People went nuts.


"I don't know if I thought much 22 years ago about still being around," he adds. "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."


Reuters/Billboard