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Sands of Time (S.O.S. Band album)

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Sands of Time

Studio album by

The S.O.S. Band

Released

April 9, 1986

Recorded

Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Crawford Post Productions
(Atlanta, Georgia)

Genre

soul

Length

39:15

Label

Tabu

Producer

Jimmy Jam

Terry Lewis

The S.O.S. Band

The S.O.S. Band chronology

Just the Way You Like It
(1984)

Sands of Time
(1986)

Diamonds in the Raw
(1989)

Singles from Sands of Time

"The Finest"
"Borrowed Love"
"Even When You Sleep"
"No Lies"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B^[2]
Los Angeles Times	(favourable)^[4]
Musician	(favourable)^[3]
People	(favourable)^[5]

Sands of Time is the sixth album by the R&B band the S.O.S. Band, released on the Tabu label in April 1986. It was produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. This would be the last album to feature original lead singer Mary Davis before she left the group to embark on a solo career.

History[edit]

Sands of Time peaked at No. 4 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 44 on the Pop albums chart. The lead single, "The Finest", reached the Billboard R&B Top Ten, peaking at No. 2. The single also peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 8 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart. Three follow-up singles, "Borrowed Love", "Even When You Sleep", and "No Lies" also reached the R&B chart, peaking at No. 14, No. 34, and No. 43, respectively. "No Lies" peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Terry Lewis and James Harris III, except where noted

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Even When You Sleep"	4:08
2.	"Sands of Time"	4:28
3.	"Borrowed Love"	5:26
4.	"Nothing But the Best"	4:48

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"The Finest"	6:09
6.	"No Lies"	4:58
7.	"Two Time Lover" (Jerome Thomas, Lloyd Oby, Jason Bryant, Jr.)	4:30
8.	"Do You Still Want To?" (Reather Bryant, Jerome Thomas, Jason Bryant, Jr.)	4:57
9.	"Sands of Time (Reprise)"	0:28

Personnel[edit]

Jason Bryant – keyboards, lead vocals
Mary Davis – lead and background vocals
Billy Ellis – saxophone
Sonny Killebrew – saxophone
Abdul Ra'oof – trumpet, lead vocals
John Simpson – bass
Bruno Speight – guitar
Jerome Thomas – drums, percussion
Kurt Mitchell - bass

Additional personnel

Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jellybean Johnson, Stewart Hanley, Kurt Mitchel – musicians
Mark Smith – background vocals
Cherrelle, Alexander O'Neal – special guest vocalists (on "The Finest")
Terry Lewis, Lisa Keith, Jellybean Johnson, Jimmy Jam, Jerome Benton, Fredi Grace, Lloyd Oby – vocalists

Production[edit]

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis – producers, executive producers, recording engineers, assistant engineers
The S.O.S. Band – producers (on "Two Time Lover" and "Do You Still Want To?")
Tom Race – recording engineer
Steve Hodge – assistant engineer, mixing engineer
Brian Gardner – mastering engineer
Robin Tucker – A&R coordinator
Dale Wehlacz – art direction, design, illustration

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[6]	38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[8]	36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	35
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	15
USBillboard 200^[11]	44
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	4

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1986)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	26

Singles[edit]

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US	US R&B	US Dan	UK
1986	"The Finest"	44	2	8	17
	"Borrowed Love"	—	14	26	50
	"Even When You Sleep"	—	34	—	—
	"No Lies"	—	43	2	64

References[edit]

^ Wynn, Ron. Sands of Time > reviewatAllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2012.

^ Christgau, Robert. "Sands of Time > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved May 27, 2012.

^ Goodman, Fred (June 1986). "RECORD REVIEWS: CHERRELLE". Musician. No. 7. p. 78. ProQuest 964132343.

^ Waller, Don (August 10, 1986). "S.O.S.' NOUVEAU FUNK". Los Angeles Times.

^ "Picks and Pans Review: Sands of Time". people.com. People. July 7, 1986.

^ "Dutchcharts.nl – S.O.S. Band – Sands of Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

^ "Offiziellecharts.de – S.O.S. Band – Sands of Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

^ "Charts.nz – S.O.S. Band – Sands of Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

^ "Swedishcharts.com – S.O.S. Band – Sands of Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

^ "The SOS Band | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

^ "The S.O.S. Band, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

^ "The S.O.S. Band, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

External links[edit]

Sands of TimeatDiscogs

The S.O.S. Band

Jason Bryant
Mary Davis
Abdul Ra'oof
Chandra Currelley
Billy Ellis
James Earl Jones III
Willie "Sonny" Killebrew
John Simpson
Bruno Speight

Studio albums

S.O.S. (1980)
Too (1981)
III (1982)
On the Rise (1983)
Just the Way You Like It (1984)
Sands of Time (1986)
Diamonds in the Raw (1989)
One of Many Nights (1991)

Singles

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