Pandemonium (The Time album) explained

Pandemonium is the fourth studio album by American band The Time released in 1990. Much like the three previous albums, the album consists of music in the funk rock genre, although this album breaks the Time's six-song album tradition. The album is a tie-in with the film Graffiti Bridge, and several songs from the album appear in the film.

According to biographer Matt Thorne, Prince co-wrote "Donald Trump (Black Version)".^[2] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA and "Jerk Out" became one of the band's biggest singles. The second single, "Chocolate" did not fare as well.

Critical reception

"The songs' obsessions with sex, food and time scream 'concept'," remarked Michele Kirsch in a 4 out of 5 review for Select, "but only in a fun, sexy, blaxploitation movie soundtrack kind of way. Lots of background jive talk, chat up lines and bogus off-tape comments make you feel like you're gatecrashing a party at the point where everybody pairs off to go to his or her place… Bastard sons of George Clinton, take a bow."^[3]

Singles

• "Jerk Out" (#1 R&B, #9 Pop)^[4]

1. "Jerk Out"
2. "Mo' Jerk Out" – 7" single
3. "Get It Up" – 12" single
4. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Mix) – 12" single
5. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Edit) – 12" single
6. "Jerk Out" (A Capella) – 12" single
7. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Dub) – 12" single
8. "Jerk Out" (Sexy Instrumental) – 12" single

• "Chocolate" (#44 R&B)<ref name="AM"/>

1. "Chocolate"
2. "My Drawers"
3. "Chocolate" (12 Inch Remix) – 12" single
4. "Chocolate" (Tootsie Roll Club Mix) – 12" single
5. "Chocolate" (Instrumental) – 12" single
6. "Chocolate" (Percapella) – 12" single

Personnel

• Morris Day – lead vocals
• Jellybean Johnson, Jerome Benton, Jesse Johnson, Jill Jones, Jimmy Jam, Karyn White, Margie Cox, Monte Moir, Terry Lewis – background vocals
• Terry Lewis – bass
• Jellybean Johnson – drums
• Jerome Benton – percussion
• Jesse Johnson – guitar
• Jimmy Jam – keyboards
• Candy Dulfer – saxophone
• Monte Moir – keyboards
• Steve Hodge – engineer
• Benny Medina – executive producer
• Femi Jiya – engineer
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Tom Garneau – engineer
• The Time – producer, arranger, composition

Charts

Year-end charts

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Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5]	49

External links

• Pandemonium lyrics

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Top 20 Greatest Funk Rock Songs . https://web.archive.org/web/20160602202921/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-05-30/top-20-best-funk-rock-song . Paul . Elliott . TeamRock . Team Rock Limited . May 30, 2016 . June 2, 2016 . January 31, 2017 . live.
2. Tessa Stuart . Hear Prince and the Time’s 1990 Song About Donald Trump – Rolling Stone . . April 22, 2016 . April 24, 2019.
3. Select, September 1990
4. Web site: The Time > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums & Singles. AllMusic. August 11, 2023. August 28, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130828014151/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-time-mn0000919812/awards. dead.
5. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990. Billboard. March 31, 2021.