This Is My Time (Raven-Symoné album) explained

This Is My Time is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter and actress Raven-Symoné, released in the United States on September 21, 2004 by Hollywood Records. The album is her debut with the Disney-owned label and debuted at number 51 on the US Billboard 200,^[1] with 19,000 copies sold in its first week. It nevertheless became Raven-Symoné's best-selling solo album, selling 237,000 copies up to February 2, 2007 in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan.^{[2] [3]}

Release and promotion

Raven-Symoné released a five-track EP with Hollywood Records on January 1, 2004^[4] prior to the release of This Is My Time, containing "Backflip", "Bump", "Overloved", "What Is Love?", and "Mystify".^[5] Released to promote the full-length album, the EP was only available in select stores and is now very rare.

Four songs from the album were incorporated into soundtracks of Walt Disney films: The Lion King 1½ with "Grazing in the Grass"; with the album's title track; Ice Princess with "Bump"; and Go Figure with "Life Is Beautiful".

Critical reception

Following its release, This Is My Time received generally mixed reviews. Both AllMusic and Vibe gave the album two and a half stars out of five. Vibe editor Angie Romero wrote: "Once known as little Olivia from The Cosby Show, Raven-Symoné wants to show the world she’s all grown up. To prove it, she records an album full of pop/R&B hybrids brimming with Hilary Duff–like innocence and sparkling arrangements. Yet, none of [her] composers can compensate for the teen queen’s sub-par singing, the one thing preventing her from getting her full bloom on." AllMusic critic Jason Thurston found that "Symoné here offers up music that is sweet, melodic, and definitely mature R&B, in the vein of another singer who got her start as a kid on a popular TV show – Janet Jackson."

Commercial performance

This Is My Time debuted at number 50 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at number 51 on the official Billboard 200 of week dated October 9, 2004, with moderately successful first week sales of 19,000 copies (best debut in the chart to date); making it Raven-Symoné's first album to enter the chart in the United States. The set sold 237,000 copies to date in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan.^{[6] [7]}

Track listing

Notes

• "What Is Love?" covers the 2003 song originally performed by Play.
• "Grazing in the Grass" covers the 1969 renderition of the song performed by The Friends of Distinction.
• "Overloved" was later covered by Paula DeAnda on her debut self-titled album.

Tour

Raven in Concert^[8] was the debut concert tour by Raven-Symoné in support of This Is My Time. Primarily visiting North America, the tour played nearly 40 shows at numerous music festivals and state fairs in the United States.

Opening acts

• Lil' J (August 6–13, August 16–29, September 8, September 15 and October 7, 2006)
• Jump5 (Baton Rouge,^[9] Fairlea, Agawam and Allegan)
• LaTanya Monroe (Glen Allen)^[10]
• Lil J Xavier (Arlington)^[11]
• Everlife (Arlington)^[11]
• Choo-Choo Soul (Monroe)

Charts

Chart performance for This Is My Time!Chart (2004)!Peak
position

Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[12]	74
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[13]	19

Release history

Release history and formats for This Is My Time! Country! Date! Label

Europe[14]	September 7, 2004	Megaphon Importservice
United Kingdom[15]	September 14, 2004	Hollywood
Japan[16]	September 15, 2004
United States[17]	September 21, 2004
Canada[18]		Hollywood/Universal Music Group
Slovakia[19]
France[20]
Hong Kong[21]	October 15, 2004

Notes and References

1. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2004-10-09/billboard-200?order=gainer Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts | Billboard.com
2. Ask Billboard – Quoth the Raven, 'Any More?' . Caulfield . Keith . 2009-10-17 . February 2, 2007 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130414025120/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1055377/ask-billboard . April 14, 2013 .
3. Web site: Hollywood Records Drops Disney Star Raven Symone - Singersroom.com. July 29, 2008.
4. Web site: Amazon.com.
5. allmusic (((This Is My Time [Advance EP])))]
6. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2004-10-09/r-b-hip-hop-albums?order=gainer Top Hip-Hop and R&B Albums & Charts | Billboard.com
7. Web site: Billboard 200™. Rosalie. Cabison. January 2, 2013.
8. Web site: Calendar of Events - Raven in Concert . . Ted Constant Center & Arena . April 5, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20060520203256/http://www.constantcenter.com/calendar.cfm?view=115. May 20, 2006.
9. Web site: Concerts - 2006 Summer Schedule . . Blue Bayou Waterpark / Dixie Landin' Amusement Park . April 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20060706133752/http://www.bluebayou.com/concerts.php. July 6, 2006.
10. Web site: All in the family . Sadler . Gwen . April 21, 2010 . Chesterfield Observer . April 5, 2014.
11. Web site: Concerts - Raven, Lil J Xavier, and Everlife July 15. . Six Flags Over Texas . April 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20060713073701/http://www.sixflags.com/parks/overtexas/ShowsAndEvents/index.html. July 13, 2006.
12. Web site: Albums : Top 100. Jam!. October 7, 2004. March 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041210193538/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_100704_ALBUMS.html. December 10, 2004.
13. Web site: R&B : Top 50. Jam!. October 7, 2004. January 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20041010072643/http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html. October 10, 2004.
14. Web site: Amazon.de.
15. Web site: Amazon.co.uk.
16. Web site: Amazon.co.jp.
17. Web site: Amazon.com.
18. Web site: Amazon.ca.
19. Web site: Slovakia. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311024423/http://www.supershop.sk/shop_item.php?action=popis&jazyk=SK&partner=&id=1151837. dead . March 11, 2012.
20. Web site: Amazon.fr.
21. http://www.hmv.com.hk/product/dance.asp?sku=550975 Hong Kong