The Time Has Come
The Chambers Brothers · 1967
55 min · 14 tracks · psychedelic soul
Psychedelic soul blends with gospel and rock, creating a vibrant tapestry of rhythm and emotion throughout this groundbreaking album.
Top tracks — play these first
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Time Has Come Today — This track exemplifies the album's revolutionary spirit with its extended format and poignant social commentary, capturing the zeitgeist of the late 1960s.
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People Get Ready — A powerful rendition of the Curtis Mayfield classic, it showcases the band's vocal harmonies and deep spiritual roots while addressing themes of hope and unity.
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I Can't Stand It — This energetic track combines driving rhythms with heartfelt lyrics, perfectly representing the band's ability to blend emotional depth with infectious grooves.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic emotional journeys
- long, immersive listening sessions
- wave-like pacing experience
- contagious groove for reflection
Where this album fits
- Career context
- The Time Has Come is The Chambers Brothers' debut studio album, released in November 1967, following their successful single Time Has Come Today. At this point, the band was transitioning from local performances to national recognition, establishing themselves as pioneers in the psychedelic soul genre.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Sly and the Family Stone· The Temptations· Curtis Mayfield
Moments worth listening for
Where the writing does something specific.
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Time Has Come Today
The chorus shifts into a hypnotic refrain that repeats and layers over itself, enhancing its emotional weight.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 All Strung Out Over You 2:30
- 2 People Get Ready 3:52
- 3 I Can't Stand It 2:42
- 4 Romeo & Juliet 4:32
- 5 In the Midnight Hour 5:32
- 6 So Tired 4:05
- 7 Uptown 2:56
- 8 Please Don't Leave Me 3:00
- 9 What the World Needs Now Is Love 3:20
- 10 Time Has Come Today 11:06
- 11 Dinah 2:24
- 12 Falling in Love 2:18
- 13 Love Me Like the Rain 2:50
- 14 Time Has Come Today (single version One) 3:52
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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