Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears

Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears is the debut solo album by former Transvision Vamp lead singer Wendy James. Released on 8 March 1993, two years after the Transvision Vamp disbandment, the album saw James maintain the pop/rock sound she had become famous for. Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears was written in its entirety by Elvis Costello, with several tracks co-written by his then wife Cait O'Riordan.

Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears
Studio album by
Wendy James
Released8 March 1993
GenrePop rock, alternative rock, pop punk
Length36:22
LabelMCA
ProducerChris Kimsey
Wendy James chronology
Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears
(1993)		 I Came Here to Blow Minds
(2011)
Singles from Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears
  1. "The Nameless One"
    Released: 8 February 1993
  2. "London's Brilliant"
    Released: 5 April 1993
  3. "Do You Know What I'm Saying?"
    Released: 7 June 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Rolling Stone(unfavorable)[4]

Despite the success Wendy James had fronting Transvision Vamp, Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears was relatively unsuccessful, only peaking at number forty-three on the UK Albums Chart. The singles released from the album also met with moderate to minor success.

The album's title comes from a line in the chorus of Bob Dylan's song "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll".

Track listing

All songs by Elvis Costello, except where noted.[5]

  1. "This Is a Test" – 1:58
  2. "London's Brilliant" – 2:29 (Costello, O'Riordan)
  3. "Basement Kiss" – 4:03 (Costello, O'Riordan)
  4. "Puppet Girl" – 2:48 (Costello, O'Riordan)
  5. "Earthbound" – 4:32 (Costello, O'Riordan)
  6. "Do You Know What I'm Saying?" – 5:16
  7. "We Despise You" – 3:21 (Costello, O'Riordan)
  8. "Fill in the Blanks" – 3:14
  9. "The Nameless One" – 5:30
  10. "I Want to Stand Forever" – 4:31

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 132
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 43

Personnel

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. "Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. p. 148.
  3. Willman, Chris (20 June 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. Perone, James E. (1998). Elvis Costello: A Bio-bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 106.
  5. "Wendy James - Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  6. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. "Wendy James | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
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