The Time Has Come (Martina McBride album)

The Time Has Come is the debut album by Martina McBride released in 1992. The album rose to the #49 position on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It includes the singles "The Time Has Come", "Cheap Whiskey", and "That's Me", all of which charted on the Billboard country charts. "The Time Has Come" was the highest-peaking of the three, reaching #23. "When You Are Old" was later recorded by Gretchen Peters on her 1996 album The Secret of Life.

The Time Has Come
Studio album by
Martina McBride
ReleasedMay 12, 1992 (1992-05-12)
GenreCountry
Length31:52
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerEd Seay
Paul Worley
Martina McBride chronology
The Time Has Come
(1992)		 The Way That I Am
(1993)
Singles from The Time Has Come
  1. "The Time Has Come"
    Released: May 1992
  2. "That's Me"
    Released: July 1992
  3. "Cheap Whiskey"
    Released: December 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Time Has Come"Lonnie Wilson, Susan Longacre2:32
2."That's Me"Tony Haselden, Bob Alan3:52
3."True Blue Fool"Carol Chase, Kathy Louvin2:58
4."Losing You Feels Good"L. Wilson, Charlotte Wilson, Herbert Wilson3:20
5."Walk That Line"David Wills, Rick West2:49
6."Cheap Whiskey"Emory Gordy Jr., Jim Rushing3:08
7."I Can't Sleep"Louvin, Mark Collie2:46
8."A Woman Knows"Chris McCarty, Allen Spears, John Fowler3:17
9."The Rope"Stephanie Davis3:58
10."When You Are Old"Gretchen Peters3:07
Total length:31:52

Personnel

Musicians

Production
  • Produced By Ed Seay & Paul Worley
  • Engineers: Anthony Martin, Clarke Schleicher, Ed Seay
  • Assistant Engineer: Jeff Giedt
  • Mixing: Ed Seay
  • Digital Editing: Carlos Grier
  • Mastering: Denny Purcell

Chart performance

Album
Chart (1992) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[5] 49
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 15
Canadian RPM Country Albums 21

Singles
Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1992 "The Time Has Come" 23[5] 11
"That's Me" 43[5] 44
"Cheap Whiskey" 44[5] 47

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Hurst, Jack. "Martina McBrideThe Time Has Come (RCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)1/2It..." chicagotribune.com.
  3. "The Time Has Come". EW.com.
  4. "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. July 12, 1992.
  5. https://www.billboard.com/music/martina-mcbride/chart-history/


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