Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits
Encyclopedia
Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits is a greatest hits
album from The Rascals
, released in June 1968. It reached number one on the Billboard Pop Albums chart
by September 1968. It also topped the Cash Box albums chart with a run in the Top 10 for 20 consecutive weeks
", as well as some of their R&B treatments from early in their career.
Original copies of Time Peace were released with the Atlantic graphics erronesously pressed on purple, white and gold labels which were used for stereo Atco albums.
Time Peace was reissued on CD by Atlantic Records in 1990, but subsequently went out of print. It was then reissued as part of the 2003 limited edition Rhino Handmade 6-CD collection All I Really Need: The Atlantic Recordings 1965-1971, which is also now out of print.
with front and back consisting of dot-based newspaper cartoon
-style drawing of the four group members, with song titles in speech balloon
s; the interior gave complete song credits on one side, and an ensemble photograph on the other side whose artsy nature and 1968-style dress, together with the album's punning title, foretold the thematic and artistic direction the group was about to undertake.
by September 1968. It also topped the Cash Box albums chart with a run in the Top 10 for 20 consecutive weeks. Moreover, showing the group's white soul label was well earned, Time Peace also reached number four on the Billboard Black Albums chart. It was RIAA-certified as a gold record on September 4, 1968. It also grew in critical regard; Rolling Stone
s Dave Marsh
called it a "glorious chronicle" and Allmusic's Bruce Eder said it is "arguably the greatest greatest-hits album of the '60s."
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album from The Rascals
The Rascals
The Rascals were an American blue-eyed soul group initially active during the years 1965–72. The band released numerous top ten singles in North America during the mid- and late-1960s, including the U.S. #1 hits "Good Lovin'" , "Groovin'" , and "People Got to Be Free"...
, released in June 1968. It reached number one on the Billboard Pop Albums chart
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
by September 1968. It also topped the Cash Box albums chart with a run in the Top 10 for 20 consecutive weeks
History
The album is the only such compilation released during the group's active career. Although billed to their later name, most of the material came from when the group was known as The Young Rascals. It contains all their singles through 1968's earlier "A Beautiful MorningA Beautiful Morning
"A Beautiful Morning" is a song written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and recorded by The Rascals. Coming out in early 1968, it was the group's first single released under that name rather than The Young Rascals. The first album on which the song appeared was Time Peace: The Rascals'...
", as well as some of their R&B treatments from early in their career.
Original copies of Time Peace were released with the Atlantic graphics erronesously pressed on purple, white and gold labels which were used for stereo Atco albums.
Time Peace was reissued on CD by Atlantic Records in 1990, but subsequently went out of print. It was then reissued as part of the 2003 limited edition Rhino Handmade 6-CD collection All I Really Need: The Atlantic Recordings 1965-1971, which is also now out of print.
Cover
Packaging consisted of a gatefold album coverAlbum cover
An album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...
with front and back consisting of dot-based newspaper cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
-style drawing of the four group members, with song titles in speech balloon
Speech balloon
Speech balloons are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books, comic strips and cartoons to allow words to be understood as representing the speech or thoughts of a given character in the comic...
s; the interior gave complete song credits on one side, and an ensemble photograph on the other side whose artsy nature and 1968-style dress, together with the album's punning title, foretold the thematic and artistic direction the group was about to undertake.
Reception
Time Peace was the group's most commercially successful album, reaching number one on the Billboard Pop Albums chartBillboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
by September 1968. It also topped the Cash Box albums chart with a run in the Top 10 for 20 consecutive weeks. Moreover, showing the group's white soul label was well earned, Time Peace also reached number four on the Billboard Black Albums chart. It was RIAA-certified as a gold record on September 4, 1968. It also grew in critical regard; Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
s Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh is an American music critic, author, editor and radio talk show host. He was a formative editor of Creem magazine, has written for various publications such as Newsday, The Village Voice, and Rolling Stone, and has published numerous books about music and musicians, mostly focused on...
called it a "glorious chronicle" and Allmusic's Bruce Eder said it is "arguably the greatest greatest-hits album of the '60s."
Side One
- "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" (Pam SawyerPam SawyerPamela Sawyer, an American-based songwriter from Romford, East London.Sawyer worked with artists at Motown Records from 1967 to 1977. Before Motown she had been involved in hit records for the Young Rascals and Lulu, and wrote with Lori Burton with whom she also recorded as the Whyte Boots.Sawyer...
, Laurie Burton) – 2:41- The Rascals' first single (Atlantic #2312, 1965); also included on the 1966 album The Young RascalsThe Young Rascals (album)The Young Rascals is the debut album by rock band The Young Rascals. The album was released on March 28, 1966, and rose to #15 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and #10 in Cashbox....
- The Rascals' first single (Atlantic #2312, 1965); also included on the 1966 album The Young Rascals
- "Good Lovin'" (Rudy ClarkRudy ClarkRudy Clark is an American songwriter about whom little biographical information seems to be known. Supposedly a former mail carrier hailing from New York City, he was most active from the early 1960s through the early 1970s...
, Arthur Resnick) – 2:28- The Rascals' second single (Atlantic #2321, 1966), and first #1 hit; also included on The Young RascalsThe Young Rascals (album)The Young Rascals is the debut album by rock band The Young Rascals. The album was released on March 28, 1966, and rose to #15 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and #10 in Cashbox....
- The Rascals' second single (Atlantic #2321, 1966), and first #1 hit; also included on The Young Rascals
- "You Better Run" (Felix CavaliereFelix CavaliereFelix Cavaliere is an American songwriter, singer, music producer, and musician.Although he was a member of Joey Dee and His Starlighters best known for their hit "Peppermint Twist", he is best known for his association with The Young Rascals during the 1960s. The other members of The Rascals...
, Eddie BrigatiEddie BrigatiEddie Brigati is an American singer and songwriter.Most memorably, Brigati shared vocals, and played tambourine, in the pop group The Young Rascals from 1965 to 1970...
) – 2:25- The A-side of the Rascals' third single (Atlantic #2338, 1966); later included on the 1967 album Groovin'Groovin' (album)Writing for Allmusic, critic Bruce Eder wrote the album moved into the psychedelic genre while retaining a "soulful core". He called the album "their best of their entire history.....
- The A-side of the Rascals' third single (Atlantic #2338, 1966); later included on the 1967 album Groovin'
- "Come On Up" (Cavaliere) – 2:41
- The Rascals' fourth single (Atlantic #2353, 1966), also included on the 1967 album Collections
- "Mustang SallyMustang Sally (song)"Mustang Sally" is an R&B/straightforward blues first recorded by Mack Rice in 1965. It gained greater popularity when it was covered by Wilson Pickett on a single the following year. Pickett's version was also included on his 1967 album The Wicked Pickett....
" (Bonny Rice) – 3:59- Uncut version from The Young RascalsThe Young Rascals (album)The Young Rascals is the debut album by rock band The Young Rascals. The album was released on March 28, 1966, and rose to #15 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and #10 in Cashbox....
- Uncut version from The Young Rascals
- "Love is a Beautiful Thing" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:30
- Originally released as the B-side of "You Better Run"; later included on Collections
- "In the Midnight HourIn the Midnight Hour"In the Midnight Hour" is a song originally performed by Wilson Pickett in 1965 and released on the 1966 album The Exciting Wilson Pickett. It was composed by Pickett and Steve Cropper at the historic Lorraine Motel in Memphis where Martin Luther King, Jr. would later be murdered in April 1968...
" (Wilson PickettWilson PickettWilson Pickett was an American R&B/Soul singer and songwriter.A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100...
, Steve CropperSteve CropperSteve Cropper , also known as Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T...
) – 4:00- From The Young RascalsThe Young Rascals (album)The Young Rascals is the debut album by rock band The Young Rascals. The album was released on March 28, 1966, and rose to #15 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and #10 in Cashbox....
- From The Young Rascals
Side Two
- "(I've Been) Lonely Too Long" (Cavaliere) – 2:57
- Uncut version from Collections
- "Groovin'Groovin'"Groovin" is a single released in 1967 by The Young Rascals that became a number-one hit and one of the group's signature songs.Written by group members Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and with a lead vocal from Cavaliere, it is indeed a slow, relaxed groove, based on Cavaliere's newfound...
" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:25- The Rascals' second #1 single (Atlantic #2401), released in 1967; also included on Groovin'Groovin' (album)Writing for Allmusic, critic Bruce Eder wrote the album moved into the psychedelic genre while retaining a "soulful core". He called the album "their best of their entire history.....
- The Rascals' second #1 single (Atlantic #2401), released in 1967; also included on Groovin'
- "A Girl Like You" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:46
- The follow-up Top 10 single to "Groovin'" (Atlantic #2424, 1967); also included on Groovin'Groovin' (album)Writing for Allmusic, critic Bruce Eder wrote the album moved into the psychedelic genre while retaining a "soulful core". He called the album "their best of their entire history.....
- The follow-up Top 10 single to "Groovin'" (Atlantic #2424, 1967); also included on Groovin'
- "How Can I Be SureHow Can I Be Sure"How Can I Be Sure" is a popular song. Written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, it was originally recorded by The Young Rascals on their 1967 album Groovin and became their fourth Top 10 hit in the United States, peaking at #4....
" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:50- The Rascals' third Top 10 single of 1967 (Atlantic #2438); also included on Groovin'Groovin' (album)Writing for Allmusic, critic Bruce Eder wrote the album moved into the psychedelic genre while retaining a "soulful core". He called the album "their best of their entire history.....
- The Rascals' third Top 10 single of 1967 (Atlantic #2438); also included on Groovin'
- "It's WonderfulIt's Wonderful"It's Wonderful" is a popular song by The Young Rascals, and their last single under that name. Written by group members Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and with a dual lead vocal from them, it was included on the group's 1968 album Once Upon A Dream...
" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:40- LP version (without the "Mardi GrasMardi GrasThe terms "Mardi Gras" , "Mardi Gras season", and "Carnival season", in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday...
" special effects coda) from the 1968 album Once Upon a DreamOnce Upon a Dream (The Rascals album)Once Upon A Dream is the fourth studio album by rock band The Rascals, released in February 1968. The album rose to number 9 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and number 7 on the R&B chart.-History:...
- LP version (without the "Mardi Gras
- "Easy Rollin'" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:55
- From Once Upon a DreamOnce Upon a Dream (The Rascals album)Once Upon A Dream is the fourth studio album by rock band The Rascals, released in February 1968. The album rose to number 9 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and number 7 on the R&B chart.-History:...
- From Once Upon a Dream
- "A Beautiful MorningA Beautiful Morning"A Beautiful Morning" is a song written by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and recorded by The Rascals. Coming out in early 1968, it was the group's first single released under that name rather than The Young Rascals. The first album on which the song appeared was Time Peace: The Rascals'...
" (Cavaliere, Brigati) – 2:32- Non-LP single from 1968 (Atlantic #2493)
The Rascals
- Felix CavaliereFelix CavaliereFelix Cavaliere is an American songwriter, singer, music producer, and musician.Although he was a member of Joey Dee and His Starlighters best known for their hit "Peppermint Twist", he is best known for his association with The Young Rascals during the 1960s. The other members of The Rascals...
– vocals, keyboards - Eddie BrigatiEddie BrigatiEddie Brigati is an American singer and songwriter.Most memorably, Brigati shared vocals, and played tambourine, in the pop group The Young Rascals from 1965 to 1970...
– vocals, percussion - Gene CornishGene CornishGene Cornish is an American guitarist and harmonica player. He is an original member of the popular 1960s blue-eyed soul band the Rascals. From 1965–70, the band recorded eight albums and had thirteen singles that reached Billboard's Top 40 chart...
– vocals, guitar - Dino DanelliDino DanelliDino Danelli is best known as an original member and the drummer in the rock group, The Rascals. He has been called "one of the great unappreciated rock drummers in history."...
– drums
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200) | 1 |