Time Exposure (Stanley Clarke album)

Time Exposure
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 1984
StudioLarrabee (West Hollywood)
GenreJazz fusion, soul, R&B
Length35:46
LabelEpic[1]
ProducerStanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke chronology
Let Me Know You
(1982)
Time Exposure
(1984)
Find Out!
(1985)
Singles from Time Exposure
  1. "Are You Ready (For the Future)/Speedball"
    Released: 1984
  2. "Heaven Sent You"
    Released: 1984
  3. "Future/Spacerunner"
    Released: 1984

Time Exposure is the thirteenth studio album by American jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke, released on August 28, 1984, by Epic Records.[2] The album features musical assistance from Jeff Beck, George Duke, Howard Hewett and Ernie Watts, amongst others.

The album was digitally remastered in 2013 by Funky Town Grooves and included five bonus tracks.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Richard S. Ginell wrote that "The sheer speed and power of Clarke's electric and piccolo bass work is astonishing throughout the album, and the CD as a whole has a techno sound and edge reflecting a period of time just before analog synthesizers were swept away by digital instruments."[3]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke; except where indicated.

Side one

  1. "Play the Bass 103" – 0:46
  2. "Are You Ready (For the Future)" (Clarke, Denzil Miller) – 3:15
  3. "Speedball" – 3:12
  4. "Heaven Sent You" (Denzil Miller, Howard Hewett) – 6:00
  5. "Time Exposure" – 4:48

Side two

  1. "Future Shock" (Clarke, Darryl Phinnessee, Howard Smith) – 4:31
  2. "Future" (Clarke, Louis Johnson) – 4:03
  3. "Spacerunner" – 3:14
  4. "I Know Just How You Feel" – 5:57

Bonus tracks on 2013 Funky Town Grooves remaster

  1. "Heaven Sent You" (12" Mix) – 5:57
  2. "Heaven Sent You" (7" Mix) – 3:26
  3. "Are You Ready (For the Future)" (12" Mix) – 4:02
  4. "Speedball (12" Mix)" – 3:24
  5. "Future (12" Mix)" – 6:15

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the Time Exposure liner notes.[5]

Production and artwork

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 34

References

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  1. ^ "Top Jazz Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 22, 1984. p. 15 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave (December 20, 2001). Funk. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306298 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b Ginell, Richard S. "Time Exposure – Stanley Clarke". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Time Exposure (CD booklet). Stanley Clarke. Epic Records. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Stanley Clarke – Time Exposure". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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