Don't Waste My Time (Lisa Taylor song)
"Don’t Waste My Time" is a song recorded by American singer Lisa Taylor for the 1993 MGM film The Meteor Man . Written by and Raymond Jones, Sami McKinney and Denise Rich, it has an r&b/funk groove with hip hop influences. The song was released as the second single from The Meteor Man soundtrack album.[1][2] The song peaked at #94 on the Billboard R&B charts.[2][3][4]
| "Don’t Waste My Time" | ||||
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| Single by Lisa Taylor | ||||
| from the album The Meteor Man | ||||
| B-side | "Your Future Is Our Future" | |||
| Released | 1993 | |||
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| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
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| "Don’t Waste My Time" from The Meteor Man on YouTube | ||||
Critical reception edit
Gavin Report praised the song, declaring “I dare you to not tap your feet to Lisa Taylor’s “Don’t Waste My Time”. This Giant Records artist lends her vocal sweetness to Motown's Meteor Man soundtrack with applaudable results. “Don’t Waste My Time” gets better with each play.”[5]
Several weeks later in their weekly Record To Watch pick, The Gavin Report wrote “Lisa Taylor’s “Don’t Waste My Time” from the Meteor Man soundtrack is a serious chart contender.”[6]
Larry Flick of Billboard wrote “Lisa Taylor steps up to the plate with a light, easygoing urban/funk ditty. She makes the most of the material…stretching out over a clicking hip-hop-ish beat.”[1]
Craig Lytle of AllMusic noted Lisa Taylor's "Don't Waste My Time" single from the Meteor Man soundtrack as “a featured release, peaking at #94 after two weeks on the Billboard R&B charts.”[3]
Track listing edit
Lisa Taylor
- A1. Don’t Waste My Time Radio Edit (3:45)
- A2. Don't Waste My Time LP Version (4:34)
- A3. Wastin’ Time Mix* (4:23) remixed by Da MIC Professah
Frank McComb (featuring Daryl Coley)[7]
- B1. Your Future Is Our Future Radio Edit (3:41)
- B2. Your Future Is Our Future Radio Edit (6:10)
- B3. Don’t Waste My Time
- B4. Don’t Waste My Time w/o Rap (4:24)
- B5. Instrumental (4:38)
References edit
- ^ a b "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard: 71. 18 Sep 1993 – via Worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ a b devops (2013-01-02). "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ a b Original Soundtrack - The Meteor Man Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-03-29
- ^ "Hot R&B Singles" (PDF). Billboard: 32. 23 Oct 1993 – via Worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ "Urban New Releases" (PDF). Gavin Report: 37. 3 Sep 1993.
- ^ "Up & Coming" (PDF). Gavin Report: 22. 24 Sep 1993.
- ^ Lisa Taylor / Frank McComb Featuring Daryl Coley - Don't Waste My Time / Your Future Is Our Future, retrieved 2023-03-29