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No Time for Dreaming

No Time for Dreaming is the debut studio album by American soul singer Charles Bradley. It was released on January 25, 2011, by Daptone Records and Dunham Records.

No Time for Dreaming
Studio album by
Charles Bradley
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2011 (2011-01-25)
Genre
Length48:54
Label
ProducerThomas Brenneck
Charles Bradley chronology
No Time for Dreaming
(2011) 		Victim of Love
(2013)
Singles from No Time for Dreaming
  1. "The World (Is Going Up In Flames)"
    Released: December 14, 2010
  2. "Heart of Gold"
    Released: May 3, 2011

Singles edit

The album's first single, "The World (Is Going Up In Flames)", was released on December 14, 2010.[1] The album's second single, "Heart of Gold", was released on May 3, 2011.[2] It is a cover of Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young's "Heart of Gold".[3]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.5/10[4]
Metacritic79/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
Blurt8/10[7]
ConsequenceC−[8]
Now4/5[9]
Paste8.4/10[10]
PopMatters8/10[11]
Prefix Magazine8.5/10[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes3/5[13]

No Time for Dreaming was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on 14 reviews.[5] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.5 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[4]

Hal Horowitz of AllMusic said, "Retro-soul aficionados who claim they don't make 'em like they used to will obviously be thrilled with this, but even contemporary R&B fans can't help but be moved by the emotion and passion evident in every note of this riveting set".[6] Benjamin Boles of Now said, "While it took a little while for the magic to finally get laid down to tape, the results are worth the wait".[9] Mike Madden of PopMatters said, "You don't need to know his back story to fall in love with Bradley—the music speaks for itself. This album has been a looooong time coming, but it's more than worth the wait".[11] Max Blau of Paste said, "No Time for Dreaming not only prevails as a defining culmination of Bradley's lifelong musicianship to date, but also furthers the argument that Daptone Records can do no wrong".[10]

Josh Modell of Spin said, "No Time for Dreaming wails in a world of "Heartaches and Pain" (see the memorable closing track), but Bradley's despair is never less than stirring".[14] J. Arthur Bloom of Tiny Mix Tapes said, "The Menahan Street Band realizes the vision of No Time for Dreaming, with Brenneck at the helm. More Memphis than Detroit, they're always present but never pretentious".[13] Phil Johnson of The Independent said, "Bradley, a 62-year-old ex-plumber and James Brown impersonator, has a raspy, infinitely pained voice but there doesn't appear to be any real interaction between him and the band".[15]

Mojo placed the album at number 40 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011".[16]

Track listing edit

All songs feature Menahan Street Band.

No Time for Dreaming track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The World (Is Going Up In Flames)"
3:22
2."The Telephone Song"
3:48
3."Golden Rule"
3:29
4."I Believe In Your Love"
  • Bradley
  • Brenneck
  • Michels
3:54
5."Trouble In The Land"
  • Brenneck
  • Michels
1:02
6."Lovin' You, Baby"
  • Bradley
  • Brenneck
5:27
7."No Time for Dreaming"Joe Quarterman2:52
8."How Long"
  • Bradley
  • Brenneck
  • Guy
  • Michels
  • Steinweiss
3:54
9."In You (I Found a Love)"
  • Bradley
  • Brenneck
  • Michels
3:21
10."Why Is It So Hard"
  • Bradley
  • Brenneck
  • Michels
  • Steinweiss
4:09
11."Since Our Last Goodbye"
  • Brenneck
  • Michels
  • Steinweiss
4:16
12."Heartaches and Pain"
  • Bradley
  • Brenneck
2:56
13."Heart of Gold"Neil Young3:03
14."Stay Away"Kurt Cobain3:11

Charts edit

Chart performance for No Time for Dreaming
Chart (2011–2013) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 175
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[19] 24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 66
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[22] 37

References edit

  1. ^ "The World (Is Going Up In Flames) – Single by Charles Bradley". Apple Music. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Heart of Gold – Single by Charles Bradley". Apple Music. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Murphy, Sarah (September 6, 2018). "Charles Bradley Covers Nirvana and Neil Young on Posthumous 'Black Velvet' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "No Time For Dreaming by Charles Bradley reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Charles Bradley – No Time for Dreaming". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Horowitz, Hal. "No Time for Dreaming – Charles Bradley". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  7. ^ "No Time for Dreaming by Charles Bradley on Blurt Online". Blurt. January 28, 2011. Archived from the original on February 9, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  8. ^ Cohen, Jake (May 9, 2011). "Charles Bradley – No Time for Dreaming". Consequence. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  9. ^ a b Boles, Benjamin (January 27, 2011). "Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming". Now. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  10. ^ a b Max Blau (January 25, 2011). "Charles Bradley: No Time For Dreaming". Paste. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Madden, Mike (August 1, 2011). "Charles Bradley: No Time For Dreaming". PopMatters. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  12. ^ saxonb (November 26, 2011). "No Time For Dreaming". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  13. ^ a b Bloom, J. Arthur. "Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  14. ^ Josh Modell (January 25, 2011). "Charles Bradley, 'No Time for Dreaming' (Dunham)". Spin. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  15. ^ Phil Johnson (February 5, 2011). "Album: Charles Bradley, No Time for Dreaming (Daptone/Dunham)". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  16. ^ "MOJO's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". Stereogum. December 2, 2011. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Charles Bradley – No Time for Dreaming" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Charles Bradley – No Time for Dreaming" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  19. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Charles Bradley – No Time for Dreaming". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  20. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Charles Bradley – No Time for Dreaming" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Charles Bradley – No Time for Dreaming". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  22. ^ "Charles Bradley Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
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