The Time Has Come – THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS***

All Strung Out Over You/People Get Ready/I Can’t Stand It/Romeo & Juliet/In The Midnight Hour/So Tired/ Uptown/Please Don’t Leave Me/What The World Needs Now Is Love/Time Has Come Today

The Chambers Brothers were a psychedelic blues band from Mississippi, comprising four brothers and a white drummer. Their most successful album The Time Has Come featured the title track US No. 11 hit single. They are little known in Britain. (US:4)

"The Chambers Brothers mix of harmony, soul, blues and funk was way ahead of its time. It is probably for that reason that it still sounds good today."

"The Time Has Come is a heady mix of blues, soul and rock and roll, varying between upbeat tempos, ballads and spaced-out psychedelia. An excellent, clean recording, with fine mixing and production, this is a must-have album for anyone wanting a comprehensive sampling of 1960s rock and roll. Songs by Burt Bacharach, Curtis Mayfield and Wilson Pickett flesh out a largely original album."

"A black four-piece vocal group with a white drummer in the '60s may not have been unique, but it was still something of a revolutionary act. Their hit, The Time Has Come, revolves around the band's gospel roots, which are effectively used to sweeten and develop a variety of R & B and pop material. Their version of People Get Ready is the most obviously gospel-based cut, and with hindsight it's apparent that, rather being a new direction, the band's trippy excursion was something of a detour."

"The Chambers Brothers Time Has Come Today reminds me of how simply diverse music was in the 60s. They covered all music types with style, rhythm and a sound that was completely unique at that time."

"I bought this specifically for the track Time Has Come Today. Several of the songs sound like a time capsule, transporting you straight back to the 60s. I've never been a huge fan of gospel-inspired blues, but there's enough rock infused here to make this collection enjoyable. Made me dance. And there's that cowbell."

"This could be another run of the mill late 60s soul album, were it not for that timeless anthem Time Has Come Today, which is this album's saving grace."