Time And Tide (Basia Album)
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''Time and Tide'' is the debut studio album by Polish singer-songwriter Basia, released by
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in 1987. The album includes the hit singles " Promises", " New Day for You", and the title track.


Overview

''Time and Tide'' was Basia's first solo album following her and Danny White's departure from the band Matt Bianco. The pair co-produced and mostly co-wrote the material themselves, although Peter Ross of Immaculate Fools contributed to five songs on the album. The record showcases considerable influences from
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, noted in the track "Astrud", a tribute to Basia's idol
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. Six songs were released as singles to promote the record, with " Promises", " New Day for You", and the album's title track being the most successful. All three tracks achieved success on the U.S.
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chart and the latter was also Basia's first song to break the
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of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album was released in April 1987 in Europe by
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(CBS) and on 21 August 1987 in the United States by
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. It turned out a considerable success in France where it was certified gold, but performed poorly in the UK and Germany, much to Basia and Danny's disappointment, considering their previous success with Matt Bianco in those markets. The album, however, started to get noticed in the U.S., where it found popularity on the new adult contemporary stations. In December 1987, it was included in ''
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''s list of "overlooked pop albums that deserved more attention" compiled by Geoff Mayfield. Originally, Epic Records did not have big expectations towards the album and their target was to sell 10,000 copies. The figure took the label bosses by surprise when it quickly rose to 100,000 and eventually one million. The album was subsequently awarded a platinum sales certification by the
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in November 1989 for selling one million copies in the U.S. alone. ''Time and Tide'' was followed by the even more successful '' London Warsaw New York''. In 2013, the album was re-released by independent UK label
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as 2 CD deluxe edition featuring instrumental versions and
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es.


Track listing


Personnel

* Basia Trzetrzelewska – all vocals * Danny White – keyboards, programming, bass * Andy Ross – guitars * Peter White – guitars * Tony Beard – drums * Bob Jenkins – drums, percussion * Robin Jones – drums, percussion * Ray Carless – saxophones * Steve Gregory – saxophones,
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* Ronnie Ross – baritone saxophone * Guy Barker – trumpet * Kevin Robinson – trumpet


Production

* Producers – Basia Trzetrzelewska and Danny White * Recorded by Peter Brown, Gerry Kitchingham and John Lee. * Assistant engineers – Dave Anderson, Michael "Mog" Fry, Simon Gall and Brendon Lynch. * Mixed by Phil Harding at PWL Studios (London, England). * Mix assistants – Jamie Broomfield, Mike Duffy and Gary Costa. * Mastered by Tim Young at
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(London, England). * Artwork – Stylorouge * Photography – Paul Cox * Make-up – Louise Constad


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


References


External links


The official Basia website

''Time and Tide''
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