THE TYMES 1976

The Tymes - Turning Point (1976)

Donald Banks, Albert Berry, Norman Burnett, and George Hilliard were all native Philadelphians when in 1956 they formed their first group The Latineers. After several years of struggling on the "chitlin circuit" they seemed doomed to becoming nothing more than another "hitless" bar band.In 1960 they decided that The Latineers, the name, might be holding them back and changed the formal group name to the catchy "Tymes."
In the 70s their longtime producer, Billy Jackson, financed some sessions at Gamble and Huff's Sigma Sound studios in an attempt to get them on the Philadelphia International roster. Gamble and Huff passed on the unfinished demos, but RCA signed them.
Their first single for the new label was "You Little Trustmaker." The song became an instant club smash and was a worldwide hit peaking at number 12 in America and 18 in Britain. This was in disco music's early period and was a pivotal song in it's evolution.
During their tenure with RCA Records in the mid 70s the group would have four album releases including: "Turning Point," "Tymes Up" and "Diggin' Their Roots."

Review

Turning Point was the third good album for the Tymes in a row with five dancers and five fine ballads, but unfortunately in the lack of single hits it got lost in the shuffle. On the uptempo side there were It’s So Good To Be Waking Up With You, a pleasant dancer with a rich orchestration, and a little lesser disco mover called All You Ever Wanted To Know About Love. That’s The Breaks Of Love was a joyous, melodic and poppy ditty, while Billy Jackson’s own tune, The Reader, differs from the rest in being a strange semi-funk cut.

Savannah sunny sunday
All you ever wanted to know about love
Youth is wasted on the young
That's the breaks of love
The reader
Love's illusion
I need you and your kind of loving
It's so good to be waking up with you
Traces of you
Turning into you

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