Unfortunately,there is no Time greatest hits CD a few years ago,they did release a live Time album with four new tracks: The Bird (live) Jungle Love (live) Gigolos Get Lonely Too (live) Cool (live) Ice Cream Castles (live) Get It Up/777-9311 (live) Girl (live) Fishnet (live) Ain't A Damn Thing Changed In My Ride Two Drink Minimum Last Night. Fronted by Morris Day and featuring a talented cast of players, the Time racked up a string of hits in the early ‘80s, gaining an additional popularity boost from their featured role in Prince’s classic 1984 rock musical Purple Rain. Morris Day & The Time will sing many of Prince's biggest hits at CFW, as well as some of their own material. Pulse, organisers of CFW, are proud to present this tribute. Interestingly, the relationship with Prince, his music and Pulse is not new, as the company staged a special event in 1999 featuring then Ms Universe Wendy Fitz-William at the. 1984's Dangerous produced one of the group's biggest hits, 'Freakshow on the Dancefloor,' and a couple more R&B chart hits in 'Dirty Dancer' and 'Sex-O-Matic.' Their sound was becoming derivative, however, and although the group kept recording for Mercury through 1989, the changing musical landscape meant that the hits dried up.
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| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Morris E. Day |
| Born | December 13, 1956 (age 64) Springfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.[1] |
| Genres | Minneapolis sound, rock, pop, R&B, soul, funk, disco, funk rock, new wave, dance, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, drums, keyboards |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Paisley Park, Reprise, Hollywood |
| Associated acts | The Time (later known as The Original 7ven), Flyte Tyme, Prince |
| Website | morrisdayandthetime.com |
Morris E. Day (born December 13, 1956) is an Americanmusician, composer, and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of The Time.
Music career[edit]
Morris Day is best known as the lead singer of The Time, a group associated with Prince. Day and Prince attended the same high school in Minneapolis and in 1974, as teenagers, became bandmates in the band Grand Central.[2]
Acting career[edit]
In addition to his roles in Purple Rain (1984) and Graffiti Bridge (1990), Day also appeared in small parts in films such as Richard Pryor's Moving (1988) and the Andrew Dice Clay film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990). Day's presence on the screen decreased until, in 2001, he returned to film in Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, performing 'Jungle Love' with The Time and dancing with the movie's stars in the film's coda, and being introduced emphatically by Jason Mewes' character as 'Morris Day and The motherfuckin' Time!'.
Morris Day And The Time Greatest Hits Torrent
Day also appeared on the small screen in 1990 when he portrayed the character Lamarr on ABC's short-lived sitcom New Attitude. He guest-starred on the sitcom Eve as a pimp who wanted Eve's fashion boutique to design a flamboyant suit to match his witty personality, and appeared as himself in an episode on the series Moesha, attempting to file a lawsuit against Moesha's ex-boyfriend Q, who used a sample from 'The Oak Tree' without permission. He also appeared on 227 in the 80s.
He appeared opposite James Avery and Matthew Stewart in a pilot called Heart & Soul produced by Quincy Jones. In 2018, Will Smith revealed that he auditioned on the spot for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with a script for a 'failed Morris Day pilot' that Jones handed to him.[3]
Appearances in popular culture[edit]
From 1986 to 1987, WWF wrestler 'The Birdman' Koko B. Ware used 'The Bird' as his first entrance theme.
In 1994, Day was featured on and provided the chorus and accompanying vocals for rapper K-Dee's song 'Gigolos Get Lonely Too' from the Ass, Gas, or Cash album. This song was essentially a direct sampling of the similarly named 'Gigolos Get Lonely Too', recorded by The Time in the 80s.
A song called 'Morris Day' appears on the album Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet by the hip-hop group Felt.
Mentioned in Dirt Nasty's song 1980.
Mentioned in Kid Rock's 2000 hit 'Wasting Time', 'On the line I got more time than Morris Day'.
Australian musician Dave Graney repeats a Morris Day quote—'As a concept—incredible! But I’m a reality!'—over and over throughout the title song from his 2009 album, 'Knock Yourself Out'.[4][5]
In the movie Superfly (2018), Scatter says that the titular character, Youngblood Priest, has a hairstyle similar to that of Morris Day.
In the comedy movie Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back Jay, one half of the duo, states his love for Morris Day & The Time, especially their song Jungle Love. At the end of the film The Time perform a concert and Jay & Silent Bob dance alongside Morris Day.
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
Morris Day And The Time Top Songs
With The Time[edit]
- The Time (Warner Bros., 1981)
- What Time Is It? (Warner Bros., 1982)
- Ice Cream Castle (Warner Bros., 1984)
- Pandemonium (Paisley Park Records, 1990) #18 US
- Condensate (as The Original 7ven) (Saguaro Road Records, 2011)
Solo[edit]
- Color of Success (1985) #37 Pop, #7 R&B
- Daydreaming (1987) #41 Pop, #7 R&B
- Guaranteed (1992)
- It's About Time (2004) #197 Pop, #39 R&B
Singles[edit]
With The Time[edit]
1981- 'Get It Up'
- 'Girl'
- 'Cool'
- '777-9311'
- 'The Walk'
- 'Gigolos Get Lonely Too'
- 'The Bird'
- 'Ice Cream Castles'
- 'Jungle Love'
- 'Jerk Out'
- 'Chocolate'
- 'Shake!'
- '#Trendin'(as The Original 7ven)
Solo[edit]
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[6] | US R&B[7] | |||||
| 1985 | 'The Oak Tree' | 65 | 3 | |||
| 'The Color of Success' | — | 15 | ||||
| 'The Character' | — | 34 | ||||
| 'Love Sign' | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | 'Fishnet' | 23 | 1 | |||
| 1988 | 'Love Is A Game' | — | 71 | |||
| 'Are You Ready' | — | — | ||||
| 'Daydreaming' | — | 26 | ||||
| 1992 | 'Circle Of Love' | — | — | |||
| 'Gimme Whatcha Got' | — | 77 | ||||
| 2000 | 'Get A Job' | — | 96 | |||
| 2017 | 'Over That Rainbow' | — | — | |||
| 'One Night Stand' (with Snoop Dogg) | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 'Lil Mo Funk' (with Snoop Dogg) | — | — | |||
| 2020 | 'Cooler Than Santa Claus' | — | — | |||
| 'Headrush' (with Trinidad James) | — | — | ||||
Filmography[edit]
With Prince[edit]
Other appearances[edit]
Books[edit]
- On Time: A Princely Life in Funk
References[edit]
- ^Morris Day and The TimeArchived January 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Richard De La Fonte Agency, Inc. Retrieved February 25, 2007.
- ^'Morris Day Tells the Full Story of 'Partyup''. Ultimate Prince.
- ^'Will Smith Says He Became The Fresh Prince of Bel Air After Getting in Trouble with the IRS'. people.com. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^'kyo-words' on the Dave Graney websiteArchived February 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^'kyo' on the Dave Graney websiteArchived February 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^'Morris Day'. Billboard.
- ^'Morris Day'. Billboard.
External links[edit]
- Morris Day at IMDb
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