1969 studio album by Grand Funk Railroad
On Time Grand Funk Railroad , released on August 25, 1969, by Capitol Records . It was recorded at Cleveland Recording Company , the album was produced by Terry Knight . "Time Machine", the band's debut single release, made it into the top 50 in the singles charts, reaching #48.[ 4]
After the success of their second album Grand Funk The Red Album ) in 1970, On Time went gold, one of four RIAA gold record awards for the band that year. The other two albums reaching gold status in 1970 for Grand Funk Railroad were Closer to Home Live Album
In 2002, On Time was remastered on CD with bonus tracks and also released in a limited edition box set Trunk of Funk that contained the band's first four albums. The "trunk" has slots for twelve CDs to house the future release of the remaining eight albums that were released by Capitol Records. Also included is a pair of "Shinin' On" 3D glasses, guitar pick and a sticker reproducing a concert ticket.
Track listing
All tracks written by Mark Farner .
Side one Title 1. "Are You Ready?" 3:25 2. "Anybody's Answer" 5:15 3. "Time Machine" 3:40 4. "High on a Horse" 2:35 5. "T.N.U.C." 8:40
Side two Title 6. "Into the Sun" 6:25 7. "Heartbreaker" 6:30 8. "Call Yourself a Man" 3:00 9. "Can't Be Too Long" 6:30 10. "Ups and Downs" 4:50
Bonus tracks Title 11. "High on a Horse (Original Version)" 4:25 12. "Heartbreaker (Original Version)" 6:53
Personnel
Grand Funk Railroad
2002 Remaster
David K. Tedds – produced & compiled for reissue by
Kevin Flaherty – supervising A&R producer
Jimmy Hoyson – bonus track mix engineer
Evren Göknar – mastering engineer
Kenny Nemes – project manager
Michelle Azzopardi – reissue creative direction
Neil Kellerhouse – reissue art direction, design
Steve Roeser – liner notes
Brendan Gormley – editorial supervision
Bryan Kelley – production
Shannon Ward – production
Charts
Album
Singles
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1969
"Time Machine"
Billboard Hot 10048
Canada
43
1970
"Heartbreaker"
Billboard Hot 100
72[ 8]
Canada
58
References
^ Newquist, HP ; Prown, Pete (1997). "Grand Funk". Legends of Rock Guitar . Hal Leonard Corporation . ISBN 1476850933 Grand Funk Railroad's first album, On Time (1969), is a case study in early metal style. ^ Donald A. Guarisco. "On Time - Grand Funk Railroad" . AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-05-23 . ^ David Fricke (2003-03-11). "Grand Funk Railroad: On Time" . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-23 . ^ Grand Funk Railroad, "Time Machine" Chart Position Retrieved March 23, 2015^ Grand Funk Railroad, On Time US Chart Position Retrieved March 23, 2015^ Grand Funk Railroad, On Time Australia Chart Position Retrieved March 23, 2015^ Grand Funk Railroad, On Time Canadian Chart Position Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 23, 2015^ Grand Funk Railroad, "Heartbreaker" Chart Position Retrieved March 23, 2015
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