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Time to Make You Mine
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Time to Make You Mine
| cover = Time to Make You Mine by Lisa Stansfield.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Lisa Stansfield
| album = Real Love
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| genre =
* R&B
* soul
* pop
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| label = Arista
| writer =
* Lisa Stansfield
* Ian Devaney
* Andy Morris
| producer =
* Ian Devaney
* Andy Morris
| prev_title = All Woman
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Set Your Loving Free
| next_year = 1992
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"'Time to Make You Mine'" is a song recorded by British singer, songwriter and actress Lisa Stansfield for her second album, 'Real Love' (1991). It was written by her with Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, and produced by Devaney and Morris.
"Time to Make You Mine" was released as the third single from the album in Europe on 2 March 1992 and in Japan on 3 June 1992. It also included "All Around the World" recorded as a duet with Barry White. All artist royalties from this single were donated to the charity Trading Places. "Time to Make You Mine" was remixed by Masters at Work (Little Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez), Martin Glover and The Orb. The John Lindauer-directed music video was also released. The song reached number fourteen in the United Kingdom.
On 21 June 1992, Arista Records released in Japan a special CD maxi single "Real Woman Hip Selection" which included remixes and B-sides form the 'Real Love' era. Arista used the same single cover art as for the "Time to Make You Mine" single. In 2003, "Time to Make You Mine" was included on 'Biography: The Greatest Hits'. In 2014, the remixes of "Time to Make You Mine" were included on the deluxe 2CD + DVD re-release of 'Real Love' and on 'People Hold On ... The Remix Anthology' (also on 'The Collection 19892003'), including the previously unreleased Bomb Squad Remix by The Bomb Squad and Sunship Mix by Ceri Evans formerly of the Brand New Heavies. Both remixes were created for the US release of "Time to Make You Mine". However, this single release plan was abandoned, as Stansfield recorded her new song for 'The Bodyguard', "Someday (I'm Coming Back)".
Critical reception
An editor from 'Billboard' stated in the album review, that Stansfield "has a field day with meatier songs", like "Time To Make You Mine". Steve Morse from 'The Boston Globe' noted that "her extraordinary elastic voice pledges her love", describing it as "erotic".Morse, Steve (14 November 1991). "Lisa Stansfield Real Love". p. 6. 'The Boston Globe'. Bryan DeVaney and Randy Clark from 'Cashbox' declared it as a "sexy, make-love" song. Diane Rufer & Ron Fell from the 'Gavin Report' described it as "an intimate performance of a song about an obsession for possession. A cool track." A reviewer from 'Liverpool Echo' noted that the singer "gets slow and soulful with a passionate vocal that sounds as if she's learned a few lessons in romancing from her hero Barry White.""Slow and soulful with Lisa". 'Liverpool Echo'. 2 March 1992. page 17.
Scott Sterling from 'The Michigan Daily' deemed it a "dreamy" song, adding that it "showcases Stansfield's gorgeous voice at its best. Mixed right up front, it sounds like she's whispering her proclamations of love inches from your ear." Pan-European magazine 'Music & Media' wrote that "it tastes like candy again, most of all the softly-spoken intermezzo. Dictionaries all around the world should replace the word "sensual" with "Stansfield"." Alan Jones from 'Music Week' felt that the singer "demonstrates her most intimate vocal yet with a breathy and pent up slice of superior soul guaranteed to maintain her hot streak." James Hamilton from the magazine's 'RM' Dance Update viewed it as "another quality Stansfield/Devaney/Morris creation" and a "breathily seductive groin grinding smoocher". Tom Doyle from 'Smash Hits' rated it three out of five, noting that Stansfield "tangles her tonsils around a breathy, seductive Prince-type tune, in which she promises to "caress your hips"." American newspaper 'Sun-Sentinel' described it as "a song many women have lived"."STANSFIELD MINES LOVE'S UPS, DOWNS". 'Sun-Sentinel'. 5 June 1992.
Track listings
* 'European 7" single / Japanese CD single'
#"Time to Make You Mine" (Edit) 4:11
#"All Around the World" (Duet with Barry White) 4:34
* 'European CD single'
#"Time to Make You Mine" (Edit) 4:11
#"Time to Make You Mine" (Sugar Lips Mix) 5:40
#"Time to Make You Mine" (Push & Slide Mix) 5:17
#"All Around the World" (Duet with Barry White) 4:34
* 'European 12" single'
#"Time to Make You Mine" (Sugar Lips Mix) 5:40
#"Time to Make You Mine" (House Dub) 4:45
#"Time to Make You Mine" (Edit) 4:11
#"All Around the World" (Duet with Barry White) 4:34
* 'UK 12" single'
#"Time to Make You Mine" (Sugar Lips Mix) 6:43
#"Time to Make You Mine" (Push & Slide Mix) 6:31
#"Time to Make You Mine" (House Dub) 4:45
#"Time to Make You Mine" (In My Dreams Mix) 9:13
#"Time to Make You Mine" (Kenlou Supa Mix) 6:30
#"Time to Make You Mine" (Jeep Version) 5:37
* 'Japanese "Real Woman Hip Selection" CD single'
#"Change" (Knuckles Mix) 6:29
#"Everything Will Get Better" (Extended Mix) 8:03
#"All Around the World" (Duet with Barry White) 4:34
#"All Woman" (Edit) 4:49
#"Time to Make You Mine" (Push & Slide Mix) 6:31
#"Change" (Driza Bone Mix) 6:11
* 'Other remixes'
#"Time to Make You Mine" (Bomb Squad Remix) 5:12
#"Time to Make You Mine" (Sunship Mix) 6:00
Charts
References
Category:Lisa Stansfield songs
Category:1992 singles
Category:Songs written by Lisa Stansfield
Category:1991 songs
Category:Arista Records singles
Category:Songs written by Ian Devaney
Category:Songs written by Andy Morris (musician)
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