Sands of Time is the sixth studio album by the R&B band the S.O.S. Band, released on the Tabu label in April 1986. It was produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. This would be the last album to feature original lead singer Mary Davis before she left the group to embark on a solo career.

History Sands of Time peaked at No. 4 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 44 on the Pop albums chart. The lead single, "The Finest", reached the Billboard R&B Top Ten, peaking at No. 2. The single also peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 8 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart. Three follow-up singles, "Borrowed Love", "Even When You Sleep", and "No Lies" also reached the R&B chart, peaking at No. 14, No. 34, and No. 43, respectively. "No Lies" peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Track listing

Personnel Jason Bryant – keyboards, lead vocals Mary Davis – lead and background vocals Billy Ellis – saxophone Sonny Killebrew – saxophone Abdul Ra'oof – trumpet, lead vocals John Simpson – bass Bruno Speight – guitar Jerome Thomas – drums, percussion Kurt Mitchell – bass

Additional personnel Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jellybean Johnson, Stewart Hanley, Kurt Mitchel – musicians Mark Smith – background vocals Cherrelle, Alexander O'Neal – special guest vocalists (on "The Finest") Terry Lewis, Lisa Keith, Jellybean Johnson, Jimmy Jam, Jerome Benton, Fredi Grace, Lloyd Oby – vocalists

Production Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis – producers, executive producers, recording engineers, assistant engineers The S.O.S. Band – producers (on "Two Time Lover" and "Do You Still Want To?") Tom Race – recording engineer Steve Hodge – assistant engineer, mixing engineer Brian Gardner – mastering engineer Robin Tucker – A&R coordinator Dale Wehlacz – art direction, design, illustration

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peakposition US Billboard 200 44 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 4

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 26

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US USR&B USDan UK1986 "The Finest" 44 2 8 17 "Borrowed Love" — 14 26 50 "Even When You Sleep" — 34 — — "No Lies" — 43 2 64

References

External links Sands of Time at Discogs