The Time Has Come is the debut studio album by American country music artist Martina McBride, released on May 5, 1992, by RCA Records Nashville. The album rose to the No. 49 position on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It includes the singles "The Time Has Come", "Cheap Whiskey" and "That's Me", all of which charted on the Billboard country charts. "The Time Has Come" was the highest-peaking of the three, reaching #23. "When You Are Old" was later recorded by Gretchen Peters on her 1996 album The Secret of Life.

Track listing

Personnel Credits adapted from album liner notes.

Vocals

Garth Brooks – backing vocals (6) Carol Chase – backing vocals (5, 8) Kathy Chiavola – backing vocals (9) Carl Jackson – backing vocals (9) Wendy Johnson – backing vocals (5, 8) Anthony Martin – backing vocals (3, 9)

Martina McBride – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 3, 6, 7) Harry Stinson – backing vocals (1, 3, 4) Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (1, 3, 4) Carrie Young – backing vocals (7) Andrea Zonn – backing vocals (2)

Musicians

Larry Byrom – electric guitar (5) Mike Chapman – bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8) Joe Chemay – bass guitar (5, 10) Conni Ellisor – string conductor (2, 10) Sonny Garrish – pedal steel guitar (3, 9, 10), pedabro (9) Rob Hajacos – fiddle (4–7) John Hobbs – piano (2, 4, 6, 7, 9) John Hughey – steel guitar (2, 4, 6, 7, 8) Bill Hulett – acoustic guitar (3, 9) Paul Leim – drums (5, 10) Anthony Martin – organ (2), synthesizers (4), keyboards (9)

Brent Mason – electric guitar (1–4, 6–9) Steve Nathan – acoustic piano (5, 10) Ed Seay – bass (8) Biff Watson – mandolin (1), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10), electric guitar (9) Bergen White – string arrangements (2, 10) Lonnie Wilson – drums (1–4, 6–9) Paul Worley – acoustic guitar Glenn Worf – bass guitar (3, 9) Andrea Zonn – fiddle (9) The "A" Strings – string section (2, 10)

Production Jeff Giedt – recording assistant, mix assistant Carlos Grier – digital editing Anthony Martin – associate producer, additional recording, engineer, recording, mix assistant Denny Purcell – mastering engineer Clarke Schleicher – additional recording Ed Seay – producer, recording and mixing engineer D. Bergan White – director Paul Worley – producer

Chart performance Album Chart (1992) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 49 U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 15 Canadian RPM Country Albums 21

Singles Year Single Peak positions USCountry CANCountry 1992 "The Time Has Come" 23 11 "That's Me" 43 44 "Cheap Whiskey" 44 47

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