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This Time is the fourth studio album by Jazz vocalist Al Jarreau, released in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. The release marked a change in Jarreau’s sound to a more R&B-oriented flavor. As a result, the album achieved more success on the mainstream charts than his previous works, while also topping the Jazz Charts. It also reached No. 6 on the R&B charts and No. 27 on the Billboard 200.” In 1981 “Never Givin’ Up” gave Jarreau a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.

The AllMusic review by Jason Elias awarded the album 4½ stars stating “During its release, This Time was stunning for its fresh sound and a sense of warmth. Upon repeated plays, those attributes still ring true.”

Track listing:
1. “Never Givin’ Up” Tom Canning, Al Jarreau 3:56
2. “Gimme What You Got” Tom Canning, Al Jarreau 3:43
3. “Love Is Real” Tom Canning, Al Jarreau, Tom Kellock 4:23
4. “Alonzo” Al Jarreau 5:25
5. “(If I Could Only) Change Your Mind” Tom Canning, Allee Willis 4:16
6. “Spain (I Can Recall)” Chick Corea, Al Jarreau, Artie Maren 6:31
7. “Distracted” Al Jarreau 5:51
8. “Your Sweet Love” Tom Canning, Al Jarreau, Tom Kellock 4:13
9. “(A Rhyme) This Time” Al Jarreau, Earl Klugh 3:42

Personnel:
Al Jarreau – vocals, backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7), vocal percussion (1, 4)
Greg Mathieson – acoustic piano (1), string synthesizer (1, 3–5)
Jay Graydon – synthesizer programming (1–3, 5, 8), electric guitar (1–3, 5, 7, 8)
Tom Canning – Fender Rhodes (2, 4, 5, 8), acoustic piano (3, 5, 8), bells (8)
David Foster – acoustic piano (2), Fender Rhodes (3, 9)
Michael Omartian – string synthesizer (2, 8)
Larry Williams – synthesizers (3, 6, 8), Fender Rhodes (6)
Steve George – synthesizers (7)
George Duke – Fender Rhodes (7)
Oscar Castro-Neves – gut-string guitar (1)
Dean Parks – electric guitar (3, 5)
Earl Klugh – gut-string guitar (9)
Abraham Laboriel – bass
Ralph Humphrey – drums (1, 4, 5, 9), percussion (4)
Carlos Vega – drums (2, 3)
Steve Gadd – drums (6–8)
Earl Lon Price – alto sax solo (7)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3, 7)
Chuck Findley – trumpet (3, 7)
Jerry Hey – flugelhorn (1, 2, 7, 8), trumpet (3, 7)
Les Thompson – harmonica solo (5)

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Released: 1980
Studio:
Dawnbreaker Studios (San Fernando, California)
Garden Rake Studios (Sherman Oaks, California)
Jennifudy Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Length: 42:19
Label: Warner Bros.
Producer: Jay Graydon