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A1	(Will You) Kiss Me One More Time Written-By – D. Williams*, T. Bell*	4:53
A2	Let Me Show You How Written-By – R. Brown*, W. Lester*	4:28
A3	Ain't That Love, Baby Written-By – D. Williams*, T. Bell*	4:38
A4	While The Rain Comes Down Written-By – V. Vickers*	5:33
B1	Now Is The Time For Love Written-By – E. Moore*, H. King*	3:41
B2	Watch Your Back Written-By – D. Williams*, T. Bell*	4:30
B3	It's Too Late (To Say Goodbye) Written-By – J. Mtume*, R. Lucas*	4:27
B4	Back To You Written-By – J. Mtume*, R. Lucas*	3:29
B5	This Love Written-By – W. Orange*	5:55

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
• Produced For – Mtume/Lucas Productions
• Produced For – Bellboy Productions
• Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
• Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios
• Recorded At – Paramount Recording Studios
• Mixed At – Sigma Sound Studios
• Published By – Black Eye Music
• Published By – Bellboy Music
• Published By – Frozen Butterfly
• Published By – Diamond In The Rough Music
• Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
• Published By – Commodores Entertainment Publishing Corp.

Credits

• Administrator [Album] – Marie Montroni
• Alto Saxophone – Daniel Trimboli (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Arranged By [Strings And Horns] – Don Renaldo (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5), Dunn Pearson* (tracks: A2, B1, B4), Jorge Calandrelli (tracks: A4, B3)
• Arranged By, Conductor – Thom Bell (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5)
• Backing Vocals – Barbara Ingram (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5), Brenda White* (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Carla Benson (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5), Evette Benton (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5), Joseph B. Jefferson* (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5), Luther Vandross (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Phil Hurtt (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5), Tawatha (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Thom Bell (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5), Ullanda McCullough (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Baritone Saxophone, English Horn, Clarinet [Bb Clarinet] – Romeo Penque (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Bass – Basil Fearington (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Marcus Miller (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Bass Trombone – Dean Plank (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Bass, Bass [Piccolo Bass] – Bob Babbitt (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5)
• Cello – Jesse Levy (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Maurice Bialkin (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Seymour Barab (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Concertmaster [Violins] – Guy Lumia (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Conductor [Strings And Horn], Harp – Eugene Bianco* (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Conductor [Vocal] – Tawatha (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Coordinator [Production] – Andre Perry, Bill Neale (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5)
• Design – Nancy Donald
• Drums – Charles Collins (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5), Howard King (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Leslie Ming (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Engineer – James "Doc" Dougherty* (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Craig S. Michaels* (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Matthew Weiner (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Michael Tarsia (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5), Scott Macminn* (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5), Vince Warsavage* (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5)
• Engineer [Chief] – Jim Gallagher (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5)
• Flute – Daniel Trimboli (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Frank Wess (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Romeo Penque (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• French Horn – Brooks Tillotsin* (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Joseph De Angelis* (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Guitar – Bill Neale (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5), Bobby Eli (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5), Edward "Tree" Moore* (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Reggie Lucas (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Keyboards – Harry Whitaker (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Hubert Eaves* (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), James Mtume (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Thom Bell (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5)
• Management – BNB The Management Company*, Sherwin Bash
• Mastered By – Nimitr Sarikananda
• Percussion – Bashiri* (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Ed Shea (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5), Larry Washington (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5)
• Photography By – Jennifer Griffith*
• Producer – James Mtume (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Reggie Lucas (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Thom Bell (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B5)
• Synthesizer – Bernie Worrell (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Ed Walsh (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Trombone – James Pugh* (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Keith O'Quinn (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Danny Cahn (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Earl Gardner (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Victor Paz (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Vibraphone – David Carey (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Viola – Harold Coletta (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Harry Zaratzian (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Julien Barber (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Theodore Israel (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Violin – Aaron Rosand (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Elliot Magaziner (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Max Hollander (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Noel Da Costa* (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Paul Winter (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Peter Dimitriades (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Raymond Kunicki (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Regis Iandiorio (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Winterton Garvey (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)

Notes

A2, A4, B1, B3, B4: Produced for Mtume/Lucas Productions, New York City
A1, A3, B2, B5: Produced, arranged and conducted for Bellboy Productions
BNB Associates, Ltd./Sherwin Bash
A1, A3, B2, B5: Recorded and mixed at Sigma Sound Studios
A2, A4, B1, B3, B4: Recorded and mixed at Sigma Sound Studios, lead vocals recorded at Paramount Recording Studios
A1, A3, B2 published by Black Eye Music / Bellboy Music
A4, B1, B3, B4 published by Frozen Butterfly Music Publishing
A2 published by Frozen Butterfly Music Publishing / Diamond In The Rough Music
B5 published by Jobete Music Co., Inc. / Commodores Entertainment Publishing Corp.

Ullanda McCullough appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

©/℗ 1982 CBS Inc.
Came with printed inner sleeve

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Center label side A): EPC 85193-1 (AL 37448)
• Matrix / Runout (Center label side B): EPC 85193-2 (BL 37448)
• Matrix / Runout (Runout groove side A): AL - 37448 - 2H NL F/WS NS 01-85193-1A-1 A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout groove side B): BL - 37448 - 2G NL F/WS NS 01-85193-1B-1 A
• Rights Society: BIEM, STEMRA
• Label Code: LC 0199
• Other (Distribution code): CB 271
• Other (Price code): 57

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
FE 37448	Lou Rawls	Now Is The Time ‎(LP, Album)	Epic	FE 37448	US	1982
J-149	Lou Rawls	Now Is The Time ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Contessa	J-149	Indonesia	Unknown
25-3P-373	Lou Rawls	Now Is The Time ‎(LP, Album)	Epic	25-3P-373	Japan	1982
EPIC-237	Lou Rawls	Now Is The Time ‎(LP, Album)	Epic	EPIC-237	Venezuela	1982
EPC 85193	Lou Rawls	Now Is The Time ‎(LP, Album)	Epic	EPC 85193	UK	1982