The songwriting team of Doris Payne and Gregory Carroll, authors of eight of the twelve tracks on the immortal Just One Look album - including the hit title track, conclude the disc with two minutes and forty-six seconds of this song, "Time". Artie Ripp's percussive production adds another dimension to the singer's multi-faceted album, one worthy of the cult attention it has garnered over the years. That attention comes not only because there are so few solo albums from this vital artist, but because the compositions and vocals are so overwhelmingly beautiful. Quasi reggae guitar and piano play off of the rolling drums creating an interesting platform for Doris Troy's superb voice. The dynamics of that voice slip over and under the tension created by the unorthodox rhythms. "Never in all my wildest dreams/did I think I'd find love so divine" she sings in the middle 8, that voice unveiling the secrets of the universe. Payne/Troy sang on dozens and dozens of important recordings, but why her own original music wasn't covered more, and why she didn't release thirty or forty of her own albums is more of a mystery when you listen to this brilliant track.
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