Sands of Time (S.O.S. Band album)

Sands of Time is the sixth 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.

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