Now Is the Time (Brenda Fassie album)

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Now Is The Time
Studio album by
Brenda Fassie
ReleasedAugust 4, 1996 (1996-08-04)
Genre
Length53:02
LabelCCP Records Company (Pty)
Producer
Brenda Fassie chronology
Mama
(1995) 		Now Is The Time
(1996) 		Memeza
(1997)

Now Is the Time is the eleventh studio album by South African singer Brenda Fassie. Released on August 4, 1996, by CCP Records, this is her eleventh album for the label. Now Is The Time features two duets with Congolese superstar Papa Wemba.[1]

The album primarily incorporates Kwaito, gospel and Afropop music elements with lyrical themes of music industry experience and Fassie's faith in God.

Background[edit]

During the 1990s, Fassie's life went into a downward spiral after her divorce from Nhlanhla Mbambo, and for years she checked in and out of drug rehabilitation clinics, and missed gigs. Following year 1996, opting to re-establish her music career, Fassie made her comeback producing her own the album and planning the project.[2] [3] She collaborated with her long time producer Sello Chicco Twala. The album represents a departure from the Afropop music of Fassie's previous albums; Fassie's genre shift came after Kwaito was becoming a popular genre in South Africa.[4] [5] Now is the time was released in 1996 by CCP Music in its physical form. EMI Digital re-released the album in its digital form in 2015 on the music streaming services like Spotify and the iTunes Store.[6][7]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Uwile"
4:31
2."Kutheni"
  • Fassie
  • Stargo
  • T. Maribatsi
5:02
3."Se pasta"Fassie J. Kamela3:42
4."Ngiyakuthanda Papa Wemba Featuring (Papa Wemba)"
  • Fassie
  • Mica

Papa Wemba

3:57
5."Antique"
  • Fassie
  • J. Kamela
  • Stargo
4:55
6."Kiriya"Fassie5:00
7."Tonight Is the Night"Betty Wright5:07
8."Mina Ngithanda"
  • Fassie
  • J. Kamela
  • P. Sibeko
5:44
9."Poppy"Fassie3:10
10."No Yana"
  • Fassie
  • J. Kamela
  • Stargo
4:40
11."Rastafaria"Fassie J. Kamela5:11
Total length:53:02
Notes
  • "Tonight Is the Night" contains a sample of "Tonight Is the Night",written by Willie Clarke performed by Betty Wright.

Personnel[edit]

  • Brenda Fassie – Vocals, producer
  • Papa Wemba – main vocals (track 4)

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label
Various August 4, 1996 CD CCP Records
2015

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mafika (10 May 2004). "Brenda, Township Madonna". brandsouthafrica.com. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Brenda Fassie: Biography". TIME. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  3. ^ panafricannews.blogspot.com/2007/11/brenda-fassie-1964-2004-queen-of-south.html?m=1
  4. ^ https://mg.co.za/article/1997-08-08-why-im-not-a-rich-girl%7Ctitle=Why I'm not a rich girl | News | M&G|website=mg.co.za|accessdate=2018-11-29
  5. ^ "Brenda – Now is the Time (1996, CD)". Discogs.
  6. ^ "Now Is the Time by Brenda Fassie on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. January 1996. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Now Is The Time by Brenda Fassie on Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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