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'''''The Best of Surface...A Nice Time for Loving''''' is a greatest hits compilation album by the American R&B music trio [[Surface (band)|Surface]], released in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wynn |first1=Ron |title=''The Best Surface: A Nice Time for Loving'' - Surface (1991) - Album Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000272824#review |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref> The compilation included tracks from the trio's three studio albums released between 1986 and 1990. "...A Nice Time for Loving", a new song included with the compilation, reached No. 52 in the ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B charts]] in early 1992.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Chart History - HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/surface/chart-history/bsi/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118012513/https://www.billboard.com/artist/surface/chart-history/bsi/|archive-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
'''...A Nice Time 4 Lovin'''' is the first of series of compilation albums from the popular late-eighties soul trio [[Surface (band)|Surface]]. The trio ran out of steam in the early '90s, and [[Columbia Records]] opted to regroup and salvage what they could from this greatest hits collection. The compilation was released on July 14, 1998 year and distributed for Japanese market only.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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! # !! Title !! Writer(s) !! Length
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| 1. || A Nice Time for Lovin' || David Conley/David Townsend || 6:16
| 1. || "...A Nice Time for Lovin'" || David Conley/David Townsend || 6:16
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| 2. || [[Happy (Surface song)|Happy]] || David Conley/Bernard Jackson/David Townsend || 3:56
| 2. || "[[Happy (Surface song)|Happy]]" || David Conley/Bernard Jackson/David Townsend || 3:56
|-
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| 3. || Closer Than Friends || Bernard Jackson/David Townsend || 5:07
| 3. || "Closer Than Friends" || Bernard Jackson/David Townsend || 5:07
|-
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| 4. || You Are My Everything || Everett Collins/David Conley/Derrick Culler/David Townsend || 3:58
| 4. || "You Are My Everything" || Everett Collins/David Conley/Derrick Culler/David Townsend || 3:58
|-
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| 5. || I Missed || Everett Collins/David Conley/Bernard Jackson || 5:36
| 5. || "I Missed" || Everett Collins/David Conley/Bernard Jackson || 5:36
|-
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| 6. || [[Shower Me With Your Love]] || Bernard Jackson || 4:56
| 6. || "[[Shower Me with Your Love]]" || Bernard Jackson || 4:56
|-
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| 7. || [[The First Time (Surface song)|The First Time]] || Bernard Jackson/Bernard Simpson || 4:17
| 7. || "[[The First Time (Surface song)|The First Time]]" || Bernard Jackson/Bernard Simpson || 4:17
|-
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| 8. || Never Gonna Let You Down || Bernard Jackson || 3:49
| 8. || "Never Gonna Let You Down" || Bernard Jackson || 3:49
|-
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| 9. || A World of Our Own || Bernard Jackson/Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil || 4:46
| 9. || "A World of Our Own" || Bernard Jackson/Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil || 4:46
|-
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| 10. || Christmas Time Is Here || Bernard Jackson || 4:16
| 10. || "Christmas Time Is Here" || Bernard Jackson || 4:16
|}
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
===Surface===
===Surface===
*Bernard Jackson: Lead & Backing Vocal, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, [[Bass guitar|Bass]], [[Rapping]]
*Bernard Jackson: Lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[rapping]]
*David Townsend: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Synthesizers, Electric Piano, Drum Programming, Vocal Backing
*David Townsend: Electric and acoustic guitars, synthesizers, electric piano, drum programming, backing vocals
*David "Pic" Conley: Saxophone, Synthesized Bass, Drum Programming, Percussion, Flute, Orchestral Hits, Vocal Backing
*David "Pic" Conley: Saxophone, bass synthesizer, drum programming, percussion, flute, orchestral hits, backing vocals


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
*[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000272824|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic]
*[http://www.discogs.com/Surface-The-Best-OfA-Nice-Time-4-Lovin/master/362336 Discogs]


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000272824|label=...A Nice Time 4 Lovin'}}
* [http://www.discogs.com/Surface-The-Best-OfA-Nice-Time-4-Lovin/master/362336 ...A Nice Time 4 Lovin'] at [[Discogs]]
* [http://www.discogs.com/Surface-The-Best-OfA-Nice-Time-4-Lovin/master/362336 ...A Nice Time 4 Lovin'] at [[Discogs]]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Surface-band/108148389213946?fref=ts Facebook Page]
* [http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Surface.html Soulwalking page]
* [http://www.rnbhaven.com/90s-music/artists/Surface/85 Bio at R&B Haven]
* [http://www.allthingsdeep.com/dge/surface.htm Bio at AllThingsDeep]
* [http://www.allthingsdeep.com/dge/surface.htm Bio at AllThingsDeep]


Revision as of 15:23, 6 April 2024

...A Nice Time 4 Lovin'
Studio album by
Surface
Released1991
GenreR&B, Soul
Length46:37
LabelColumbia Records
ProducerSurface
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

The Best of Surface...A Nice Time for Loving is a greatest hits compilation album by the American R&B music trio Surface, released in 1991.[1] The compilation included tracks from the trio's three studio albums released between 1986 and 1990. "...A Nice Time for Loving", a new song included with the compilation, reached No. 52 in the Billboard R&B charts in early 1992.[2]

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "...A Nice Time for Lovin'" David Conley/David Townsend 6:16
2. "Happy" David Conley/Bernard Jackson/David Townsend 3:56
3. "Closer Than Friends" Bernard Jackson/David Townsend 5:07
4. "You Are My Everything" Everett Collins/David Conley/Derrick Culler/David Townsend 3:58
5. "I Missed" Everett Collins/David Conley/Bernard Jackson 5:36
6. "Shower Me with Your Love" Bernard Jackson 4:56
7. "The First Time" Bernard Jackson/Bernard Simpson 4:17
8. "Never Gonna Let You Down" Bernard Jackson 3:49
9. "A World of Our Own" Bernard Jackson/Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil 4:46
10. "Christmas Time Is Here" Bernard Jackson 4:16

Personnel

Surface

  • Bernard Jackson: Lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, rapping
  • David Townsend: Electric and acoustic guitars, synthesizers, electric piano, drum programming, backing vocals
  • David "Pic" Conley: Saxophone, bass synthesizer, drum programming, percussion, flute, orchestral hits, backing vocals

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. "The Best Surface: A Nice Time for Loving - Surface (1991) - Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Chart History - HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021.
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