A Question of Time (album)

A Question of Time is a studio album by the Scottish musician Jack Bruce, released on 3 October 1989 by Epic Records.^[1] It was his first album for a major label in nearly a decade.^[2] He supported it with a North American tour.^[3]

A Question of Time
Studio album by Jack Bruce
Released	3 October 1989
Genre	Rock and roll, funk, blues, blues rock
Length	52:48
Label	Epic
Producer	Jack Bruce, Joe Blaney
Jack Bruce chronology
Automatic (1983) A Question of Time (1989) Somethin Els (1993)

Production

Vernon Reid played guitar on "Life on Earth".^[4] Ginger Baker played drums on two tracks.^[5] Bruce wrote many of the songs with Pete Brown.^[6] "Blues You Can't Lose" is a cover of the Willie Dixon song.^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
Orlando Sentinel	[9]

The Washington Post noted that the "music sounds oddly self-referential, as if Bruce is intent on making us aware of the pivotal but overlooked role he played in the rise of Cream."^[10] The Orlando Sentinel opined that "Bruce's reedy tenor is agile and passionate, and his songwriting range is broad."^[9]

The Columbus Dispatch deemed the album "a hard-driving amalgam of blues, funk and rock."^[11] The San Jose Mercury News concluded that "the evocative, ethereal ballad 'Make Love' is one of his best songs, and his voice is a warbling treasure."^[12]

AllMusic wrote that the album "uses his mastery of jazz, pop, acoustic, and blues to give listeners what Jack Bruce does best: rock & roll."^[8]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jack Bruce and Pete Brown; except where indicated

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Life on Earth"	Jack Bruce	3:20
2.	"Make Love"		3:37
3.	"No Surrender"		4:25
4.	"Flying"		4:45
5.	"Hey Now Princess"		3:17
6.	"Blues You Can't Lose"	Willie Dixon	5:26
7.	"Obsession"		3:55
8.	"Kwela"	Bruce	5:20
9.	"Let Me Be"		4:44
10.	"Only Playing Games"		4:42
11.	"A Question of Time"	Bruce	5:33
12.	"Grease the Wheels"		3:44

Personnel

• Jack Bruce – vocals, bass, keyboards (2, 3), piano (4, 11), cello (9, 11), acoustic guitar (9, 10), synthesizer (1, 10), harmonica (6)
• Jimmy Ripp (1–6, 8, 10–12), Vernon Reid (1), Albert Collins (6), Vivian Campbell (7), Malcolm Bruce (12) – guitar
• Paul Barrere – slide guitar (4)
• Allan Holdsworth – guitar (7), SynthAxe (10)
• Bernie Worrell – piano (2), keyboards (3), Melodica (11), Hammond organ (4, 5, 12), synth (2), Clavinet (12), backing vocals (2, 8, 9)
• Nicky Hopkins (6), Jonas Bruce (9) – piano
• Dougie Bowne (1–4, 6, 9–12), Ginger Baker (5,7), Tony Williams (8) – drums
• Mark Nauseef – Ghanaian drums (2, 8–10), percussion (2, 5, 9)
• Zakir Hussain – tablas (8, 11)
• Steve Jordan – percussion (2)
• The Savage Horns – John Abernathy – saxophone (4, 8, 9)
• Gary "Bone" Cooper – backing vocals (2, 8, 9, 12)
• The Golden Gate Boys Choir, The SoMa Footlights Chorus – choir