It's Time for Love

For other uses, see It's Time for Love (disambiguation).

It's Time for Love is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass.^[2] It peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard albums chart and No. 6 on the R&B album charts. The album spawned three singles: "I Can't Live Without Your Love" (1981, peaked at No. 10 R&B), "You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration" (1982, No. 43 US, No. 4 R&B) and "Nine Times Out of Ten/The Gift of Love" (1982, No. 31 R&B). This was the last album released by Pendergrass before being paralyzed in a car accident the following year. The single "You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration" was sampled by American rapper Kendrick Lamar in 2024 for his single "Euphoria".

It's Time for Love
Studio album by Teddy Pendergrass
Released	September 2, 1981
Recorded	March – June 1981
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	R&B, soul
Label	Philadelphia International
Producer	Kenneth Gamble (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8), Leon Huff (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8), Dexter Wansel (tracks 4 and 6), Teddy Pendergrass (tracks 4 and 6)
Teddy Pendergrass chronology
TP (1980) It's Time for Love (1981) This One's for You (1982)
Singles from It's Time for Love
"I Can't Live Without Your Love/You Must Live On" Released: August 6, 1981 "You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration/Keep On Lovin' Me" Released: October 21, 1981

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, except where indicated.

1. "I Can't Live Without Your Love" (Huff, Cecil Womack) 3:01
2. "You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration" 5:23
3. "Nine Times Out of Ten" 4:13
4. "Keep On Lovin' Me" (Ken Williams) 4:38
5. "It's Time for Love" 5:58
6. "She's Over Me" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 3:52
7. "I Can't Leave Your Love Alone" 4:43
8. "You Must Live On" 3:49

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak [3]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	19
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	6

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [3]	US R&B [3]
1981	"I Can't Live Without Your Love"	103	10
	"You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration"	43	4
1982	"Nine Times Out of Ten"	—	31