Chocolate (The Time song)

"Chocolate"
"Chocolate"
	Promo 12" single
Single by The Time
from the album Pandemonium
B-side	"My Drawers"
Released	October 1, 1990
Recorded	April 17, 1983 (basic tracking and overdubs); April 21, 1983 (vocal overdubs by Prince, Jill Jones, Wendy Melvoin, and Lisa Coleman); April 22, 1983 (vocal overdubs by Morris Day); Late 1989 (additional recording by The Time);
Studio	Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California; Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, US;
Genre	Pop, funk
Length	7" edit: 4:35; Album/12": 7:30; 12" Remix: 7:59
Label	Paisley Park
Songwriter(s)	Prince
Producer(s)	Prince
The Time singles chronology

"Chocolate" is a song from The Time's 1990 album Pandemonium. The song was released as the second single from Pandemonium, and was written by usual band collaborator Prince. The song had been primarily recorded in April 1983 during the early sessions for the group's third album, Ice Cream Castle. The group's drummer, Jellybean Johnson, remarked on the notable James Brown influence that the track was channeling: "That's some great shit, that's just hard-core James sound. I loved it."^[1]

Track listing

7" single

"Chocolate" #2 (7" Remix / Edit) – 4:35
"My Drawers" – 3:57

Maxi single

"Chocolate" (7" Remix / Edit) – 4:35
"Chocolate" (12inch Remix) – 7:59
"Chocolate" (Tootsie Roll Club Mix) – 6:11
"Chocolate" (Instrumental) – 7:29
"Chocolate" (Percapella) – 7:23
"My Drawers" – 3:57

Personnel

Credits sourced from Duane Tudahl and Prince Vault.^[1]^[2]

Morris Day – lead vocals
Prince – backing vocals, waiter vocal, synthesizers, electric guitars, bass guitar, Linn LM-1, cymbal, handclaps
Wendy Melvoin – electric guitar solo, backing vocals
Lisa Coleman – backing vocals
Jill Jones – backing vocals

Charts

Chart performance for "Chocolate"
Chart (1990)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)^[3]	44

References

^ ^a ^b Tudahl, Duane (2018). Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538116432.
^ "Chocolate – Prince Vault". www.princevault.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
^ "The Time > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums & Singles". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

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[Tudahl2018-1] Tudahl, Duane (2018). Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538116432.

[2] "Chocolate – Prince Vault". www.princevault.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.

[3] "The Time > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums & Singles". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

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v t e The Time
Morris Day Jerome Benton Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis Jellybean Johnson Monte Moir Ricky "Freeze" Smith Stanley "Chance" Howard Torrell "Tory" Ruffin Jesse Johnson Paul Peterson Mark Cardenez Jerry Hubbard
Studio albums	The Time (1981) What Time Is It? (1982) Ice Cream Castle (1984) Pandemonium (1990) Condensate [as "The Original 7ven"] (2011)
Singles	"Get It Up" "Cool" "Girl" "777-9311" "The Walk" "Gigolos Get Lonely Too" "Ice Cream Castles" "Jungle Love" "The Bird" "Jerk Out" "Chocolate" "Shake!"