January Tyme was a New York band formed around the in-your-face vocal work of Janis Joplin-wannabe January Tyme. The band consisted of Tyme on lead vocals, keyboards, and percussion; Anthony Izzo on vocals and lead guitar; William Brancaccio on rhythm guitar, vocals, and keyboards; Steve Ciantro on bass; and Allen Cooley on drums and vocals. In 1969 the band released their only album for the Enterprise label, titled First Time from Memphis. Falling somewhere between Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother and the Holding Company style of music, the band failed to establish their own identity. Despite their songwriting competence and energetic performance on the 11 songs on this album, January Tyme faded into rock obscurity.(MG)
01 - Rainy Day Feeling 02 - The Music 03 - Sleepy Time Baby 04 - Ancient Babylon 05 - Hold Me Up To The Light 06 - Love Is Blind 07 - Are You Laughing 08 - Down To The River 09 - I Could Never Love You 10 - Take This Time 11 - Love Surrounds Me
