On Time

This article is about the Grand Funk Railroad album. For other uses, see On Time (disambiguation).

On Time
Studio album by Grand Funk Railroad
Released	August 25, 1969
Recorded	April–June 1969
Studio	Cleveland Recording Company (Cleveland, Ohio)
Genre	Hard rock[1]
Length	50:50
Label	Capitol
Producer	Terry Knight
Grand Funk Railroad chronology
On Time (1969) Grand Funk (1969)
Singles from On Time
"Time Machine"/"High on a Horse" Released: July 1969 "Heartbreaker"/"Please Don't Worry" Released: January 1970

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

On Time is the debut studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad, released on August 25, 1969, by Capitol Records. It was recorded at Cleveland Recording Company, the album was produced by Terry Knight. "Time Machine", the band's debut single release, made it into the top 50 in the singles charts, reaching #48.[4]

After the success of their second album Grand Funk (also known as The Red Album) in 1970, On Time went gold, one of four RIAA gold record awards for the band that year. The other two albums reaching gold status in 1970 for Grand Funk Railroad were Closer to Home and Live Album.

In 2002, On Time was remastered on CD with bonus tracks and also released in a limited edition box set Trunk of Funk that contained the band's first four albums. The "trunk" has slots for twelve CDs to house the future release of the remaining eight albums that were released by Capitol Records. Also included is a pair of "Shinin' On" 3D glasses, guitar pick and a sticker reproducing a concert ticket.

Track listing

All tracks written by Mark Farner.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Are You Ready?"	3:25
2.	"Anybody's Answer"	5:15
3.	"Time Machine"	3:40
4.	"High on a Horse"	2:35
5.	"T.N.U.C."	8:40

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Into the Sun"	6:25
7.	"Heartbreaker"	6:30
8.	"Call Yourself a Man"	3:00
9.	"Can't Be Too Long"	6:30
10.	"Ups and Downs"	4:50

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"High on a Horse (Original Version)"	4:25
12.	"Heartbreaker (Original Version)"	6:53

Personnel

Grand Funk Railroad

• Mark Farner – guitar, piano, harmonica, vocals
• Mel Schacher – bass
• Don Brewer – drums, vocals

2002 Remaster

• David K. Tedds – produced & compiled for reissue by
• Kevin Flaherty – supervising A&R producer
• Jimmy Hoyson – bonus track mix engineer
• Evren Göknar – mastering engineer
• Kenny Nemes – project manager
• Michelle Azzopardi – reissue creative direction
• Neil Kellerhouse – reissue art direction, design
• Steve Roeser – liner notes
• Brendan Gormley – editorial supervision
• Bryan Kelley – production
• Shannon Ward – production

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1969	Billboard 200	27[5]
	Australia	14[6]
	Canada	35[7]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1969	"Time Machine"	Billboard Hot 100	48
		Canada	43
1970	"Heartbreaker"	Billboard Hot 100	72[8]
		Canada	58

References

1. Newquist, HP; Prown, Pete (1997). "Grand Funk". Legends of Rock Guitar. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1476850933. Grand Funk Railroad's first album, On Time (1969), is a case study in early metal style.
2. Donald A. Guarisco. "On Time - Grand Funk Railroad". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
3. David Fricke (2003-03-11). "Grand Funk Railroad: On Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
4. Grand Funk Railroad, "Time Machine" Chart Position Retrieved March 23, 2015
5. Grand Funk Railroad, On Time US Chart Position Retrieved March 23, 2015
6. Grand Funk Railroad, On Time Australia Chart Position Retrieved March 23, 2015
7. Grand Funk Railroad, On Time Canadian Chart Position Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 23, 2015
8. Grand Funk Railroad, "Heartbreaker" Chart Position Retrieved March 23, 2015