Time Won't Let Me is the first studio album by the Outsiders. It was named after the band's early 1966 break-out single, "Time Won't Let Me".
Release data
The album was released in the LP format on Capitol in May 1966 in both monaural and stereophonic editions (catalogue numbers T 2501 and ST 2501, respectively).
Although never released individually as a CD, the band's first two albums were reissued on Liberty Bell as a "two-fer" CD, along with bonus tracks (catalogue number PCD-4365).
Notes on the tracks
Original LP
This album includes all four sides of the band's first two singles, all of which were written by Tom King and Chet Kelley. Their best-known song, "Time Won't Let Me" was a Top 5 single in early 1966, and used elements of both Merseybeat and Motown that were dominating the charts in that time period: a brass section, a la the Motown sound, with the big beat formula of the Beatles. It remained one of the most played songs on Classic rock radio stations for several decades after its release.
"Time Won't Let Me" is a garage rock song that was recorded by The Outsiders, from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1966 which became a major hit in the United States, reaching #5 in the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of April 16 of that year. It was composed by the band's guitarist Tom King along with Chet Kelly. The song's basic arrangement was augmented by a horn section, yet was applied in an unobtrusive manner as not to not detract from the band's fundamental sound, which on this occasion featured a signature riff from a twelve string electric guitar.