Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears

Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears
Studio album by Wendy James
Released	8 March 1993
Genre	Pop rock, alternative rock, pop punk
Length	36:22
Label	MCA
Producer	Chris Kimsey
Wendy James chronology
Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears (1993) I Came Here to Blow Minds (2011)I Came Here to Blow Minds2011
Singles from Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears
"The Nameless One" Released: 8 February 1993 "London's Brilliant" Released: 5 April 1993 "Do You Know What I'm Saying?" Released: 7 June 1993

Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears is the debut solo album by former Transvision Vamp lead singer Wendy James. Released on 8 March 1993, two years after the Transvision Vamp disbandment, the album saw James maintain the pop/rock sound she had become famous for. Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears was written in its entirety by Elvis Costello, with several tracks co-written by his then wife Cait O'Riordan.

Despite the success Wendy James had fronting Transvision Vamp, Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears was relatively unsuccessful, only peaking at number forty-three on the UK Albums Chart. The singles released from the album also met with moderate to minor success.

The album's title is a line in the chorus of Bob Dylan's song "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Los Angeles Times	[2]
Rolling Stone	unfavorable[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[4]

Track listing

All songs by Elvis Costello, except where noted.^[5]

1. "This Is a Test" – 1:58
2. "London's Brilliant" – 2:29 (Costello, O'Riordan)
3. "Basement Kiss" – 4:03 (Costello, O'Riordan)
4. "Puppet Girl" – 2:48 (Costello, O'Riordan)
5. "Earthbound" – 4:32 (Costello, O'Riordan)
6. "Do You Know What I'm Saying?" – 5:16
7. "We Despise You" – 3:21 (Costello, O'Riordan)
8. "Fill in the Blanks" – 3:14
9. "The Nameless One" – 5:30
10. "I Want to Stand Forever" – 4:31

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Personnel

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