Morris Day & The Time

FIM and United Way Presents

With his dynamic dancing and smooth yet gutsy vocals, Morris Day played an essential role in the development of the Twin City dance/club sound of the 1980s. A founding member of Prince’s band, the Time, in 1981, he remained with the group until 1984 when he launched his solo career. Returning for the first time in 1988, he performed and recorded with the Time off and on since 1995.

Day’s involvement with Prince can be traced back to 1980, when his composition “Partyup,” originally recorded when he was a member of the Enterprise, was covered on Prince’s Dirty Mind album. Releasing his debut solo album, Color of Success in 1985, Day reached his apex with his second solo album, Daydreaming, two years later. Produced by ex-Time members and legends in their own right – Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam – the album included the chart-topping R&B tune “Fishnet.” Day released his third solo album, Guaranteed, in 1992.

After Guaranteed, Day toured intermittently without any new product. He finally returned to record store racks in 2004 with It’s About Time, a mostly live album with a few new studio cuts, including a guest appearance by rapper E-40. Day has also acted, appearing in such films as Prince’s celebrated autobiographical film Purple Rain in 1984, and New Attitude in 1990.