Several songs on Time are far longer than they need to be. 10 of the 13 songs are over four minutes and two of Christine's ("Hollywood" and "Sooner or Later" approach the six minute mark. Most of these songs could have been cut by 90 seconds without much being lost. The format for most of these songs is simply verse/chorus/verse/chorus/outro with very few interesting musical passages that justify the song lengths. When done right, longer songs can be incredibly effective, but not within the confines of an AOR/country pop album.
Also of note is "Searching for Madge" on Then Play On, which is listed with a run-time of 6:56. When combining Parts 1 and 2 of "Oh Well", the song just barely minutes the nine minute mark at 8:56.
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