A lot from It was about time it's got the kind of crunchy snares and almost subliminal bass that characterized the sound of the day anyway, but the productions are crisp and spacious enough to keep it fresh. There isn't really a slow spot on this hits collection, and there should have been – several album cuts, including the title track, would have worked well on the radio. Morgan imbued his productions with unique signatures – the hi-hat on “I'm So Into You” is a 60s sample that the producer declined to identify, while “Weak” has a curving bass line inspired by uptempo hits by Zapp. & Roger and Tom Browne 'Funkin' 4 Jamaica'.
The album was just the starting point. SWV were nothing if not clever, and thus fully invested in the power of the remix at a time when the form was gaining ground on the charts. This was seen in further hits – the smoothed “Right Here (Human Nature Remix)” (by Allen “Allstar” Gordon and Teddy Riley) which was linked to his subsequent pressings It was about time offered a glimpse of the future as a quasi-mash-up that combined a re-recorded version of the group's first single (a minor R&B hit) and Michael Jackson Impressive work-era “Human Nature”. It also features an early recording of Pharell Williams, who spits the “S…Double…U…V” tag and whose falsetto floats in the background. In 1994, “Anything” was turned (again by Allstar) into a flattering hip-hop track featuring members of the Wu-Tang Family, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man and U-God (and over a year before Mariah Carey released the “Fantasy” remix with ODB). Even the single versions would have minor tweaks—the “Weak” video version stripped out the echo on Coko's lead vocal and added even sweeter harmonies and louder ad-libs, achieving the impossible: He made a perfect song more perfect.
Coko finally found love in her heart for “Weak”. “We'll be working forever just because of this song,” he said. So far, this has been the case. Over the next few decades, SWV would go on to have more hits, disband, reform, and do a lot of reality shows, but they remain a tour based largely on the phenomenal success of their hit-filled debut. Even considering the large theme and the many sides in which the team members were cruel, there is an innocence. It was about time this would, by definition, be impossible to replicate. We can only look back on it and marvel at how three young women had the drive, confidence, talent and taste to walk right into the music industry like it was a building in New York. The hits, fusion of hip-hop and soul, belief in remixing, street style and conscious sophistication contribute to their status as a 90s R&B staple, but more than anything else, it was their ability to succeed. everything seems easy – doable, even. It was about time it's both a relic and a paragon of projection cool, at once much of its time and timeless.