On Time

{{About|the Grand Funk Railroad album}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox album

| name = On Time

| type = studio

| artist = Grand Funk Railroad

| cover = Grand Funk Railroad - On Time.jpg

| alt =

| released = August 25, 1969

| recorded = April–June 1969

| studio = Cleveland Recording Company (Cleveland, Ohio)

| genre = Heavy Metal{{cite book|last1=Newquist|first1=HP|author-link1=HP Newquist|last2=Prown|first2=Pete|author-link2=Pete Prown|title=Legends of Rock Guitar|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|chapter=Grand Funk|year=1997|isbn=1476850933|quote=Grand Funk Railroad's first album, On Time (1969), is a case study in early metal style.}}

| length = 50:50

| label = Capitol

| producer = Terry Knight

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Grand Funk

| next_year = 1969

| misc = {{Singles

| name = On Time

| type = studio

| single1 = Time Machine"/"High on a Horse

| single1date = July 1969

| single2 = Heartbreaker"/"Please Don't Worry

| single2date = January 1970

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|author=Donald A. Guarisco |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/on-time-mw0000312916 |title=On Time - Grand Funk Railroad |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2019-05-23}}

|rev2 = Rolling Stone

|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|author=David Fricke |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/grandfunkrailroad/albums/album/172565/review/6209776/on_time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528173248/https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/grandfunkrailroad/albums/album/172565/review/6209776/on_time |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-05-28 |title=Grand Funk Railroad: On Time |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2003-03-11 |access-date=2019-05-23}}

}}

On Time is the debut studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad, released on August 25, 1969, by Capitol Records. It was recorded at Cleveland Recording Company, the album was produced by Terry Knight. "Time Machine", the band's debut single release, made it into the top 50 in the singles charts, reaching #48.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Time+Machine+by+Grand+Funk+Railroad&id=18245 Grand Funk Railroad, "Time Machine" Chart Position] Retrieved March 23, 2015

After the success of their second album Grand Funk (also known as The Red Album) in 1970, On Time went gold, one of four RIAA gold record awards for the band that year. The other two albums reaching gold status in 1970 for Grand Funk Railroad were Closer to Home and Live Album.

In 2002, On Time was remastered on CD with bonus tracks and also released in a limited edition box set Trunk of Funk that contained the band's first four albums. The "trunk" has slots for twelve CDs to house the future release of the remaining eight albums that were released by Capitol Records. Also included is a pair of "Shinin' On" 3D glasses, guitar pick and a sticker reproducing a concert ticket.