# LifeTimes > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/LifeTimes > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/LifeTimes.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LifeTimes > Source revision: 1348616294 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{other uses|Lifetime (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:''LifeTimes''}} {{Infobox album | name = LifeTimes | type = studio | artist = Diana Hubbard | cover = LifeTimes by Diana Hubbard.jpg | alt = | released = 1979 | recorded = 1979 | venue = | studio = | genre = [Jazz](/source/Jazz), [Pop](/source/Pop_music) | length = 39:31 | label = Waterhouse Records 8 | producer = [Jimmie Spheeris](/source/Jimmie_Spheeris) | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }} '''''LifeTimes''''' is an album by Diana Hubbard, released in 1979 by Waterhouse Records 8. In addition to Diana Hubbard, the album includes musical contributions from [Chick Corea](/source/Chick_Corea), [Stanley Clarke](/source/Stanley_Clarke), [John Goodsall](/source/John_Goodsall), [Michael Boddicker](/source/Michael_Boddicker), and [Patrick Moraz](/source/Patrick_Moraz). ==Background== Diana Hubbard was born in [London](/source/London), the daughter of [L. Ron Hubbard](/source/L._Ron_Hubbard), the leader of [Scientology](/source/Scientology), a [new religious movement](/source/new_religious_movement) often characterized as a [cult](/source/cult). She was born Diana Meredith DeWolf Hubbard on September 24, 1952, to L. Ron Hubbard and his third wife, [Mary Sue Hubbard](/source/Mary_Sue_Hubbard), their first child together{{cite book| last = Miller| first =Russell | author-link = Russell Miller | title = [Bare-faced Messiah](/source/Bare-faced_Messiah) | publisher = [Michael Joseph books](/source/Pearson_PLC) | year = 1987 | pages = 208, 293 | isbn = 0-7181-2764-1}}{{cite book | last =Atack | first =Jon | author-link =Jon Atack | title =[A Piece of Blue Sky](/source/A_Piece_of_Blue_Sky) | publisher =Carol Publishing Group | year =1990 | pages =[https://archive.org/details/pieceofblueskysc00atac/page/133 133, 188] | isbn =0-8184-0499-X }} She composed [sonata](/source/sonata)s for [piano](/source/piano) at age 6.{{cite news |date=December 30, 1979 |title=Diana Hubbard Makes Her Recording Debut |work=[Sarasota Herald-Tribune](/source/Sarasota_Herald-Tribune) |page=6B}} In her early years as a [teenager](/source/teenager), she lived at Scientology's [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) headquarters, [Saint Hill Manor](/source/Saint_Hill_Manor), along with her brother, [Quentin Hubbard](/source/Quentin_Hubbard).{{cite book| last =Corydon | first =Bent | title =[L. Ron Hubbard, Messiah or Madman?](/source/L._Ron_Hubbard%2C_Messiah_or_Madman%3F) | publisher = [Lyle Stuart, Inc](/source/Lyle_Stuart) | year =1987 | page = 315, Chapter 9, "Lord of the Manor"|isbn=0-8184-0444-2}} She attended the [Royal Academy](/source/Royal_Academy), where she took courses in [ballet](/source/ballet) and music.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} At the age of 15, she left the Royal Academy, in order to serve within the Scientology organization and assist her father. During the bulk of her teenage years, she lived on her father's [yacht](/source/yacht), located in the [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean). By age 16, she rose to the rank of [Lieutenant Commander](/source/Lieutenant_Commander) within the [Sea Org](/source/Sea_Org), a Scientology managerial and paramilitary organization. She became a spokesperson for the Church of Scientology within the United States in 1969. In 1979, Hubbard lived with her husband, [audiophile](/source/audiophile) Jonathan Horwich and her daughter Roanne, in [Clearwater, Florida](/source/Clearwater%2C_Florida).{{cite news| last =Cosdon | first =Christina K. | title = Clearwater Is Home To Hubbard's Daughter| work =[St. Petersburg Times](/source/St._Petersburg_Times) | page = 9| date =October 10, 1979 }} In 1980, she served as an executive within the [Church of Scientology](/source/Church_of_Scientology), and as of 2001 she maintained a leadership position within the organization.{{cite news| last = Lattin | first = Don | title = Scientology Founder's Family Life Far From What He Preached | work =[San Francisco Chronicle](/source/San_Francisco_Chronicle) | publisher = [Hearst Corporation](/source/Hearst_Corporation) | issn = 1932-8672 | date = February 12, 2001 | url =https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Scientology-Founder-s-Family-Life-Far-From-What-2952900.php | access-date = April 24, 2010 }} ==Production== The album was produced by an independent label, Waterhouse Records 8.{{cite news| last =Lewis | first = Don | title = Diana with a difference | work =[The Milwaukee Journal](/source/The_Milwaukee_Journal) |publisher=[Journal Communications](/source/Journal_Communications)| page =2, Part 5 | date = March 16, 1980 }} Waterhouse Records was based in [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota),{{cite news| last = Bream| first = Jon | title =3 from area find success in L.A. music business | work = [Star Tribune](/source/Star_Tribune) | page = 01G| date = August 10, 1986 }} and at the time of the album's release it was available by mail order from [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis). It includes performances from musicians [Chick Corea](/source/Chick_Corea) and [Stanley Clarke](/source/Stanley_Clarke) – both [Scientologists](/source/Scientologists).{{cite news| last = Levenson | first =Thomas M. | title =Dentists' Office Jazz: Life Times Diana Hubbard Waterhouse Records | work = [The Harvard Crimson](/source/The_Harvard_Crimson) | publisher = The Harvard Crimson, Inc. | date = November 20, 1979 | url = http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1979/11/20/dentists-office-jazz-pbtbhere-was-something/ | access-date = April 24, 2010 }} Other noteworthy contributors include [Patrick Moraz](/source/Patrick_Moraz) and [Denny Seiwell](/source/Denny_Seiwell).{{cite magazine |date=November 24, 1979 |title=Billboard's Top Album Picks: First Time Around |magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |volume=91 |issue=47 |page=66}} Musical artist [Jimmie Spheeris](/source/Jimmie_Spheeris) persuaded Hubbard to record the album, and also served as its executive producer. The string portions were written by [David Campbell](/source/David_Campbell_(composer)). Hubbard wrote all of the music for the album, with contributors utilizing instruments including [synthesizer](/source/synthesizer)s, [bass](/source/bass_guitar), [woodwinds](/source/Woodwind_instrument), [strings](/source/String_instrument), and a [bouzouki](/source/bouzouki). She plays [piano](/source/piano) on the album. Most of the pieces on the album are of three to four minutes in duration. Wayne Isaak served as the Waterhouse Records publicist for the album. In publicity for the album, marketing compared Hubbard's musical writing style to that of [Erik Satie](/source/Erik_Satie). The album cover was marketed with a sticker on the outside wrapping advertising the fact that it was endorsed by Stanley Clarke. ==Reception== The album received poor critical reception. In a review of the album for ''[The Harvard Crimson](/source/The_Harvard_Crimson)'', Thomas M. Levenson wrote, "Hubbard's music does not, as a result, offend the listener. It's not execrable. It is just extraordinarily dull. As a pianist/composer, Hubbard sounds like Bruckner rewritten for the dentist's office." Don Lewis reviewed the album for ''[The Milwaukee Journal](/source/The_Milwaukee_Journal)'', and commented, "It's peaceful, attractive music, even though, after a while, it sounds like many of Miss Hubbard's compositions are swatches from the same bolt of cloth." ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' highlighted the album in its column, "Billboard's Top Album Picks", in the section "First Time Around". ''Billboard'' described the album as "a light classics pop LP" and noted, "The music is mostly soft and pretty drawing from many ethnic sources." The ''[Sarasota Herald-Tribune](/source/Sarasota_Herald-Tribune)'' described the album as "an instrumental with a medieval quality in the all-encompassing and sometimes mysterious sound of strings, piano and rhythm section. The repetitive phrasing and rolling melody are synthesized tone and nuance." The ''[St. Petersburg Times](/source/St._Petersburg_Times)'' described Hubbard's piano compositions as "fresh, haunting melodies". "Rose Coloured Lights" was issued as a single on Waterhouse 15003 and hit #40 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1980.{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary 1961-1993|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=1993 |publisher=Record Research |page=114}} ==Track listing== ;LifeTimes {{track listing | collapsed = | headline = Side 1 | extra_column = | total_length = | all_writing = | all_lyrics = | all_music = Diana Hubbard | title1 = Rose Coloured Lights | note1 = | writer1 = | lyrics1 = | music1 = | extra1 = | length1 = 1:52 | title2 =Morning | note2 = | writer2 = | lyrics2 = | music2 = | extra2 = | length2 = 1:40 | title3 = Russian Roulette, 1st movement, 2nd movement | note3 = | writer3 = | lyrics3 = | music3 = | extra3 = | length3 = 4:54 | title4 = Dream #23 | note4 = | writer4 = | lyrics4 = | music4 = | extra4 = | length4 = 3:04 | title5 = Bewitched | note5 = | writer5 = | lyrics5 = | music5 = | extra5 = | length5 = 2:40 | title6 = Rainy Streets | note6 = | writer6 = | lyrics6 = | music6 = | extra6 = | length6 = 4:22 }} {{track listing | collapsed = | headline = Side 2 | extra_column = | total_length = | all_writing = | all_lyrics = | all_music = | title1 = Dream #5 | note1 = | writer1 = | lyrics1 = | music1 = | extra1 = | length1 = 2:32 | title2 = Arabia | note2 = | writer2 = | lyrics2 = | music2 = | extra2 = | length2 = 3:05 | title3 = Berlin 1945 | note3 = | writer3 = | lyrics3 = | music3 = | extra3 = | length3 = 3:55 | title4 = Desperation | note4 = | writer4 = | lyrics4 = | music4 = | extra4 = | length4 = 2:08 | title5 = Medieval Heart | note5 = | writer5 = | lyrics5 = | music5 = | extra5 = | length5 = 4:30 | title6 = Midnight #3 | note6 = | writer6 = | lyrics6 = | music6 = | extra6 = | length6 = 4:08 }} ==Personnel== ;Musicians *Diana Hubbard – [piano](/source/piano) *[Chick Corea](/source/Chick_Corea) – [synthesizer](/source/synthesizer)s *[Michael Boddicker](/source/Michael_Boddicker) – [synthesizer](/source/synthesizer)s *[Stanley Clarke](/source/Stanley_Clarke) – [string bass](/source/string_bass) *[Patrick Moraz](/source/Patrick_Moraz) – [synthesizer](/source/synthesizer) *[John Goodsall](/source/John_Goodsall) - [guitar](/source/guitar)s *[Ric Parnell](/source/Ric_Parnell) - [drum](/source/drum)s *[David Campbell](/source/David_Campbell_(composer)) – [viola](/source/viola)s *Jim Cowger – [woodwind](/source/woodwind)s *Dennis Karmazyn – [cello](/source/cello) *[Al Hendrickson](/source/Al_Hendrickson) – [bouzouki](/source/bouzouki) *[Denny Seiwell](/source/Denny_Seiwell) – [drum](/source/drum)s *Johnny Pierce – [bass](/source/Bass_(guitar)) ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==Further reading== *{{cite journal|title=Diana Hubbard|journal=The Music Journal|volume=38|issue=1–5|page=65| date = 1980}} {{Good article}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lifetimes}} Category:1979 debut albums Category:Jazz albums by American artists Category:Jazz-pop albums Category:Pop albums by American artists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [LifeTimes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LifeTimes) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LifeTimes?action=history)). 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