Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears is the debut solo album by English singer-songwriter and Transvision Vamp vocalist Wendy James, released on 8 March 1993 by MCA Records.

[3] James told Melody Maker in 1993, "I sketched a letter to Elvis, reasonably long and philosophical, and sent it off, thinking nothing would ever come of this, it's a ridiculous idea.

[4] Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears was released by MCA, Transvision Vamp's former label, which James signed with as a top priority solo act.

[2] Speaking of the album's material, James told NME, "Elvis is a man with a tremendous amount of insight.

[13] In 1994, Costello's demos for "Puppet Girl", "Basement Kiss" and "We Despise You" were released on his "13 Steps Lead Down" EP.

"[9] Ira Robbins of Rolling Stone was also critical, calling Costello's songs "certainly worth listening to" while opining that James "does them no justice.