Playin' It Cool | ||||
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Released | September 17, 1984 | |||
Studio | Record One and Amigo Studios (Los Angeles, California); Redwing Studios (Tarzana, California) | |||
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Length | 33:07 | |||
Label | Asylum | |||
Producer | ||||
Timothy B. Schmit chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Playin' It Cool is the debut solo studio album by American musician Timothy B. Schmit, the bass guitarist and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles. The album was released in 1984 on Asylum in the United States and Europe. The album features guest appearances from Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Steve Lukather, Carl Wilson, J.D. Souther and Rita Coolidge.
Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Rob Theakston wrote of the album "The production on several of these tunes sound antiquated in comparison to the super glossed production of the mid-eighties; almost reminiscent of Schmit's tunes in the Eagles. It certainly doesn't help matters that many of his Southern California compadres (Henley, Carl Wilson, Joe Walsh and JD Souther) make guest appearances, leading to the notion that Playin' It Cool is an album that was several years in the making. It's not the worst of Eagles solo records, but it is certainly nowhere near the best either." [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Playin' It Cool" |
| 5:36 |
2. | "Lonely Girl" | Leo | 3:59 |
3. | "So Much in Love" |
| 2:16 |
4. | "Something's Wrong" |
| 4:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Voices" | Schmit | 1:38 |
6. | "Wrong Number" |
| 2:39 |
7. | "Take a Good Look Around You" |
| 3:21 |
8. | "Tell Me What You Dream" |
| 4:47 |
9. | "Gimme the Money" |
| 4:40 |
Total length: | 33:07 |
Cheers on "Playin' It Cool"
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Top LPs | 160 |
Single | Chart | Position |
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"So Much in Love" | Adult Contemporary | 27 |
"So Much in Love" | Billboard Hot 100 | 59 |
"Playin' It Cool" | Billboard Hot 100 | 101 |
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