Playin' It Cool

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Playin' It Cool
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1984
Studio Record One and Amigo Studios (Los Angeles, California); Redwing Studios (Tarzana, California)
Genre
Length33:07
Label Asylum
Producer
Timothy B. Schmit chronology
Playin' It Cool
(1984)
Timothy B.
(1987)
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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, JD Souther and Rita Coolidge.

Contents

Critical reception

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]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Playin' It Cool"
  • Josh Leo
  • Vince Melamed
  • Timothy B. Schmit
  • JD Souther
5:36
2."Lonely Girl"Leo3:59
3."So Much in Love"
  • Billy Jackson
  • Roy Stragis
  • George Williams
2:16
4."Something's Wrong"
  • Leo
  • Melamed
  • Schmit
4:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Voices"Schmit1:38
6."Wrong Number"
  • Schmit
  • Scott Strong
  • Michael Towers
2:39
7."Take a Good Look Around You"
  • Schmit
  • Kenny Koch
3:21
8."Tell Me What You Dream"
  • Leo
  • Melamed
  • Schmit
4:47
9."Gimme the Money"
  • Leo
  • Schmit
4:40
Total length:33:07

Personnel

Musicians

Cheers on "Playin' It Cool"

  • Jean Cromie
  • Carole Damien
  • Debra Dobkin
  • Joan Kreiss
  • Jeddrah Schmit
  • Jay Harris
  • Renee Larose Leo
  • Lindah K. Lauderbough

Production

  • Josh Leo – producer (1, 4–9)
  • Timothy B. Schmit – producer (1, 4–9), cover concept
  • Russ Titleman – producer (3)
  • Niko Bolas – recording (1, 2, 4–9), mixing
  • Mark Linett – engineer (3)
  • Richard Bosworth – second engineer, assistant engineer, mix assistant
  • Denny Densmore – second engineer
  • Larry Hinds – second engineer
  • Bob Loftus – second engineer
  • Duane Seykora – second engineer
  • Ernie Sheesley – second engineer
  • Wayne Tanouye – second engineer
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Dan Hersch – mastering assistant
  • Bruce Ayers – cover concept
  • Jean Cromie – cover concept
  • Gary Burden – cover concept, art direction, design
  • Jenice Heo – art direction, design
  • Henry Diltz – photography

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1984)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs 160

Singles

SingleChartPosition
"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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References

  1. 1 2 "Playin' It Cool - Timothy B. Schmit | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .