Timbre (album)

Timbre
Studio album by Sophie B. Hawkins
Released	July 20, 1999
Recorded	November 1998 – April 1999
Genre	Adult contemporary
Length	58:44
Label	Columbia Ryko (reissue)
Producer	Sophie B. Hawkins
Sophie B. Hawkins chronology
Whaler (1994) Timbre (1999) The Best of Sophie B. Hawkins (2002)
Re-release cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+ [2]
Q	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Slant	[5]

Timbre is the third album by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, released in 1999. The album was reissued in 2001 with a bonus disc.

One release has censored lyrics in "The Darkest Childe" and "Help Me Breathe".

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Sophie B. Hawkins.

Original release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Strange Thing [a] "	3:53
2.	"No Connection"	4:48
3.	"32 Lines"	5:02
4.	"MMM My Best Friend"	4:41
5.	"Bare the Weight of Me"	4:29
6.	"Nocturne"	4:08
7.	"The Darkest Childe"	5:54
8.	"I Walk Alone"	4:12
9.	"Your Tongue Like the Sun in My Mouth"	5:43
10.	"Lose Your Way"	4:04
11.	"Help Me Breathe"	5:42
12.	"The One You Have Not Seen"	6:09

2001 reissue bonus disc / Digital bonus tracks ^[b]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Turn Me On" (new song demo)	3:06
2.	"Travelling Light" (new song demo)	5:42
3.	"I Walk Alone" (Timbre demo)	4:55
4.	"No Connection" (Timbre demo)	6:38
5.	"Walking in My Blue Jeans" (radio edit)	2:52
6.	"Lose Your Way" ( Bounce remix)	4:03
7.	"Lose Your Way" (Spanish remix)	4:01

The enhanced section of the bonus disc includes:

• Video biography
• "No Connection" music video
• "The One You Have Not Seen" home demo
• The Cream Will Rise Sundance promo

Notes

1. Titled "Walking in My Blue Jeans" on the 2001 reissue; reverted to "Strange Thing" for the digital release. ^[6]
2. Numbered tracks 13–19 on the digital release.

Personnel

• Sophie B. Hawkins – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, banjo, percussion, piano, electric guitar, keyboards, marimba, vocals, vibraphone, djembe, udu

Additional performers

• Joe Bashorun – synthesizer, keyboards
• Paul Bushnell – bass guitar
• Jon Clarke – oboe
• Steve Ferrone – drums
• Stefanie Fife – cello
• Mark Goldenberg – guitar
• Michael Landau – synthesizer, guitar
• Gerry Leonard – guitar
• Robin Lorenz – violin
• Novi Novog – viola
• David Rubenstein – string conductor
• Larry Saltzman – synthesizer, guitar
• Carlos Vega – drums
• Skip Waring – trumpet

Production

• Producer: Sophie B. Hawkins
• Executive producer: Peter Asher, Kevin Killen
• Engineers: Sophie B. Hawkins, Kevin Killen, Nathaniel Kunkel
• Assistant engineer: Al Sanderson
• Mixing: Kevin Killen
• Remixing: Mike Shipley
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Editing: Chris Fudurich
• Programming: Chris Fudurich
• Arrangers: Sophie B. Hawkins, Joe Bashorun, Stefanie Fife, Robin Lorenz, Novi Novog
• String arrangements: David Rubenstein
• Loops: Sophie B. Hawkins, Chris Fudurich
• Production coordination: Ivy Skoff
• Assistants: David Baerwald, Marnie Lehman-Riley
• Art direction: Christine Wilson
• Design: Christine Wilson

References

1. Timbre at AllMusic
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Album Reviews at CD Universe
4. Rolling Stone review
5. Slant Magazine review
6. "Timbre" . Retrieved November 5, 2025– via Apple Music.

External links

• Album page at Hawkins' official website