Timothy B

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Timothy B
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1987
StudioThe Studio (Woodland Hills, CA); Zebra Studio (Studio City, CA); Robert Irving Studios and Bossa Nova Hotel (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre
Length43:19
Label MCA
Producer
Timothy B. Schmit chronology
Playin' It Cool
(1984)
Timothy B
(1987)
Tell Me the Truth
(1990)
Professional ratings
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Timothy B is the second solo studio album by Timothy B. Schmit, the bassist and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles. The album was released in 1987 on MCA Records in the United States and Europe, three years after Schmit's debut solo studio album, Playin' It Cool (1984) and seven years after the demise of the Eagles. The album peaked at #106 on the Billboard 200 chart, and the single, "Boys Night Out", hit #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Schmit's best selling single. The album was produced by Richard Rudolph, and it was co-produced by Bruce Gaitsch.

Contents

Background

When Schmit was asked about why there were less notable musicians compared to his last album, he said "I decided to stay out of the real glamour studios and to keep the clientele down too. I did it on purpose mainly for less distractions. I mean I really knew what I wanted to do on this album and I decided purposely not to use my famous and semi-famous friends just to have it be more of what I can do on my own. And that's really the reason." [1]

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Bruce Eder wrote of the album "The tunes and the songs are good enough, and Schmit is in superb voice, and you have to love the luminous guitar sound in evidence throughout. But it's all a little reminiscent of what happened to the Eagles once they became a top arena act -- all of a sudden, their sound started to get bigger and heavier than their music could carry comfortably." [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bruce Gaitsch, Will Jennings and Timothy B. Schmit, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Boys Night Out" 4:36
2."Don't Give Up"Schmit3:57
3."Hold Me in Your Heart" 4:42
4."Everybody Needs a Lover" 4:30
5."Into the Night"Schmit4:37
6."A Better Day is Coming" 4:29
7."Jazz Street" 4:15
8."I Guess We'll Go on Living" 5:32
9."Down Here People Dance Forever" 6:27
Total length:43:19

Personnel

Production

Studios

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 106

Singles

SingleChartPosition
"Boys Night Out" Mainstream Rock 17
"Boys Night Out" Billboard Hot 100 25
"Boys Night Out" Canadian Singles Chart 69
"Don't Give Up"Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart22
"Don't Give Up" Adult Contemporary 30

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References

  1. "Timothy B. Schmit Feed the Fire".
  2. "Timothy B. - Timothy B. Schmit | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .