Timothy B Explained

Timothy B
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Timothy B. Schmit
Cover:	Timothy B..jpg
Released:	September 7, 1987
Studio:	The Studio (Woodland Hills, CA); Zebra Studio (Studio City, CA); Robert Irving Studios and Bossa Nova Hotel (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre:	Rock pop rock soft rock
Length:	43:19
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Richard Rudolph Bruce Gaitsch
Prev Title:	Playin' It Cool
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Tell Me the Truth
Next Year:	1990

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.

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]

Personnel

• Timothy B. Schmit – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 9), bass (2), cymbals (9)
• Bruce Gaitsch – programming, guitars
• Randy Waldman – keyboards (2), acoustic piano (4, 6, 7), trumpet (7), synthesizers (8)
• Robert Irving – keyboards (2)
• Alan Kendall – guitars
• Jonathan Moffett – cymbals (1, 3, 9), percussion (6)
• Jim Horn – baritone saxophone (9)
• Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (9)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (9)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (9), horn arrangements (9)
• Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (1, 9), chorus backing vocals (7)
• Julia Waters – backing vocals (1, 9)

Production

• Richard Rudolph – producer, additional engineer
• Bruce Gaitsch – co-producer, engineer
• Robert Irving – additional engineer
• Robbie Weaver – additional engineer
• Bud Rizzo – assistant engineer
• Bill Bottrell – mixing
• Bob Fudjinski – mix assistant
• Doug Parry – mix assistant
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Jeff Adamoff – art direction
• Ron Larson – design
• Randee St. Nicholas – photography
• Front Line Management – management

Studios

• Recorded at The Studio (Woodland Hills, CA); Zebra Studio (Studio City, CA); Robert Irving Studios and Bossa Nova Hotel (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mixed at Smoketree Ranch (Chatsworth, CA).
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).

Chart performance

Singles

Single	Chart	Position
"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 Chart	22
"Don't Give Up"	Adult Contemporary	30

Notes and References

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