Feed the Fire is the fourth studio album by Timothy B. Schmit, released in 2001.
Production The album was produced by Schmit and Mark Hudson; it was recorded at Schmit's home studio. It contains a cover of Bob Dylan's "To Make You Feel My Love". "You Are Everything" is a cover of the song made famous by the Stylistics. Joe Walsh guested on Feed the Fire.
Critical reception
The Los Angeles Times wrote that "there's modest warmth rather than roaring fire from the Eagles' bassist, whose first solo album in 11 years is steeped in '70s R&B- tinged classic rock a' la you know who." The Birmingham Mail called the album "easy on the ear, country-flavoured soft-rock which sounds great on the open road with the top down and the wind in your hair." The Sacramento Bee deemed it "a solid showcase for Schmit's musical talents, from svelte vocal harmonies to polished songwriting."
Track listing "The Shadow" (Timothy B. Schmit) - 4:22 "Every Song Is You" (Steve Dudas, Dean Grakal, Mark Hudson) - 4:09 "Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan) - 3:47 "I'll Always Let You In" (Timothy B. Schmit, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas, Dean Grakal) - 4:01 "Running" (Mark Hudson, Sander Selover) - 4:41 "I'm Not Angry Anymore" (Timothy B. Schmit, Stan Lynch) - 4:15 "Give Me Back My Sight" (Timothy B. Schmit, Hank Linderman) - 4:30 "You Are Everything" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 3:50 "Top Of The Stairs" (Timothy B. Schmit, Darrell Brown, Michael James Peterson) - 3:43 "Moment Of Truth" (Timothy B. Schmit, Dean Grakal, Steve Dudas, Mark Hudson) - 3:26 "Song For Owen" (Timothy B. Schmit, W.G. Snuffy Walden, Hank Linderman) - 4:11
Personnel Timothy B. Schmit – all vocals (1, 3, 7–9), keyboards (1), guitars (1), bass, lead vocals (2, 4, 5, 10), backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 10), vocals (6, 11), acoustic guitars (6, 10, 11), tambourine (8), string arrangements (11) Hank Linderman – keyboards (3, 7, 8), acoustic guitars (3, 7), EBow (3), electric guitars (6, 7), guitars (8) Jim Cox – keyboards (4, 5, 10) Adam Benjamin – keyboards (11) Mark Hudson – acoustic guitar (2, 4, 5, 10), backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 10) Steve Dudas – electric guitar (2, 4, 5, 10), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 5, 10) Joe Walsh – electric lead guitar (4) Scott Crago – drums (1, 2, 4, 5, 10), percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 10) Richard Feldman – loops (6, 7) East West – loops (8) Cameron Stone – cello (7) Stefanie Fife – cello (11) Novi Novog – viola (11), string arrangements (11) Robin Lorentz – violin (11) Cameo and Stan Lynch – "Who's Angry?" voices (6)
Production Timothy B. Schmit – producer (1, 3, 6–9), engineer Mark Hudson – producer (2, 4, 5, 10), engineer Scott Gordon – engineer, mixing Eric Greedy – engineer Rob Jacobs – engineer Hank Linderman – engineer, mixing American Recording Co. (Calabasas, California) – mixing location Joe Gastwirt – mastering at Oceanview Digital Mastering (Los Angeles, California) Gary Burden – art direction, design Jenice Heo – art direction, design Henry Diltz – photography
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