Timothy B is the second solo studio album by American musician Timothy B. Schmit, the bassist and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles. The album was released on September 7, 1987, by MCA Records in the United States and Europe, three years after Schmit's previous solo studio album, Playin' It Cool (1984) and seven years after the demise of the Eagles. The album peaked at No. 106 on the Billboard 200 chart, and the single, "Boys Night Out", hit No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Schmit's best selling single. The album was mostly produced by Richard Rudolph with co-production 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."
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."
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Timothy B. Schmit – 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 at Smoketree Ranch (Chatsworth, California) Bob Fudjinski – mix assistant Doug Parry – mix assistant Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California) Jeff Adamoff – art direction Ron Larson – design Randee St. Nicholas – photography Front Line Management – management
Chart performance Album Chart (1987) Peakposition US Billboard 200 106 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
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