Timothy B

{{Infobox album

| name = Timothy B

| type = Studio album

| artist = Timothy B. Schmit

| cover = Timothy B..jpg

| alt =

| released = September 7, 1987

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

The Studio (Woodland Hills, California)
Zebra Studio (Studio City, California)
Robert Irving Studios and Bossa Nova Hotel (Los Angeles, California)

| genre =

| length = 43:19

| label = MCA

| producer =

| prev_title = Playin' It Cool

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = Tell Me the Truth

| next_year = 1990

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/album/timothy-b-mw0000196697 link]

| noprose = yes

}}

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."{{Cite web|url=http://timothybschmitfans.com/rockline.html|title = Timothy B. Schmit Feed the Fire}}

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."{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/timothy-b-mw0000196697|title = Timothy B. - Timothy B. Schmit | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website = AllMusic}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Bruce Gaitsch, Will Jennings and Timothy B. Schmit, except where noted

| total_length = 43:19

| title1 = Boys Night Out

| length1 = 4:36

| title2 = Don't Give Up

| length2 = 3:57

| writer2 = Schmit

| title3 = Hold Me in Your Heart

| length3 = 4:42

| title4 = Everybody Needs a Lover

| length4 = 4:30

| title5 = Into the Night

| length5 = 4:37

| writer5 = Schmit

| title6 = A Better Day is Coming

| length6 = 4:29

| title7 = Jazz Street

| length7 = 4:15

| title8 = I Guess We'll Go on Living

| length8 = 5:32

| title9 = Down Here People Dance Forever

| length9 = 6:27

}}

Personnel

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