Timothy B. Schmit

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Timothy B. Schmit

| background = solo_singer

| image = Timothy B. Schmit.png

| caption = Schmit performing with the Eagles in 2019

| birth_name = Timothy Bruce Schmit

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|10|30}}

| birth_place = Oakland, California, U.S.

| genre = {{hlist|Rock|country rock|soft rock|hard rock}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter}}

| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|bass}}

| years_active = 1960–present

| label =

| current_member_of = Eagles

| past_member_of = {{hlist|Poco|Coral Reefer Band|Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band}}

| website = {{URL|timothybschmit.com}}

}}

File:Eagles.jpg, during their 2008/09 Long Road Out of Eden Tour]]

Timothy Bruce Schmit (born October 30, 1947) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He has performed as the bassist and vocalist for Poco and the Eagles, having replaced Randy Meisner in both cases. Schmit has also worked for decades as a session musician and solo artist. In 1998, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Eagles.

Early life

Schmit was born in Oakland, California.{{cite web|last=Eder |first=Bruce |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p122756/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Timothy B. Schmit > Biography |publisher=allmusic |access-date=2011-07-01}} He was raised in Sacramento, and began playing in the folk music group Tim, Tom & Ron at the age of 15. That group evolved into a surf band called the Contenders, then changed its name to the New Breed (sometimes known simply as "the Breed"). As the New Breed, they had a major local hit in Sacramento: the Animals-inspired "Green Eyed Woman," which was released in 1965 and hit No. 1 on local top-40 outlet KXOA. (The track also charted on isolated stations in Virginia and Indiana.) A few more local-only hits followed, before the group changed its name once again to Glad. The group recorded the album Feelin' Glad in 1968.

Poco

In 1968, Schmit auditioned for Poco but was turned down in favor of founding member Randy Meisner. When Meisner quit the band in 1969, Schmit replaced him on bass and vocals.{{cite web|last=Eder |first=Bruce |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4886/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Randy Meisner > Biography |publisher=allmusic |access-date=2009-11-14}} He appeared on nine of Poco's studio albums and two live albums between 1969 and 1977, composing numerous songs. He wrote and was the lead singer on the song "Keep on Tryin'," Poco's biggest hit single to that point, peaking at No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975.

Apart from Poco, Schmit also contributed backup vocals to Firefall's 1977 hit, "Just Remember I Love You."{{cite web|last=DeGagne |first=Mike |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r615335/review|pure_url=yes}} |title=Luna Sea > Review |publisher=allmusic |access-date=2009-11-15}} Schmit sang backing vocals on the Steely Dan albums Pretzel Logic, The Royal Scam and Aja.{{cite web|url=http://www.steelydan.com/citizentracks.html |title=SteelyDan.com |access-date=2013-10-28}} Schmit also sang backing vocals on "Never Let Her Slip Away", a top 5 UK hit for Andrew Gold in 1978, along with Brock Walsh, JD Souther and an uncredited Freddie Mercury. In 1974, Schmit played bass alongside Glenn Frey and Don Henley on the song "You Can Close Your Eyes" featured on Linda Ronstadt's album Heart Like a Wheel.

Eagles

In 1977, Schmit joined the Eagles after the Hotel California tour, replacing Randy Meisner on bass/vocals, as he had done in Poco, after Meisner quit. Although the Eagles are thought of as a quintessential California band, Schmit is the only member of the group who is actually a native of California.{{cite web|url=http://www.timothybschmitonline.com/biography.htm |title=Timothy B. Schmit Biography |publisher=Timothybschmitonline.com |access-date=2014-05-24}}{{Cite web |last=Ferguson |first=Jon |date=May 24, 2012 |title=Timothy B. Schmit went from envying the Eagles to becoming one |url=http://lancasteronline.com/entertainment/timothy-b-schmit-went-from-envying-the-eagles-to-becoming/article_53c3e0f1-f458-5aa0-9d6c-8282e7d75d3a.html |access-date=June 10, 2014 |publisher=LancasterOnline.com}}

On their 1979 album, The Long Run, Schmit co-wrote and sang lead vocals on the song "I Can't Tell You Why". The band later broke up in 1980 and reunited 14 years later, with Schmit singing the lead vocals on "Love Will Keep Us Alive" on the reunion album Hell Freezes Over.

In 2007, the Eagles released a new album, Long Road Out of Eden. Schmit continued to be part of the Eagles lineup along with Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Joe Walsh until Frey's death in 2016 and is in the current Eagles touring lineup featuring Vince Gill.

Career after Eagles and Poco

After the Eagles broke up in 1980, Schmit embarked on a solo career, singing vocals and playing bass for hire during studio sessions. His voice can be heard on many hits, including Bob Seger's "Fire Lake" and Boz Scaggs' "Look What You've Done to Me" (each with Frey and Henley), Don Felder's "Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)" (with Henley), and Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Southern Cross" and "Wasted on the Way", where he sang harmony. He was also a background musician on two of Don Henley's hit songs, "Dirty Laundry" and "You Don't Know Me at All". He sang a cover of The Tymes' "So Much in Love" on the soundtrack to the film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." Schmidt is the noteworthy soaring high- register voice at the end of Toto's Africa hit recording.

Schmit teamed with his predecessor in both Poco and the Eagles, Randy Meisner, along with their mutual Eagles bandmate Joe Walsh, to provide background vocals to the Richard Marx 1987 hit "Don't Mean Nothing". Schmit also performed on the Toto 1983 hit singles "I Won't Hold You Back" and "Africa", and the Jars of Clay song "Everything in Between". He also played on the 1983 Glenn Shorrock solo album. He sang harmony and backing vocals on Dan Fogelberg's 1984 project Windows and Walls. In 1991 Schmit covered the standard "I Only Have Eyes for You" for the soundtrack of the film Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. In 1988 he added background vocals to Sheena Easton's album The Lover in Me and in 1989 Schmit added background vocals on the Stacey Q single, "Heartbeat", which was featured on her Nights Like This album. He also sang background vocals on the America album Alibi.

Schmit toured with Toto in 1982 and with Jimmy Buffett in 1983, 1984, and 1985 as a member of the Coral Reefer Band and coined the term "Parrotheads" to describe Buffett's fans. He was a member of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band in 1992. In 1993, he contributed background vocals to several tracks on Clint Black's No Time to Kill CD including the title cut. In 1995, Schmit sang the song "How Far I'll Fly" for the ending credits to the Australian movie Napoleon. In 1996, he sang on a cover version of The Beach Boys' song "Caroline, No" on their album Stars and Stripes Vol. 1, with the Beach Boys themselves contributing harmonies. In 2000, he toured with Dan Fogelberg; recordings from that tour became a live album, Dan Fogelberg Live. Schmit sang harmony on the title track of Katy Rose's debut album, Because I Can, produced by fellow Poco alumnus and Katy's father, Kim Bullard.

Schmit's fifth studio album, Expando, was released in October 2009. In May 2012, Schmit was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the Berklee College of Music.{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/berklee-music-students-perform-for-the-eagles-20120512|title=Berklee Music Students Perform For The Eagles - Noise11.com|website=www.noise11.com|date=May 12, 2012 |access-date=March 29, 2018}} His sixth studio album Leap of Faith was released on September 23, 2016, the first release of an Eagles member since the death of bandmate Glenn Frey in January 2016. His seventh studio album Day by Day was released on May 6, 2022.

Personal life

Schmit has three children: a daughter by his first wife and a daughter and son by his present wife.{{cite web|url=http://www.timothybschmitonline.com/funfacts.htm |title=Timothy B. Schmit Online Fun Facts |publisher=Timothybschmitonline.com |access-date=2014-05-24}} He was successfully treated for throat and neck cancer in late 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/timothy-b-schmit-recovering-from-throat-cancer-20130124 |title=Timothy B. Schmit Recovering From Throat Cancer |date=January 24, 2013 |publisher=The Noise Network Pty Ltd |access-date=2021-06-14}}{{cite web|url=https://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/12/21/a-life-changer-in-many-ways-assistant-says-the-eagles-timothy-b-schmit-diagnosed-with-throat-neck-cancer/ |title='A life changer in many ways': Assistant says the Eagles' Timothy B. Schmit recovering from throat, neck cancer |date=December 21, 2012 |publisher=Something Else! |access-date=2014-05-24}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Album details ! colspan="2"\| Peak positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:50px;"\| US ! style="width:50px;"\| US Heat
1984 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Playin' It Cool First studio album Release date: September 17, 1984 Label: Asylum Records \| 160 \| 1
1987 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Timothy B Second studio album Release date: September 7, 1987 Label: MCA Records \| 106 \| 1
1990 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Tell Me the Truth Third studio album Release date: July 24, 1990 Label: MCA Records \| — \| —
2001 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Feed the Fire Fourth studio album Release date: May 1, 2001 Label: Lucan Records \| — \| —
2009 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Expando Fifth studio album Release date: October 20, 2009 Label: Lost Highway Records \| — \| 43
2016 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Leap of Faith Sixth studio album Release date: September 23, 2016 Label: Benowen Records \| — \| —
2022 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Day by Day Seventh studio album Release date: May 6, 2022{{cite web \|url=https://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/timothy-b-schmit-day-by-day-new-album-listen-stream/ \|title=Out Now: Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles) Releases New Solo Album, Day By Day \|work=Rock Cellar \|date=May 6, 2022 \|access-date=May 6, 2022}} \| — \| —
colspan="8" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Album details

! colspan="2"| Peak positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:50px;"| US

! style="width:50px;"| US Heat

1984

| style="text-align:left;"| Playin' It Cool

First studio album
Release date: September 17, 1984
Label: Asylum Records

| 160

| 1

1987

| style="text-align:left;"| Timothy B

Second studio album
Release date: September 7, 1987
Label: MCA Records

| 106

| 1

1990

| style="text-align:left;"| Tell Me the Truth

Third studio album
Release date: July 24, 1990
Label: MCA Records

| —

2001

| style="text-align:left;"| Feed the Fire

Fourth studio album
Release date: May 1, 2001
Label: Lucan Records

| —

2009

| style="text-align:left;"| Expando

Fifth studio album
Release date: October 20, 2009
Label: Lost Highway Records

| —

| 43

2016

| style="text-align:left;"| Leap of Faith

Sixth studio album
Release date: September 23, 2016
Label: Benowen Records

| —

2022

| style="text-align:left;"| Day by Day

Seventh studio album
Release date: May 6, 2022{{cite web |url=https://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/timothy-b-schmit-day-by-day-new-album-listen-stream/ |title=Out Now: Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles) Releases New Solo Album, Day By Day |work=Rock Cellar |date=May 6, 2022 |access-date=May 6, 2022}}

| —

colspan="8" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="5"\| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:30px;"\| US {{cite book\|last=Whitburn\|first=Joel\|title=Top Pop Singles 1955–2010\|publisher=Record Research, Inc\|page=789\|year=2011\|isbn=978-0-89820-188-8}} ! style="width:30px;"\| US Main ! style="width:30px;"\| US AC ! style="width:30px;"\| CAN ! style="width:30px;"\| CAN AC
1982 \| style="text-align:left;"\| "So Much in Love" \| 59 \| — \| 27 \| — \| — \| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"\| Playin' It Cool
1984 \| style="text-align:left;"\| "Playin' It Cool" \| 101 \| 48 \| — \| — \| —
1987 \| style="text-align:left;"\| "Boys Night Out" \| 25 \| 17 \| — \| 69 \| — \| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"\| Timothy B
1988 \| style="text-align:left;"\| "Don't Give Up" \| — \| — \| 30 \| — \| 22
2016 \| style="text-align:left;"\| "Red Dirt Road" \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| style="text-align:left;"\| Leap of Faith
2019 \| style="text-align:left;"\| "The Good Fight" {{small\|(featuring Sheryl Crow)}} \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| rowspan=2 {{N/A\|Non-album singles}}
2020 \| style="text-align:left;"\| "Cross That Line" \| — \| — \| — \| — \| —
rowspan=2\| 2022 \| style="text-align:left;"\| "Simple Man" \| — \| — \| — \| — \| — \| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2\| Day By Day
style="text-align:left;"\| "Heartbeat" \| — \| — \| — \| — \| —
colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="5"| Peak positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:30px;"| US
{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Top Pop Singles 1955–2010|publisher=Record Research, Inc|page=789|year=2011|isbn=978-0-89820-188-8}}

! style="width:30px;"| US Main

! style="width:30px;"| US AC

! style="width:30px;"| CAN

! style="width:30px;"| CAN AC

1982

| style="text-align:left;"| "So Much in Love"

| 59

| —

| 27

| —

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Playin' It Cool

1984

| style="text-align:left;"| "Playin' It Cool"

| 101

| 48

| —

1987

| style="text-align:left;"| "Boys Night Out"

| 25

| 17

| —

| 69

| —

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Timothy B

1988

| style="text-align:left;"| "Don't Give Up"

| —

| 30

| —

| 22

2016

| style="text-align:left;"| "Red Dirt Road"

| —

| style="text-align:left;"| Leap of Faith

2019

| style="text-align:left;"| "The Good Fight"
{{small|(featuring Sheryl Crow)}}

| —

| rowspan=2 {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

2020

| style="text-align:left;"| "Cross That Line"

| —

rowspan=2| 2022

| style="text-align:left;"| "Simple Man"

| —

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Day By Day

style="text-align:left;"| "Heartbeat"

| —

colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

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Freddie Mercury provided uncredited backing vocals per these sources:

{{cite web |url=http://top500.smoothradio.com/2015/chart/position/318/ |title=Top 500 |publisher=Smooth Radio |access-date=2 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410033547/http://top500.smoothradio.com/2015/chart/position/318/ |archive-date=10 April 2015 }}
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"Never Let Her Slip Away". Johnnie Walker's Sounds of the 70s. BBC Radio 2. 5 Feb 2012.
O'Neal, Sean. [https://www.avclub.com/r-i-p-andrew-gold-songwriter-of-lonely-boy-and-the-1798226005 R.I.P. Andrew Gold, songwriter of "Lonely Boy" and The Golden Girls theme]. The A.V. Club. June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
[http://www.contactmusic.com/news/singersongwriter-andrew-gold-dies_1224195 Singer/Songwriter Andrew Gold Dies]. Contactmusic. June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
[http://blogs.abc.net.au/wa/2011/06/andrew-gold-lonely-boy-.html Drive with Russell Woolf; Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310062618/http://blogs.abc.net.au/wa/2011/06/andrew-gold-lonely-boy-.html |date=2013-03-10 }}. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2013.