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Timbre is the third album by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, released in 1999. This album was re-released in 2001 with a bonus disc. One release has censored lyrics in "The Darkest Childe" and "Help Me Breathe".
Timbre | ||||
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Released | July 20, 1999 | |||
Recorded | November 1998 – April 1999 | |||
Genre | Adult contemporary | |||
Length | 58:44 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Sophie B. Hawkins | |||
Sophie B. Hawkins chronology | ||||
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Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
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Track listing
editAll songs written by Sophie B. Hawkins.
- "Strange Thing" – 3:53
- "No Connection" – 4:48
- "32 Lines" – 5:02
- "MMM My Best Friend" – 4:41
- "Bare the Weight of Me" – 4:29
- "Nocturne" – 4:08
- "The Darkest Childe" – 5:54
- "I Walk Alone" – 4:12
- "Your Tongue Like the Sun in My Mouth" – 5:43
- "Lose Your Way" – 4:04
- "Help Me Breathe" – 5:42
- "The One You Have Not Seen" – 6:09
- 2001 re-release bonus disc
- "You Turn Me On" (new song demo)
- "Travelling Light" (new song demo)
- "I Walk Alone" (Timbre demo)
- "No Connection" (Timbre demo)
- "Walking in My Blue Jeans" (radio edit)
- "Lose Your Way" (Bounce Remix)
- "Lose Your Way" (Spanish remix)
The bonus disc also includes video enhancement:
- Video biography
- "No Connection" (video)
- "The One You Have Not Seen" (video/home demo version)
- The Cream Will Rise Sundance promo
Personnel
edit- Sophie B. Hawkins – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, banjo, percussion, piano, electric guitar, keyboards, marimba, vocals, vibraphone, djembe, udu
- Additional personnel
- Joe Bashorun – synthesizer, keyboards
- Paul Bushnell – bass guitar
- Jon Clarke – oboe
- Steve Ferrone – drums
- Stefanie Fife – cello
- Mark Goldenberg – guitar
- Michael Landau – synthesizer, guitar
- Gerry Leonard – guitar
- Robin Lorenz – violin
- Novi Novog – viola
- David Rubenstein – string conductor
- Larry Saltzman – synthesizer, guitar
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Skip Waring – trumpet
Production
edit- Producer: Sophie B. Hawkins
- Executive producer: Peter Asher, Kevin Killen
- Engineers: Sophie B. Hawkins, Kevin Killen, Nathaniel Kunkel
- Assistant engineer: Al Sanderson
- Mixing: Kevin Killen
- Remixing: Mike Shipley
- Mastering: Bob Ludwig
- Editing: Chris Fudurich
- Programming: Chris Fudurich
- Arrangers: Sophie B. Hawkins, Joe Bashorun, Stefanie Fife, Robin Lorenz, Novi Novog
- String arrangements: David Rubenstein
- Loops: Sophie B. Hawkins, Chris Fudurich
- Production coordination: Ivy Skoff
- Assistants: David Baerwald, Marnie Lehman-Riley
- Art direction: Christine Wilson
- Design: Christine Wilson