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
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 20, 1999
RecordedNovember 1998 – April 1999
GenreAdult contemporary
Length58:44
LabelColumbia
ProducerSophie B. Hawkins
Sophie B. Hawkins chronology
Whaler
(1994)
Timbre
(1999)
The Best of Sophie B. Hawkins
(2002)
Re-release cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]
Q[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Slant[5]

Track listing

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All songs written by Sophie B. Hawkins.

  1. "Strange Thing" – 3:53
  2. "No Connection" – 4:48
  3. "32 Lines" – 5:02
  4. "MMM My Best Friend" – 4:41
  5. "Bare the Weight of Me" – 4:29
  6. "Nocturne" – 4:08
  7. "The Darkest Childe" – 5:54
  8. "I Walk Alone" – 4:12
  9. "Your Tongue Like the Sun in My Mouth" – 5:43
  10. "Lose Your Way" – 4:04
  11. "Help Me Breathe" – 5:42
  12. "The One You Have Not Seen" – 6:09
2001 re-release bonus disc
  1. "You Turn Me On" (new song demo)
  2. "Travelling Light" (new song demo)
  3. "I Walk Alone" (Timbre demo)
  4. "No Connection" (Timbre demo)
  5. "Walking in My Blue Jeans" (radio edit)
  6. "Lose Your Way" (Bounce Remix)
  7. "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

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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 Novogviola
  • David Rubenstein – string conductor
  • Larry Saltzman – synthesizer, guitar
  • Carlos Vega – drums
  • Skip Waring – trumpet

Production

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  • 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

Notes

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