Timbre (album)

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".

Track listing
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

 * 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

 * 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