Timbre [EXTRA TRACKS] [EXPLICIT LYRICS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Sophie B. Hawkins

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 24, 2001)
• Original Release Date: April 24, 2001
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Extra tracks, Explicit Lyrics, Original recording reissued
• Label: Rykodisc
• ASIN: B00005B55A
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #193,229 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Walking In My Blue Jeans

2. No Connection

3. 32 Lines

4. Mmm My Best Friend

5. Bare The Weight Of Me

6. Nocturne

7. The Darkest Childe

8. I Walk Alone

9. Your Tongue Like The Sun

10. Lose Your Way

11. Help Me Breathe

12. The One You Have Not Seen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Travelling Light., April 27, 2001

By	Jason Stein (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

It was a smart move for Hawkins to take 1999's "Timbre" back from her record company and re-release it this year on her own label. Maybe now it will get the exposure it deserves. Hawkins has always been more than 1992's hit "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" and through the course of her three studio cds she has grown as a singer/songwriter. On "Timbre" she delves into self analysis on songs like "The Darkest Childe", "I Walk Alone" and "Walking In My Blue Jeans". Unlike her contemporaries (Alanis Morissette, Jewel, Joan Osborne, Ani Difranco, Tori Amos, etc.) Hawkins infuses her observations with some upbeat melodies like "Mmm My Best Friend", "No Connection", "32 Lines" and "Lose Your Way". Although I liked 1994's "Whaler" slightly better than "Timbre", the re-release comes with a bonus disc of two new demo songs "You Turn Me On" and "Travelling Light" plus the demo of "No Connection" and a remix of "Walking In My Blue Jeans" and two different versions of "Lose Your Way" which make this purchase more enticing. I think Sophie's music deserves more attention and respect, but then again, I like having artists like her out there--someone who makes great music and doesn't get overplayed (with the exception of "As I Lay Me Down", but I could listen to that a billion times and never get tired of hearing it.) If you haven't heard Sophie in a while, pick up a copy of "Timbre".

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great singer, songwriter and boxer!, April 25, 2001

By	John A. Gregorio (Castalian Springs, TN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In case you live in a sound vacuum, here is the basic history of this work. Ms. Hawkins has fought Sony over this album during and after production. Like others who have fought the industry to maintain their integrity and the integrity of the work, it has been a long hard battle. But, the fans of Ms. Hawkins formed a "Cracker Army" and came to her aid. This record was released on Sony without changes to "increase sales." Yet, Sony may have had the last word by a lack of promotion for the cd etc. Would this stop, her?? No way. Ms. Hawkins arms are NOT to short to box with the self-made Gods of Sonyland! She has released the cd on her own label, with help from Rykodisc, and has added an enhance disc to boot. The original cd on Sony was a five star cd and so is this one. I am not sure if the enhance cd adds anything except to her fans, like me, who are happy to get any music/video from her. Even her demos are great. I recommend buying this CD whether you have the other, anyway, if only to support her efforts to create art on the artist's terms! And if you don't have this CD...you are missing a work of great music, and lyrics which are not of the pablum we get in most of today's work. Original and thought provoking.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great album. Keep 'em coming, Sophie!, September 9, 2001

By A Customer

This was another awesome album by Sophie B. Hawkins. She is a dynamic artist -- many artists put out one album after another and generally follow the same sound. Sophie manages to change and evolve, yet stay Sophie.