Tim
by The Replacements
- Type: Album
- Released: Oct 1985
- Label: Sire
- Country: United States
- Length: 36:56
- Community rating: 4.48/5 from 15 ratings
Artists on this release: Bob Stinson, Chris Mars, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On their major-label debut 'Tim', The Replacements refined their characteristic punk-rock force with a more focused production from producer Tommy Ramone, sharpening their melodic hooks without sacrificing raw energy. Paul Westerberg's songwriting matured to explore themes of alienation, yearning, and reluctant adulthood, shifting between anthemic rockers and poignant, vulnerable ballads. This balance of improved sonic fidelity and heartfelt, chaotic performance solidified the album as a foundational text of 1980s alternative rock.
Genres
Descriptors: jangly, slacker, earnest, adolescence, unpolished
Tracklist
- Hold My Life (04:21)
- I'll Buy (03:25)
- Kiss Me on the Bus (02:53)
- Dose of Thunder (02:19)
- Waitress in the Sky (02:02)
- Swingin Party (03:51)
- Bastards of Young (03:37)
- Lay It Down Clown (02:24)
- Left of the Dial (03:42)
- Little Mascara (03:36)
- Here Comes a Regular (04:46)
Credits
- Paul Westerberg - vocals, guitar, piano, written-by
- Chris Mars - drums, backing vocals
- Bob Stinson - guitar
- Tommy Stinson - bass guitar
- Alex Chilton - additional production, vocals on "Left of the Dial", backing vocals, producer
- Tommy Erdelyi - producer, guitar solo on "Kiss Me on the Bus"
- Deborah DeStaffan - art direction, design
- Robert Longo - cover
- Steve Fjelstad - engineer
- Jack Skinner - mastered by
- Michelle Kinney - cello
- Jimmy Hole - art direction [reissue]
- Aaron Gershman - art direction [reissue]
- Biggs & Co. - design [reissue]
- Bob Mehr - liner notes
- Brian Kehew - mixed by
- Phillip Broussard - mixed by
- Liz Erman - production manager [product manager]
- Peter Jesperson - reissue producer
- Dave Schultz - remastered by