Nighttiming

Nighttiming
Studio album by Coconut Records
Released	March 20, 2007
Recorded	August 2006 at Casa Chica, Malibu, CA
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	33:24 55:02 (with bonus tracks)
Label	Young Baby Records
Producer	Mike Einziger, Woodrow Wilson Jackson III
Coconut Records chronology
Nighttiming (2007) Davy (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Nighttiming is Coconut Records' 2007 debut album. It was originally released as a digital download. The album was produced by Mike Einziger of Incubus in Casa Chica in Malibu in August 2006. The album is the product of Jason Schwartzman, who wrote all of the songs and performs the majority of the instruments.

CD prints of the album contain several bonus tracks, most of which are demo versions and alternate takes of songs on the album. Early copies of the CD also included unique Polaroid photographs by Schwartzman.

An official music video has been made for "West Coast". It features skateboarding performances by Mark Gonzales in Germany.

The song "Summer Day" was featured on the Spider-Man 3 original soundtrack. The song "West Coast" can be heard in an episode of The OC and can be purchased in the official season four soundtrack. The song "West Coast" also appears in the movie Cloverfield, as well as on an official Cloverfield CD (not the soundtrack). It is one of the many tracks played when the party takes place. The song "Nighttiming" makes an appearance as an iTunes bonus track for the Funny People original soundtrack.

"Summer Day" and "The Thanks I Get" were also used in two 2008 advertisements for Dentyne gum.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Jason Schwartzman.

1. "This Old Machine" – 2:01
2. "West Coast" – 3:32
3. "Back To You" – 4:39
4. "Summer Day" – 2:07
5. "Nighttiming" – 2:51
6. "Minding My Own Business" – 2:19
7. "Slowly" – 4:04
8. "Mama" – 1:33
9. "The Thanks I Get" – 2:24
10. "It's Not You It's Me" – 2:42
11. "Easy Girl" – 2:17
12. "Ask Her To Dance" – 2:55

Bonus track listing

13. (Silence) - 0:58
14. "This Old Machine" (Alternate Clip) - 0:46
15. "West Coast" (Alternate Clip) - 0:39
16. "Back to You" (Part 1) (Alternate Version) - 2:10
17. "Back to You" (Part 2) (Alternate Version) - 1:06
18. "Summer Day" (Alternate Version) - 1:49
19. "Nighttiming" (Alternate Clip) - 1:10
20. "Minding My Own Business" (Alternate Version) - 3:15
21. "Slowly" (Part 1) (Alternate Version) - 2:54
22. "The Thanks I Get" (Alternate Version) - 2:16
23. "Slowly" (Part 2) (Alternate Version) - 0:44
24. "It's Not You It's Me" (Alternate Version) - 1:35
25. "Easy Girl" (Alternate Version) - 1:48
26. "Ask Her to Dance" (Alternate Version) - 1:06

Personnel

Performance

Jason Schwartzman performs all vocals and instruments except:

• Kirsten Dunst – Vocals on tracks 1, 4
• Zooey Deschanel – Vocals on tracks 7, 12
• Robert Schwartzman – Vocals on track 11
• Jennifer Furches – Vocals on track 8; violin on tracks 2, 5, 7
• Benjamin Einziger - Background vocal choir on track 2
• Branda Colonna - Background vocal choir on track 2
• Brother Jack Elder - Background vocal choir on track 2
• Danny Farrington - Pedal steel on track 8
• Brandon Boyd - Whistling on track 7
• Ben Kenney - Bass on track 5
• Sam Farrar - Guitar on track 10

Production

Nighttiming was produced and recorded by Michael Einziger at Casa Chica, Malibu, CA during August 2006, except for track 1, which was produced by Woodrow Wilson Jackson III in March 2006. The album was mixed by Brendan O'Brien at Henson Studios, assisted by Tom Syroski. String arrangements by Syd Goldstein at Fools Goldstein Records. Cover photo by Roman Coppola.

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ [1]

External links

• Official site