Timmy T

Timmy Torres (born September 21, 1967 in Fresno, California[1]), professionally known as Timmy T, is a freestyle performer and musician. Timmy T had a Billboard Hot 100 #1 single with "One More Try" in 1991.[1]

Timmy T
Timmy T (left) co-hosts with Morning personality DJ Toby on KSIQ-FM in 2006
Background information
Birth nameTimothy Torres
Born (1967-09-21) September 21, 1967
Fresno, California
GenresPop, freestyle
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1989–present

Career

Timmy T started out in the 1980s in small rap groups in Fresno, but felt that he would rather do dance music. He purchased a Moog synthesizer and a Roland TR-808 drum machine at a pawn shop, and recorded his first single, "Time After Time", in his garage. After getting that single pressed on vinyl, he rode his motorcycle to a local Fresno radio station to ask them to play his song. After the DJ played the song, there were many calls requesting who was performing that song. The DJ recommended that Timmy T take his record to radio stations in Los Angeles for more exposure. After Los Angeles pop station Power 106 played the record, it received airplay from several more stations throughout the country including Hot 97 in New York. Timmy got a record deal with Quality Records, and "Time After Time" went on to peak at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[2] He released another single at the end of 1990, the ballad "One More Try", which proved to be much more successful than his first single, selling over a million copies and climbing to the top of the Billboard charts the following year. The success of the single drove the album, also named "Time After Time," to the #46 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[3]

He recorded his first album Time After Time, featuring the title track (his first single), "What Will I Do", "One More Try", and "Over and Over". None of the singles from his second album, All For Love, reached the charts, however his song "Over You" was featured in the motion picture The Raffle in the company of Elton John. The other singles of the second album were "Cry a Million Tears" and a cover of the song originally by Eric Carmen "Boats Against the Current". A year after the release of his second album, he distanced himself from the spotlight to focus on the birth of his son.

Timmy T still performs along with other freestyle acts from the late 80s and early 90s. He is still active in putting together these shows for people who still enjoy the freestyle era.

Discography

Studio albums
Year Album details Chart
CAN
[4]		 US
[3]		 JAP
[5]		 SWE
[6]
1990 Time After Time
  • Released: June 20, 1990
  • Label: Quality Records
 27 46 73 48
1992 All for Love
  • Released: March 24, 1992
  • Label: Quality Records
 - - - -
"-" denotes a release that did not make the stop.

Compilation albums
Year Album Details
2006 One More Try: The Collection
  • Released: April 3, 2006
  • Label: ZYX Music

Singles
Year Single Positions Album
US
[3]		 NED
[7]		 GER
[8]
1989 "Time After Time" 40 - - Time After Time
1990 "What Will I Do" 96 - -
1991 "One More Try" 1 2 8
"Over and Over" 63 - -
"Paradise" - 18 -
"Too Young to Love You" - - -
1992 "Over You" - - - All for Love
"Cry a Million Tears" - - -
"Boats Against the Current" - - -

Music videos
Year Single
1990 "Time After Time"
1991 "One More Try"
"Over and Over"
"Paradise"
"Too Young to Love You"
1992 "Over You"

See also

References
  1. Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of #1 Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 781.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 636.
  3. "Time After Time - Timmy T | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2013-09-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」　－CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－". ranking.oricon.co.jp.
  6. "swedishcharts.com - Timmy T - Time After Time". swedishcharts.com.
  7. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl.
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