''Nighttiming'' is Coconut Records' 2007 debut album. It was originally released as a digital download. The album was produced by

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in Casa Chica in Malibu in August 2006. The album is the product of

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, who wrote all of the songs and performs the majority of the instruments. CD prints of the album contain several

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, most of which are demo versions and alternate takes of songs on the album. Early copies of the CD also included unique

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photographs by Schwartzman. An official music video has been made for "West Coast". It features skateboarding performances by

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. The song "Summer Day" was featured on the ''Spider-Man 3'' original soundtrack. The song "West Coast" can be heard in an episode of ''

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'' and can be purchased in the official season four soundtrack. The song "West Coast" also appears in the movie ''

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'', as well as on a promotional CD for the film entitled ''Rob's Party Mix''. 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

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Track listing

All songs written by Jason Schwartzman. # "This Old Machine" – 2:01 with

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# "West Coast" – 3:32 with

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, Branda Colonna and Brother Jack Elder # "Back to You" – 4:39 # "Summer Day" – 2:07 with Kirsten Dunst # "Nighttiming" – 2:51 # "Minding My Own Business" – 2:19 # "Slowly" – 4:04 with

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# "Mama" – 1:33 with Jennifer Furches # "The Thanks I Get" – 2:24 # "It's Not You It's Me" – 2:42 # "Easy Girl" – 2:17 with

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# "Ask Her to Dance" – 2:55 with Zooey Deschanel

Bonus track listing

(Silence) – 0:58 # "This Old Machine" (Alternate Clip) – 0:46 # "West Coast" (Alternate Clip) – 0:39 # "Back to You" (Part 1) (Alternate Version) – 2:10 # "Back to You" (Part 2) (Alternate Version) – 1:06 # "Summer Day" (Alternate Version) – 1:49 # "Nighttiming" (Alternate Clip) – 1:10 # "Minding My Own Business" (Alternate Version) – 3:15 # "Slowly" (Part 1) (Alternate Version) – 2:54 # "The Thanks I Get" (Alternate Version) – 2:16 # "Slowly" (Part 2) (Alternate Version) – 0:44 # "It's Not You It's Me" (Alternate Version) – 1:35 # "Easy Girl" (Alternate Version) – 1:48 # "Ask Her to Dance" (Alternate Version) – 1:06

Personnel

Performance

– vocals, drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, bass guitar *

– vocals (tracks 1, 4) *

– vocals (tracks 7, 12) *

– vocals (track 11) *

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– vocals (track 8), violin (tracks 2, 5, 7) *

– background vocal choir (track 2) * Branda Colonna – background vocal choir (track 2) * Brother Jack Elder – background vocal choir (track 2) * Danny Farrington –

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(track 8) *

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– whistling (track 7) *

Ben Kenney Benjamin Lee Kenney Sr. (born March 12, 1977) is an American musician from Brielle, New Jersey. He is the current bass guitarist for the band Incubus (since 2003) and had previously played in the Roots as a guitarist. He also records as a solo ...

– bass guitar (track 5) *

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– electric guitar (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

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References

External links

Official site
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