{{short description|American singer}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- For individuals; see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Timmy T | image = Timmy_T_%26_DJ_Toby_2006.jpg | alt = | caption = Timmy T (left) co-hosts with Morning personality DJ Toby on KSIQ-FM in 2006 | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Timothy Torres | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|09|21}} | birth_place = [[Fresno, California]] | death_date = | death_place = | origin = | instrument = | genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Freestyle music|freestyle]] | occupation = Actor, musician | years_active = 1989–present | label = | website = }}
'''Timmy Torres''' (born September 21, 1967<ref name="Bronson">[[Fred Bronson|Bronson, Fred]] (2003). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Hits'', 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 781.</ref>), professionally known as '''Timmy T''', is an American [[Freestyle music|freestyle]] performer and musician. Timmy T had a [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] #1 single with "[[One More Try (Timmy T song)|One More Try]]" in 1991.<ref name="Bronson"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-11-12 |title=The Number Ones: Timmy T's "One More Try" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2166532/the-number-ones-timmy-ts-one-more-try/columns/the-number-ones/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref>
==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. He originally recorded the song for his girlfriend and after his girlfriend liked it, he decided to get the single pressed on vinyl.<ref name=":0" /> 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 [[WQHT|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.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[[Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]] (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 636.</ref>
His next single "What Will I Do", made it to #96 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart.<ref name=":0" />
He released another single at the end of 1990, the ballad "[[One More Try (Timmy T song)|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.<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/time-after-time-mw0000690159 |title=Time After Time - Timmy T | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2020-06-07}}</ref>
He recorded his first album ''[[Time After Time (Timmy T album)|Time After Time]]'', featuring the title track (his first single), "What Will I Do", "One More Try", and "[[Over and Over (Timmy T song)|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.
In 2018 he appeared on the [[Tosh.0]] "[[List of Tosh.0 episodes#cite note-283|Web Redemption Reunion Spectacular"]], singing "One More Try".
As of 2019, Timmy T was still performing along with other freestyle acts from the late 80s and early 90s.
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {|Class = "wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions !scope="col" rowspan = "2" | Title !scope="col" rowspan = "2" | Album details !scope="col" colspan = "4" | Peak chart positions |- Style = "font-size: smaller;" ! style="width:30px;"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1479&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESS |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-09-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415203309/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1479&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESS |archivedate=2014-04-15 }}</ref>
! style="width:30px;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="allmusic.com"/>
! style="width:30px;"| [[Oricon|JPN]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=264469&samecd=1&chart_kbn=11A&linkcd=30016707|title=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－|website=ranking.oricon.co.jp}}</ref>
! style="width:30px;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Timmy+T&titel=Time+After+Time&cat=a|title=swedishcharts.com - Timmy T - Time After Time|website=swedishcharts.com}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"|''[[Time After Time (Timmy T album)|Time After Time]]'' | * Released: June 20, 1990 * Label: Quality | style="text-align:center;"| 27 | style="text-align:center;"| 46 | style="text-align:center;"| 73 | style="text-align:center;"| 48 |- ! scope="row"|''[[All for Love (Timmy T album)|All for Love]]'' | * Released: March 24, 1992 * Label: Quality | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |- | colspan="16" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"| "-" denotes a release that did not make the stop. |}
===Compilation albums===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ List of compilation albums, with selected details !Title !Album details |- ! scope="row"|''One More Try: The Collection'' | *Released: April 3, 2006 *Label: ZYX Music |}
===Singles=== {| Class = "wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- Style = "font-size: smaller;" ! style="width:40px;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="allmusic.com"/>
! style="width:40px;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Timmy+T&titel=One+More+Try&cat=s|title=Timmy T One More Try|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref>
! style="width:40px;"| [[Dutch Single Top 100|NED]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=timmy+t&cat=s|title=Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl|website=dutchcharts.nl}}</ref>
! style="width:40px;"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Timmy+T./single |title=Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de |website=www.musicline.de |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929115259/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Timmy+T./single |archive-date=29 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Time After Time" | style="text-align:center;"| 1989 | style="text-align:center;"| 40 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="6"|''Time After Time'' |- ! scope="row"| "What Will I Do" | style="text-align:center;"| 1990 | style="text-align:center;"| 96 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |- ! scope="row"| "[[One More Try (Timmy T song)|One More Try]]" | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| 1991 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center; | 36 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 |- ! scope="row"| "Over and Over" | style="text-align:center;"| 63 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |- ! scope="row"| "Paradise" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center; | — | style="text-align:center;"| 18 | style="text-align:center;"| — |- ! scope="row"| "Too Young to Love You" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |- ! scope="row"| "Over You" | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 1992 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|''All for Love'' |- ! scope="row"| "Cry a Million Tears" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |- ! scope="row"| "Boats Against the Current" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — |}
==Music videos== {|class="wikitable" |- !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Single |- | style="text-align:left;"|1990 |align="left"|"Time After Time" |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"|1991 |align="left"|"One More Try" |- |align="left"|"Over and Over" |- |align="left"|"Paradise" |- |align="left"|"Too Young to Love You" |- | style="text-align:left;"|1992 |align="left"|"Over You" |}
==See also== *[[List of artists who reached number one in the United States]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official Website}}
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