Timbuk 3
Timbuk 3 was an American band that was founded in 1986 in Austin , Texas and initially only consisted of the couple Pat MacDonald and Barbara K. MacDonald (born October 4, 1958 in Wausau , Wisconsin ).
history
Initially, the duo played supported by their own recordings of the accompanying tracks, which were played by a large ghetto blaster . In 1991 Wally Ingram and Courtney Audain joined the band. Timbuk 3 recorded a number of albums between 1986 and 1995, of which the first album "Greetings From Timbuk 3" produced the hit parade song "The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades".
The band name is a modification of a word game very well known in the Anglophone world with the name of the city of Timbuktu , which is spoken like "Timbuk Two" and can therefore also be jokingly regarded as the name of a duo.
The band broke up in 1995 and the band members released individual solo projects.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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| 1986 | Greetings from Timbuk3 |
UK51 (4 weeks) UK |
US50 (30 weeks) US |
First published: October 1986
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| 1988 | Eden Alley | - |
US107 (13 weeks) US |
First published: May 1988
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more publishments
- 1989: Edge of Allegiance
- 1991: Big Shot in the Dark
- 1992: Some of the Best of
- 1993: Espace Ornano
- 1993: Looks Like Dark to Me EP
- 1995: A Hundred Lovers
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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US
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| 1986 | The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades Greetings from Timbuk3 |
UK21 (8 weeks) UK |
US19 (16 weeks) US |
First published: October 1986
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