Parachute

Album: Expando (2009)
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Songfacts®:

  • This is a track from the fifth solo album from Timothy B. Schmit, who is best known as bass guitar player and singer for Poco and The Eagles. Schmit recorded Expando entirely at his home studio near Los Angeles, during breaks from touring with the Eagles. It features musicians hand-picked by him, including on this track blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd on lead guitar, Benmont Tench of the Heartbreakers on organ, and Graham Nash on background vocals.

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