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Stephen Bishop: THIMK

On August 15, 2025, “Life’s a Bish Records” label released “THIMK”, the twentieth and final Stephen Bishop album. It was recorded at “Man Cave Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Marcus Eaton.

  • Stephen Bishop – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Marcus Eaton – guitar, bass, backing vocals, string arrangements, sampling
  • Eric Clapton – slide guitar
  • Christopher Cross – guitar
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
  • Steve Porcaro – piano
  • Jimmy Webb – piano
  • John Jarvis – piano
  • David Benoit – piano
  • Michael McDonald – piano, backing vocals
  • Nathan East – bass
  • Leland Sklar – bass
  • Sean Hurley – bass
  • Mai Leisz – bass
  • Nic Collins – drums
  • Jake Reed – drums
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Jack Tempchin – harmonica
  • Graham Nash – vocals
  • Sting – backing vocals
  • Art Garfunkel – backing vocals
  • Kenny Loggins – backing vocals
  • David Pack – backing vocals
  • James Lee Stanley – backing vocals
  • Gerry Beckley – backing vocals
  • Dewey Bunnell – backing vocals
  • Marilyn Martin – backing vocals
  • Liz Lieber – backing vocals
  • Marcus Eaton – engineer, editor
  • Billy Centenaro – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Liz Kamlet – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Bishop, except where noted.

  1. Now That I’ve Hit the Big Time
  2. Only the Heart Within You
  3. She’ll Always Be My Girl
  4. In the Limelight (alternate version)
  5. The Money Girl
  6. Liz (So in Love with You)
  7. Really Wanting You
  8. One More Night
  9. You Don’t Need My Love
  10. It Might Be You – Stephen Bishop, Dave Grusin, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
  11. Under the Rainbow
  12. A Message from Stephen

Peter Tork

On February 21, 2019, Peter Halsten Thorkelson aka Peter Tork, died aged 77. He was musician (keyboards, piano, bass guitar, banjo, guitar), songwriter and actor, performed with James Lee Stanley and his band Shoe Suede Blues, recorded wit George Harrison, formed the band Peter Tork Release, but was best known as keyboards and bass player of The Monkees. As leader Tork released one album.