Tim Hardin 2
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| Released | April 1967 | |||
| Recorded | November 1964 – August 1966 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 22:38 | |||
| Label | Verve Forecast | |||
| Producer | Charles Koppelman, Don Rubin | |||
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Tim Hardin 2 is the second album by folk artist Tim Hardin, released in 1967.
History
The original LP release has a long poem on the back cover by Hardin titled "A Question of Birth..."
Tim Hardin 2 contains Hardin's most popular and much-covered composition "If I Were a Carpenter", most notably Bobby Darin, whose version peaked at No. 8 in the US and No. 9 in the UK in 1966.
Tim Hardin 2 was re-released on CD in 1998 by Repertoire along with Tim Hardin 1.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
In his review for AllMusic, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote "Tim Hardin 2 is probably his best single album, on which he eschewed blues nearly entirely and forged a distinctive folk-rock voice..."[2]
It was voted number 430 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Tim Hardin.
Side one
- "If I Were a Carpenter" – 2:41
- "Red Balloon" – 2:37
- "Black Sheep Boy" – 1:58
- "The Lady Came from Baltimore" – 1:49
- "Baby Close Its Eyes" – 1:52
Side two
- "You Upset the Grace of Living When You Lie" – 1:47
- "Speak Like a Child" – 3:15
- "See Where You Are and Get Out" – 1:12
- "It's Hard to Believe in Love for Long" – 2:17
- "Tribute to Hank Williams" – 3:10
Personnel
- Tim Hardin – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Don Peake – arranger
- Other musicians uncredited
Production notes
- Produced by Charles Koppelman and Don Rubin
- Jerry Schoenbaum – production supervision
- Val Valentin – director of engineering
- Engineered by Doc Siegel
- Cover design by David Krieger
- Cover photo by Marshall Harmon
References
- ^ Allmusic entry for compilation of Tim Hardin 1 and 2.
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Tim Hardin 2 > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
- ^ Colin Larkin (2006). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 138. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
