Tim Hardin 2

Infobox Album |
Name = Tim Hardin 2
Type =Album
Artist = Tim Hardin


Released = April 1967
Recorded = November 1964 - August 1966
Genre = Folk
Length = 22:38
Label = Verve
Producer = Charles Koppelman, Don Rubin
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:p7lvad1kt8wj link]

Last album = "Tim Hardin 1"
(1966)
This album = "Tim Hardin 2"
(1967)
Next album = "This is Tim Hardin"
(1967)

"Tim Hardin 2" is the second album by folk artist Tim Hardin, released in 1967. The original LP release has a long poem on the back cover by Hardin titled "A Question of Birth..."

"Tim Hardin 1" 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.

Okkervil River, an Austin, Texas indie band, used "Black Sheep Boy" as the opening song and the central theme of their 2005 album, "Black Sheep Boy".

Allmusic stated "Tim Hardin 2" is probably his best single album, on which he eschewed blues nearly entirely and forged a distinctive folk-rock voice..."

"Tim Hardin 2" was re-released on CD in 1998 by Repertoire along with "Tim Hardin 1". [ [http://www.allclassical.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifpxqtgldde Allmusic entry for compilation of Tim Hardin 1 and 2.] ]

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Hardin.

ide 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 It's Eyes" – 1:52

ide 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