Tim Hardin 2 Explained

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

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..."

It was voted number 430 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Hardin.

Side one

1. "If I Were a Carpenter" – 2:41
2. "Red Balloon" – 2:37
3. "Black Sheep Boy" – 1:58
4. "The Lady Came from Baltimore" – 1:49
5. "Baby Close Its Eyes" – 1:52

Side two

1. "You Upset the Grace of Living When You Lie" – 1:47
2. "Speak Like a Child" – 3:15
3. "See Where You Are and Get Out" – 1:12
4. "It's Hard to Believe in Love for Long" – 2:17
5. "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

Notes and References

1. http://www.allclassical.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifpxqtgldde Allmusic entry for compilation of Tim Hardin 1 and 2.
2. Book: All Time Top 1000 Albums. Colin Larkin. Colin Larkin. Virgin Books. 2006. 3rd. 0-7535-0493-6. 138.