Tim Hardin 2


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 by 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.

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].

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

  6. "You Upset the Grace of Living When You Lie" – 1:47
  7. "Speak Like a Child" – 3:15
  8. "See Where You Are and Get Out" – 1:12
  9. "It's Hard to Believe in Love for Long" – 2:17
  10. "Tribute to Hank Williams" – 3:10

    Personnel