Tim Hardin 2

Tim Hardin 2 is the second album by folk artist Tim Hardin, released in 1967.

Tim Hardin 2
Studio album by Tim Hardin
Released	April 1967
Recorded	November 1964 – August 1966
Genre	Folk
Length	22:38
Label	Verve Forecast
Producer	Charles Koppelman, Don Rubin
Tim Hardin chronology
Tim Hardin 1 (1966) Tim Hardin 2 (1967) This Is Tim Hardin (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

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

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