Tim Hardin 2

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.

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..."

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