Tim Hardin 2
# 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 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

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |

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).

## Track listing

All songs written by Tim Hardin.

### Side 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 Its Eyes" – 1:52

### Side 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
