The Best of Tim Hardin
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The Best of Tim Hardin is a compilation album
by folk
artist Tim Hardin
, released in 1969. All the songs are taken from Tim Hardin 1
and Tim Hardin 2
.
The album was released again in 1974 on the Archetypes label and is out of print although all the songs are available on other Hardin compilations.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
artist Tim Hardin
Tim Hardin
James Timothy "Tim" Hardin was an American folk musician and composer. He wrote the Top 40 hits "If I Were a Carpenter", covered by, among others, Joan Baez, Bobby Darin, Johnny Cash, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, and Robert Plant, and "Reason to Believe", covered by many, including Rod Stewart, as well...
, released in 1969. All the songs are taken from Tim Hardin 1
Tim Hardin 1
Tim Hardin 1 is the debut album by folk artist Tim Hardin, released in 1966 on Verve Records.-History:Tim Hardin 1 contains one of his most well-known and frequently covered songs, "Reason to Believe" — most notably a hit by Rod Stewart in 1971. Some of the songs were demos that ended up on the...
and 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..."...
.
The album was released again in 1974 on the Archetypes label and is out of print although all the songs are available on other Hardin compilations.
Side one
- "Don't Make PromisesDon't Make Promises-Other versions:Bobby Darin included "Don't Make Promises," as well as four other Tim Hardin songs, on Darin's 1966 If I Were a Carpenter album. In 1967, the song was covered by Marianne Faithfull, Scott McKenzie, Rick Nelson, and Gary Lewis & the Playboys...
" 2:22 - "It'll Never Happen Again" 2:35
- "Tribute to Hank Williams" 3:10
- "Misty Roses" 1:59
- "How Can We Hang On To A Dream" 2:06
Side two
- "If I Were A Carpenter" 2:41
- "Reason to BelieveReason to Believe"Reason to Believe" is a song written and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965, which has since been recorded by a number of other artists, the most known of which is by Rod Stewart in 1971 and 1993...
" 1:59 - "Black Sheep Boy" 1:58
- "Red Ballon" 2:37
- "Smugglin' Man" 1:56
- "Lady Came From Baltimore" 1:49