Unforgiven (Tim Hardin album)
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Unforgiven is the album folk
artist Tim Hardin
was recording in 1980 but failed to complete due to his death of a drug overdose.
Portions of the album are incomplete studio tracks with vocals. Other songs are from home cassette demos recorded by Hardin prior to his death.
The original version of "Judge and Jury" was his last single, released in 1973 in England only.
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...
was recording in 1980 but failed to complete due to his death of a drug overdose.
Portions of the album are incomplete studio tracks with vocals. Other songs are from home cassette demos recorded by Hardin prior to his death.
The original version of "Judge and Jury" was his last single, released in 1973 in England only.
Personnel
- Tim HardinTim HardinJames 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...
– vocals, guitar, keyboards - Nicky HopkinsNicky HopkinsNicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins was an English pianist and organist.He recorded and performed on noted British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s as a session musician....
– piano - Jim Cuomo – piano, dombra
- Ken Lauber – piano
- Johnny Lee – guitar
- Peter Grant – pedal steel guitar
- Reginald Butler – bass
- Ricky FataarRicky FataarRicky Fataar is a South African multi-instrumentalist of Malay descent, who has performed as both a drummer, and a guitarist. He gained fame as an actor in the comedic television movie, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, a spoof on the actual history of The Beatles, and for his performance as a...
– drums - Denny Seiwell – drums
- Lisa Bialac – background vocals
Production notes
- Produced by Rob FraboniRob FraboniRob Fraboni is a California-born record producer and audio engineer well-known for his work with Bob Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Tim Hardin, The Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, and Bonnie Raitt, and as Vice President at Island Records where he remastered the entire Bob Marley catalog...
- Executive Producers: Don Rubin, Caroline Rubin
- Tim Kramer – engineer
- Matthew KatzMatthew KatzMatthew Katz is a music manager and producer, most notable as the former manager of Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape and It's A Beautiful Day. Katz was also one of the vanguard litigants in the famous Napster litigation, where he fought to protect property rights of music publishers.-History:Matthew...
– cover concept - Pompa – cover art