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
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

 * 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