''Painted Head'' is an album by

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artist

Tim Hardin James Timothy Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was an American folk and blues musician and composer. As well as releasing his own material, several of his songs, including " If I Were a Carpenter" and " Reason to Believe", be ...

, recorded in England and released in 1972. It was Hardin's last release on

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Background

Hardin had moved to England in February, 1972 after the release of his album '' Bird on a Wire''. While there he was undergoing

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for his heroin addiction. The sessions included British session musicians as well as guest Peter Frampton. The album sold poorly and his contract with Columbia was terminated. There are no original songs on ''Painted Head''. It was re-issued by BGO Records in 2007 on CD.

Reception

In his review for

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, music critic James Chrispell wrote "This is a much different album for Tim Hardin, but it is much better than most would have thought... While Painted Head isn't that great an album, it shows that Hardin was trying to reel in his excesses and give his career some much-needed discipline."

Track listing

Side one

# "

You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" (alternatively "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover") is a 1962 song by rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley. Written by Willie Dixon, the song was one of Diddley's last record chart hits. Unlike many of his ...

" ( Willie Dixon) – 4:12 # "Midnight Caller" (

Pete Ham Peter William Ham (27 April 1947 – 24 April 1975) was a Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as a lead vocalist of and composer for the 1970s rock band Badfinger, whose hit songs include " No Matter What", " Day After Day" and " ...

) – 3:09 # "Yankee Lady" (

Jesse Winchester James Ridout "Jesse" Winchester Jr. (May 17, 1944 – April 11, 2014) was an American-Canadian musician and songwriter. He was born and raised in the southern United States. Opposed to the Vietnam War, he moved to Canada in 1967 to avoid ...

) – 4:27 # "Lonesome Valley" (Traditional) – 4:29 # "Sweet Lady" ( Dino, Sambello, Sembello) – 3:47

Side two

# "Do the Do" (Willie Dixon) – 4:20 # "Perfection" (

) – 3:03 # "Till We Meet Again" (Neil Sheppard) – 3:13 # "I'll Be Home" (

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and vari ...

) – 5:43 # "

Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" is a blues standard written by pianist Jimmie Cox in 1923 and originally performed in a Vaudeville-blues style. The lyrics in the popular 1929 recording by Bessie Smith are told from the point of vi ...

" ( Jimmy Cox) – 6:38

Personnel

*Tim Hardin – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards * Peter Frampton – electric guitar *Don Brooks – harmonica *

Rebop Kwaku Baah Anthony "Rebop" Kwaku Baah (13 February 1944 – 12 January 1983) was a Ghanaian percussionist who worked with the 1970s rock groups Traffic and Can. Biography Baah was born on 13 February 1944, in Konongo, Gold Coast. In 1969, Baah perfor ...

– conga drums *Tony Carr – cowbell * Alun Davies – acoustic guitar *

Tristan Fry Tristan Frederick Allan Fry (born 25 October 1946, London) is a British drummer and percussionist. Career Fry began his career by joining the London Philharmonic Orchestra as a timpanist at the age of 17. He was a founder member of a number of en ...

– vibraphone, background vocals * The Cissy Houston Singers – vocals on "Do The Do" *Liza Strike – background vocals *Bobbie Whittaker – vocals on "I'll Be Home" *Dennis Lopez – percussion, timbales *

Tony Meehan Daniel Joseph Anthony Meehan (2 March 1943 – 28 November 2005), professionally known as Tony Meehan, was a founder member of the British group the Drifters, with Jet Harris, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, which would evolve into the Shadows. ...

– organ, piano, percussion, chimes, drums, vibraphone, string, horn, choir, woodwind arrangements *Rod Murfield – maracas *Larry Packer – fiddle *Alan Ross – guitar, mandolin *

Jean Roussel Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951 in Port Louis, Mauritius) is a Musician, Composer, Record Producer, Arranger, Educator and 'Music and Life Coach'. He is best known for keyboard work from the 1970s through today, playing regularly with Cat Stev ...

– organ, piano, keyboards *

Bruce Rowland Bruce Rowland (born 9 May 1942 in Melbourne) is an Australian composer. Biography Rowland composed the soundtrack for the 1982 movie '' The Man from Snowy River'', as well as the soundtrack for its 1988 sequel ''The Man from Snowy River II'' ...

– drums *Jeff Schwartz – pedal steel guitar *Neil Shepherd – piano, harmonium * Chris Stewart – bass *21st Century Singers – choir on "I'll Be Home" *David Katz - conductor ;Technical *

Geoff Emerick Geoffrey Ernest Emerick (5 December 1945 – 2 October 2018) was an English sound engineer and record producer who worked with the Beatles on their albums '' Revolver'' (1966), ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' (1967) and '' Abbey Roa ...

- recording engineer, remixing *

Elliot Scheiner Elliot Ray Scheiner (born 18 March 1947) is a music producer, mixer and engineer. Scheiner has received 27 Grammy Award nominations, eight of which he won, and he has been awarded four Emmy nominations, two Emmy Awards for his work with the Ea ...

, James Green, Lehman Yates, Michael Stone - overdubs *Teresa Alfieri - cover design *Cliff Condak - cover artwork

References

{{Authority control 1972 albums Tim Hardin albums Columbia Records albums Albums recorded at Apple Studios