''Tim Hardin 1'' is the debut

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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", becam ...

, released in 1966 on

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History

''Tim Hardin 1'' contains one of his most well-known and frequently covered songs, "

Reason to Believe "Reason to Believe" is a song written, composed, and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965. It has since been recorded by artists including Bobby Darin in 1966, Karen Dalton also in 1966, Glen Campbell in 1968, the Nitty Gritty ...

"a notable hit for

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in 1971. Some of the songs were demos that ended up on the final release. After principal recording was completed, string arrangements was overdubbed onto some of the tracks without Hardin's consent. Hardin said he was so upset that he cried when he first heard the recordings. The album photography was shot by

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(credited as Lisa Bachelis) in the garden of her home, which was known as "The Castle" and where

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was staying at the time. One of the outtakes of this album shoot was used for Hardin's last album as well as he died the day Law was to photograph him for his new album, ''Hang On to a Dream''. ''Tim Hardin 1'' was re-released on CD in 1998 by Repertoire along with ''Tim Hardin 2''. It was voted number 711 in the third edition of

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's ''

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'' (2000).

Reception

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stated in their review: "''Tim Hardin 1'' is one of the most powerful and compelling records of its era... The result is a seminal folk-rock album, every bit as exciting and urgent as it was in 1966, and as important a creative effort as

's ''

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'' and ''

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''. And this wasn't even Hardin's best album, though it set the pattern for everything he did after."

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Hardin; except where noted ;Side one #"

Don't Make Promises "Don’t Make Promises" was the first track on Tim Hardin's debut album ''Tim Hardin 1'', released in 1966. The song, along with "Reason to Believe," was one of the two major songwriting hits from the album, with more than a dozen cover versions ...

" – 2:26 #"Green Rocky Road" (Traditional, with lyrics by

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and Robert Kaufman) - 2:18 #"Smugglin' Man" – 1:57 #"How Long" – 2:54 #"While You're On Your Way" – 2:17 #"It'll Never Happen Again" – 2:37 ;Side two #"

" – 2:00 #"Never Too Far" – 2:16 #"Part of the Wind" – 2:19 #"Ain't Gonna Do Without" – 2:13 #"

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" – 2:00 #"

How Can We Hang On to a Dream "How Can We Hang On to a Dream" is a song composed and recorded by Tim Hardin. It was Hardin's first single after his signed with Verve Forecast Records, Verve Folkways, released around six months before his debut album ''Tim Hardin 1''. The singl ...

" – 2:04

Personnel

*Tim Hardin –

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– drums *Jon Wilcox – drums *

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*Phil Kraus –

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*Walter Yost – bass *

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– string arrangements ;Technical *

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- engineer * Lisa Bachelis - photography

References

{{Authority control 1966 debut albums Tim Hardin albums Verve Forecast Records albums Albums produced by Erik Jacobsen