Enigmatic and frequently brilliant, Tim Hardin was unlike any other songwriter on the scene in the 1960s, and his folk and blues-based songs gained a haunting and spooky power through his jazzy, low-key vocal approach. This set is unfortunately pretty uneven, although it has a couple of gems, including the wonderful "Shiloh Town," the Bobby Darin-penned "Simple Song of Freedom" (which was ironically Hardin's only Top 100 chart entry during his career), and Hardin's delicate version of Leonard Cohen's "Bird on a Wire," but on the whole those curious about this singular singer and songwriter will get a better sense of his considerable talents by checking out Polydor's Reason to Believe collection from 1990 (although it lacks "Shiloh Town," which is a shame). ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
Simple Songs of Freedom: The Tim Hardin Collection
03/27/2007
All Music Guide Review
Simple Songs of Freedom: The Tim Hardin Collection Track Listing
Credits of Simple Songs of Freedom: The Tim Hardin Collection
- Mike Mainieri
- Vibraphone
- Tony Meehan
- Organ, Piano, Chimes, Vibraphone, Producer, Drums
- Larry Packer
- Fiddle
- Robert Popwell
- Bass
- Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
- Drums
- Norbert Putnam
- Bass
- Jean Roussel
- Organ, Piano
- Bruce Rowlands
- Drums
- Joe Rudd
- Guitar
- Jeff Schwartz
- Pedal Steel
- Neil Shepherd
- Piano, Harmonium
- Neil Wilburn
- Engineer
- Mark Wilder
- Editing, Remixing, Digital Remastering
- Don Hunstein
- Photography
- David Gahr
- Photography
- Danny Kadar
- Remixing
- Lisa Sparagano
- Art Direction
- Chika Azuma
- Art Direction
- Patti Matheny
- A&R
- Nicholas Bennett
- Package Manager
- David Briggs
- Keyboards
- Paul "Blind Man" Harris
- Arranger
- Dennis "Ace" Lopez
- Tambourine, Timbales, Metal Hoop
- Mac Gayden
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Alan Ross
- Guitar, Mandolin
- Joe Zawinul
- Arranger, Keyboards
- Richard Bock
- Cello
- Dan Brooks
- Harmonica
- Kenneth A. Buttrey
- Drums
- Tony Carr
- Cowbell
- Bill Chelf
- Arranger
- Monte Dunn
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
- Colin Escott
- Liner Notes
- Ed Freeman
- Arranger, Producer, Photography
- Tristan Frye
- Vibraphone
- Paul Hornsby
- Keyboards
- Gary Klein
- Producer
- Glen Kolotkin
- Engineer
- Tony Levin
- Bass
- Dan Loggins
- Liner Notes, Compilation Producer
- Tim Hardin
- Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
- Peter Frampton
- Guitar (Electric)
- Warren Bernhardt
- Keyboards
- Alphonse Mouzon
- Drums
- Miroslav Vitous
- Bass
- Chuck Rainey
- Bass














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