Tim Hardin

Painted Head

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Painted Head Review

by James Chrispell

This is a much different album for Tim Hardin, but it is much better than most would have thought. There are no original songs on Painted Head, but the song selection is so esoteric that the listener doesn't notice much. Backed by a crack team of British musicians, Hardin works his loose magic on such cuts as Jesse Winchester's "Yankee LW," Badfinger's "Perfection," and Randy Newman's "I'll Be Home." While other cuts, such as the blues classic "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" should have worked, they come off a bit flat. 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

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover Willie Dixon	Tim Hardin	04:12	Amazon
2	Midnight Caller Pete Ham	Tim Hardin	03:09
3	Yankee Lady Jesse Winchester	Tim Hardin	04:27
4	Lonesome Valley Traditional	Tim Hardin	04:29
5	Sweet Lady	Tim Hardin	03:47
6	Do the Do Willie Dixon	Tim Hardin	04:20
7	Perfection	Tim Hardin	03:03
8	Till We Meet Again Neil Sheppard	Tim Hardin	03:13
9	I'll Be Home Randy Newman	Tim Hardin	05:43
10	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out James Cox	Tim Hardin	06:38	Amazon