Simple Songs of Freedom: The Tim Hardin Collection

Simple Songs of Freedom: The Tim Hardin Collection is a compilation album by folk artist Tim Hardin, released in 1996. It includes selections from his three Columbia albums and five previously unreleased tracks.

Simple Songs of Freedom: The Tim Hardin Collection
Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 3, 1996
Recorded1968-1972
GenreFolk
Length66:17
LabelColumbia/Legacy
Tim Hardin chronology
Hang on to a Dream: The Verve Recordings
(1994)
Simple Songs of Freedom: The Tim Hardin Collection
(1996)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

In his review for Allmusic, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote "Although his best work was behind him, he was still capable of recording good material... Simple Songs is the one album of post-Verve Hardin music to own."[1]

Track listing

All songs by Tim Hardin unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Simple Song of Freedom" (Bobby Darin) (3:51)
  2. "Shiloh Town" (3:09) *
  3. "Turn the Page" (2:57) *
  4. "Playing Cards/The Magician" (2:42) *
  5. "First Love Song" (4:23) * *
  6. "Last Sweet Moments" (6:07) * *
  7. "If I Knew" (3:51)
  8. "Hoboin'" (John Lee Hooker, Joe Josea) (3:25)
  9. "André Johray" (2:48)
  10. "Southern Butterfly" (2:49)
  11. "Bird on a Wire" (Leonard Cohen) (5:26)
  12. "Midnight Caller" (Pete Ham) (3:06)
  13. "Yankee Lady" (Jesse Winchester) (4:24)
  14. "Till We Meet Again" (Neil Sheppard) (3:10)
  15. "I'll Be Home" (Randy Newman) (5:39)
  16. "If I Knew" (4:37) * *
  17. "Thanks to Gideon" (3:53)

* Previously unreleased tracks

* * Live tracks

Personnel

  • Tim Hardin – vocals, guitar
  • Don Brooks - harmonica

References

  1. Unterberger, Richie. "Simple Songs of Freedom: The Tim Hardin Collection > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
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