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Tim Hardin was mostly known as a singer/songwriter, and a most prolific one at that, based on the number of originals he generated on his albums during the second half of the 1960s. Bird on a Wire was, thus, something of a surprise, turning up as it did with only six originals on it. Perhaps Hardin was in a bad way creatively -- given what fans know now, it's difficult to picture a time in his life after 1966 when he wasn't, at some level -- but as compensation, he did beautifully soulful renditions of the title track (a Leonard Cohen song), Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia on My Mind," John Lee Hooker's "Hoboin'," and more. Ironically, Cohen was supposed to be Columbia Records' resident singing literary figure, but in "Andre Johray" and "Moonshiner," Hardin merged serious personal poetry and his compositional and interpretive skills in a startlingly intimate and affecting manner. The singing is exquisite, poignant, and powerful and the production is as tasteful and eloquent as any in Hardin's output. This might not be the place to start listening to Tim Hardin (though there are worse places for that as well) in terms of finding out what he was about, but it's also as essential as anything in his output and a lot closer to the core of who he was than, say, Tim Hardin 4. This was also Hardin's last American studio recording and one of the last records that he made before the physical consequences of his drug problem became obvious.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Joe Rudd, Guitar - The Canby Singers, Background Vocal - Robert Popwell, Bass - Bill Stewart, Drums - Leonard Cohen, Lyricist - Leonard Cohen, Composer - Paul Hornsby, Keyboards - Warren Bernhardt, Keyboards - Ed Freeman, Producer - Ed Freeman, Arranger - Monte Dunn, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Tim Hardin, Vocal - Tim Hardin, Performer
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Tim Hardin, Performer - T. Hardin, Arranger
Originally Released 1971 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Ed Freeman, Producer - Ed Freeman, Arranger - Monte Dunn, Guitar - Tim Hardin, Vocal - Tim Hardin, Guitar - Tim Hardin, Performer - Warren Bernhardt, Keyboards - T. Hardin, Composer - T. Hardin, Lyricist - George Margo, English Horn - Robbie Rothstein, Bass
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Tim Hardin, Performer - J.R. Hayes, Composer - J.R. Hayes, Lyricist - J. Rhodes, Composer - J. Rhodes, Lyricist
Originally Released 1971 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
B. DEVERE, Producer - Tim Hardin, Performer - T. Hardin, Composer - E. Freeman, Producer
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Ed Freeman, Producer - J. Josea, Composer - J. Josea, Lyricist - Tim Hardin, Vocal - Tim Hardin, Performer - T. Hardin, Composer - T. Hardin, Lyricist - Joe Zawinul, Keyboards - Joe Zawinul, Arranger - Alphonse Mouzon, Drums - J.L. Hooker, Composer - J.L. Hooker, Lyricist - Miroslav Vitous, Bass
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
B. DEVERE, Producer - Tim Hardin, Performer - E. Freeman, Producer - H. Carmichael, Composer - S. Gorrell, Composer
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Ed Freeman, Producer - Tim Hardin, Vocal - Tim Hardin, Guitar - Tim Hardin, Performer - Billy Chelf, Arranger - Warren Bernhardt, Keyboards - T. Hardin, Composer - T. Hardin, Lyricist - Richard Bock, Acoustic Cello - Natoga, Percussion
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Ed Freeman, Producer - Ed Freeman, Arranger - Tim Hardin, Vocal - Tim Hardin, Performer - Warren Bernhardt, Keyboards - T. Hardin, Composer - T. Hardin, Lyricist - Tony Levine, Bass - Sam Brown, Guitar
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
B. DEVERE, Producer - Tim Hardin, Performer - T. Hardin, Composer - E. Freeman, Producer
Origfinally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Tim Hardin was mostly known as a singer/songwriter, and a most prolific one at that, based on the number of originals he generated on his albums during the second half of the 1960s. Bird on a Wire was, thus, something of a surprise, turning up as it did with only six originals on it. Perhaps Hardin was in a bad way creatively -- given what fans know now, it's difficult to picture a time in his life after 1966 when he wasn't, at some level -- but as compensation, he did beautifully soulful renditions of the title track (a Leonard Cohen song), Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia on My Mind," John Lee Hooker's "Hoboin'," and more. Ironically, Cohen was supposed to be Columbia Records' resident singing literary figure, but in "Andre Johray" and "Moonshiner," Hardin merged serious personal poetry and his compositional and interpretive skills in a startlingly intimate and affecting manner. The singing is exquisite, poignant, and powerful and the production is as tasteful and eloquent as any in Hardin's output. This might not be the place to start listening to Tim Hardin (though there are worse places for that as well) in terms of finding out what he was about, but it's also as essential as anything in his output and a lot closer to the core of who he was than, say, Tim Hardin 4. This was also Hardin's last American studio recording and one of the last records that he made before the physical consequences of his drug problem became obvious.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:39
- Main artists: Tim Hardin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Music Media
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Folk
(P) 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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