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Tim Hardin

real name James Timothy Hardin

Eugene, United States · 1941-12-23 – 1980-12-29

Tim Hardin is credited on 4,529 releases across 1,006 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,529

Credits

1,006

Albums

7

Decades active

853

In collections

Biography

American folk musician, songwriter and composer, born 23 December 1941 in Eugene, Oregon, USA, died 29 December 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
He wrote the Top 40 hit "If I Were a Carpenter", covered by, among others, Bobby Darin, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, The Four Tops, and Robert Plant; his song "Reason to Believe" has been covered by many artists, including Rod Stewart (who had a chart hit with the song).

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Credited work

4,529 releases · 1,006 albums · active 1964–2025

  • Performance · 5,307
  • Other credits · 63
  • Production · 2

Studios: American Recording Co. · Fillmore East · Trident Studios · Vanguard Studios

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