Hang on to a Dream (The Verve Recordings) - Tim Hardin

This collection rounds up the best of Tim Hardins 60,s output for the Verve label.Hardin was a singer/songwriter in the vain of Tim Buckley or Nick Drake .Like Dylan before him he wasnt always the best person to sing his own songs .there are sublime versions of his "Reason to Believe by Rod Stewart and "Misty Roses" by Colin Blunstone and most famously "If I Were a Carpenter"by The Four Tops .The original versions of all these songs are featured here as well as brace of wonderful melancholy tunes which feature Hardins achingly sad voice .The second disc features material recorded before he really got going and are for completist only but not without interest..The man himself was a unreliable heroin addict and Vietnam veteran all of which make the tenderness on display that much more remarkable .Tim Hardin died of an overdose in 1980 but has enjoyed a rennaisance and rediscovery in recent years.If you fancy some beautiful songs as they where meant to be sung this collection is ideal and well priced.as well and easily avilable from internet shops .

The more discerning may be brave enough to try something different in which case this would be ideal for a dinner party and /or something fresh after an I pod purge .Money well spent as far as i was concerned and its nice to get your hands on a c.d after all those downloads