Hang on to a Dream

Rating

Album: Hang on to a Dream: The Verve Recordings
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Don't Make Promises	More Info...	2:24
2)	Green Rocky Road	More Info...	2:17
3)	Smugglin Man	More Info...	1:55
4)	How Long Extended Version	More Info...	4:34
5)	While You're On Your Way	More Info...	2:15
6)	It'll Never Happen Again	More Info...	2:35
7)	Reason To Believe	More Info...	1:57
8)	Never Too Far Single Version	More Info...	2:13
9)	Part Of The Wind	More Info...	2:17
10)	Ain't Gonna Do Without	More Info...	3:34
11)	Misty Roses	More Info...	1:58
12)	How Can We Hang On To A Dream	More Info...	2:02
13)	If I Were A Carpenter	More Info...	2:41
14)	Red Balloon	More Info...	2:34
15)	Black Sheep Boy	More Info...	1:54
16)	The Lady Came From Baltimore Album Version	More Info...	1:52
17)	Baby Close Its Eyes	More Info...	1:54
18)	You Upset The Grace Of Living When You Lie	More Info...	1:46
19)	Speak Like A Child	More Info...	3:16
20)	See Where You Are And Get Out	More Info...	1:14
21)	It's Hard To Believe In Love For Long	More Info...	2:18
22)	Tribute To Hank Williams	More Info...	3:12
23)	While You're On Your Way Alternate Version	More Info...	2:35
24)	It'll Never Happen Again Alternate Version	More Info...	2:08
	Disc 2
1)	Airmobile	More Info...	2:23
2)	Whiskey Whiskey	More Info...	5:43
3)	Seventh Son	More Info...	2:08
4)	Danville Dame	More Info...	2:49
5)	House Of The Rising Sun	More Info...	3:43
6)	Bo Diddely (Bo Diddly)	More Info...	2:56
7)	I Can't Slow Down	More Info...	2:31
8)	Hello Baby	More Info...	5:24
9)	Rolling Stone	More Info...	2:39
10)	You Got A Reputation	More Info...	2:30
11)	Keep Your Hands Off Her	More Info...	3:03
12)	Nobody Knows You (When You're Down And Out)	More Info...	4:08
13)	Hootchie Kootchie Man	More Info...	5:05
14)	So Glad You're Mine	More Info...	4:04
15)	You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover	More Info...	3:15
16)	She Ain't Home	More Info...	2:20
17)	You Say You Love Me	More Info...	2:12
18)	How Time Flies	More Info...	3:48
19)	You Can Ruin A Man	More Info...	2:33
20)	If I Knew	More Info...	2:43
21)	She's Up To Something New	More Info...	4:07
22)	Who'll Be The Man	More Info...	2:03
23)	First Love Song	More Info...	3:57
3)	Smugglin' Man	More Info...	0:02
4)	How Long	More Info...	0:04
5)	While You're On Your Way	More Info...	0:02
6)	It'll Never Happen Again	More Info...	0:02
7)	Reason to Believe	More Info...	0:02
8)	Never Too Far	More Info...	0:02
9)	Part of the Wind	More Info...	0:02
10)	Ain't Gonna Do Without	More Info...	0:03
11)	Misty Roses	More Info...	0:02
12)	How Can We Hang On to a Dream	More Info...	0:02
13)	If I Were a Carpenter	More Info...	0:02
14)	Red Balloon	More Info...	0:02
15)	Black Sheep Boy	More Info...	0:02
16)	Lady Came from Baltimore	More Info...	0:02
17)	Baby Close Its Eyes	More Info...	0:02
18)	You Upset the Grace of Living When You Lie	More Info...	0:01
19)	Speak Like a Child	More Info...	0:03
20)	See Where You Are and Get Out	More Info...	0:01
21)	It's Hard to Believe in Love for Long	More Info...	0:02
22)	Tribute to Hank Williams	More Info...	0:03
23)	While You're On Your Way	More Info...	0:02
24)	It'll Never Happen Again	More Info...	0:02

Album: Hang on to a Dream: The Verve Recordings
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Don't Make Promises	More Info...	2:24
2)	Green Rocky Road	More Info...	2:17
3)	Smugglin Man	More Info...	1:55
4)	How Long Extended Version	More Info...	4:34
5)	While You're On Your Way	More Info...	2:15
6)	It'll Never Happen Again	More Info...	2:35
7)	Reason To Believe	More Info...	1:57
8)	Never Too Far Single Version	More Info...	2:13
9)	Part Of The Wind	More Info...	2:17
10)	Ain't Gonna Do Without	More Info...	3:34
11)	Misty Roses	More Info...	1:58
12)	How Can We Hang On To A Dream	More Info...	2:02
13)	If I Were A Carpenter	More Info...	2:41
14)	Red Balloon	More Info...	2:34
15)	Black Sheep Boy	More Info...	1:54
16)	The Lady Came From Baltimore Album Version	More Info...	1:52
17)	Baby Close Its Eyes	More Info...	1:54
18)	You Upset The Grace Of Living When You Lie	More Info...	1:46
19)	Speak Like A Child	More Info...	3:16
20)	See Where You Are And Get Out	More Info...	1:14
21)	It's Hard To Believe In Love For Long	More Info...	2:18
22)	Tribute To Hank Williams	More Info...	3:12
23)	While You're On Your Way Alternate Version	More Info...	2:35
24)	It'll Never Happen Again Alternate Version	More Info...	2:08
	Disc 2
1)	Airmobile	More Info...	2:23
2)	Whiskey Whiskey	More Info...	5:43
3)	Seventh Son	More Info...	2:08
4)	Danville Dame	More Info...	2:49
5)	House Of The Rising Sun	More Info...	3:43
6)	Bo Diddely (Bo Diddly)	More Info...	2:56
7)	I Can't Slow Down	More Info...	2:31
8)	Hello Baby	More Info...	5:24
9)	Rolling Stone	More Info...	2:39
10)	You Got A Reputation	More Info...	2:30
11)	Keep Your Hands Off Her	More Info...	3:03
12)	Nobody Knows You (When You're Down And Out)	More Info...	4:08
13)	Hootchie Kootchie Man	More Info...	5:05
14)	So Glad You're Mine	More Info...	4:04
15)	You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover	More Info...	3:15
16)	She Ain't Home	More Info...	2:20
17)	You Say You Love Me	More Info...	2:12
18)	How Time Flies	More Info...	3:48
19)	You Can Ruin A Man	More Info...	2:33
20)	If I Knew	More Info...	2:43
21)	She's Up To Something New	More Info...	4:07
22)	Who'll Be The Man	More Info...	2:03
23)	First Love Song	More Info...	3:57
3)	Smugglin' Man	More Info...	0:02
4)	How Long	More Info...	0:04
5)	While You're On Your Way	More Info...	0:02
6)	It'll Never Happen Again	More Info...	0:02
7)	Reason to Believe	More Info...	0:02
8)	Never Too Far	More Info...	0:02
9)	Part of the Wind	More Info...	0:02
10)	Ain't Gonna Do Without	More Info...	0:03
11)	Misty Roses	More Info...	0:02
12)	How Can We Hang On to a Dream	More Info...	0:02
13)	If I Were a Carpenter	More Info...	0:02
14)	Red Balloon	More Info...	0:02
15)	Black Sheep Boy	More Info...	0:02
16)	Lady Came from Baltimore	More Info...	0:02
17)	Baby Close Its Eyes	More Info...	0:02
18)	You Upset the Grace of Living When You Lie	More Info...	0:01
19)	Speak Like a Child	More Info...	0:03
20)	See Where You Are and Get Out	More Info...	0:01
21)	It's Hard to Believe in Love for Long	More Info...	0:02
22)	Tribute to Hank Williams	More Info...	0:03
23)	While You're On Your Way	More Info...	0:02
24)	It'll Never Happen Again	More Info...	0:02

Tracks

Performer Notes

Personnel: Tim Hardin (vocals, guitar, piano), Gary Burton, Phil Krauss (vibraphones), Walter Yost, Bob Bushnell, Felix Pappalardi (bass), Buddy Saltzman, Earl Palmer, Sticks Evans (drums).
Compilation producer: Jerry Rappaport.
Recorded between May, 1964 and August, 1966. Includes liner notes by Colin Escott.
This is part of the Chronicles Deluxe Anthology series.
HANG ON TO A DREAM collects every studio recording Tim Hardin made for the Verve/Forecast label. It includes 30 selections originally released on his four self-titled albums, as well as 17 previously unreleased recordings.
Personnel: Tim Hardin (vocals, guitar, piano); John Sebastian (harmonica); Gary Burton , Phil Kraus (vibraphone); Earl Palmer , Buddy Saltzman, Sticks Evans (drums).
Liner Note Author: Colin Escott.
Photographers: David Gahr; Lisa Law.
Along with Bob Dylan, Eric Andersen, and a host of others, Tim Hardin changed the public's notion of songwriting in the '60s with innovative, idiosyncratic compositions and recordings that furthered the burgeoning folk-rock movement. Hardin was more closely aligned with the Fred Neil/Tim Buckley school of jazz- and blues-inflected folk rock. He didn't venture as far into improvisation and extended form as Neil and Buckley (most of his songs were extremely concise and even minimalistic), but his jazzy phrasing and lightly swinging rhythms were a revelation in the world of folk music.
This definitive collection compiles all the studio recordings Hardin made for Verve in the '60s--the prime period in his recording career--plus a wealth of previously unreleased tracks that offer heretofore unavailable glimpses into the career of this mysterious, mercurial artist. Hardin's smoky voice had a weariness and sadness that was mitigated by a breathy gentility, as on the quiet, samba-inflected "Misty Roses." Though countless artists covered Hardin's tunes, he was his own best interpreter, navigating the knotty pathways of unconventionally structured compositions such as "You Upset the Grace of Living When You Lie" with deceptive ease, and delivering the now-standard "If I Were a Carpenter" with passion and urgency.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (10/6/94, p.90) - 4.5 Stars - Excellent - "...The music reveals another truth: Nearly 30 years later, Hardin's epigrammatic - and timeless - art speaks volumes..."

No Depression (p.102) - "A wispy-voiced jazzy/bluesy singer who played mostly to folk audiences....[His songs] are intimate and introspective, with a certain spare semi-poetic flair; he doesn't waste a word."

New York Times (Publisher) (2/20/94, p.30) - "...HANG ON TO A DREAM is more than a hits sampler; it also reminds us that no one ever sang those songs like the writer himself...[Hardin's] songs were terse and economical...and the arrangements foresook traditional folk-rock instrumentation...Hardin is still waiting for everyone to catch up..."