Reason to Believe, a tribute album for songwriter Tim Hardin, is set to be released February 2013. The album features specially recorded cover versions from Mark Lanegan, Smoke River, Okkervil River, and many others.

Hardin, who passed away in 1980, was a folk singer-songwriter from Oregon. Artists of the likes of Johnny Cash, Paul Weller, Nico, and Echo and the Bunnymen have all been inspired by Hardin. The album also features cover art from Miles Johnson, a former collaborator of Jack White’s.

Reason To Believe – The Songs Of Tim Hardin Tracklisting:

01. The Phoenix Foundation – Don’t Make Promises You Can’t Keep
02. The Sand Band – Reason To Believe
03. Mark Lanegan – Red Balloon
04. Diagrams – Part Of The Wind
05. The Magnetic North – It’s Hard To Believe In Love For Long
06. Alela Diane – How Can We Hang On To A Dream
07. Snorri Helgason – Misty Roses
08. Sarabeth Tucek – If I Knew
09. Okkervil River – It’ll Never Happen Again
10. Smoke Fairies – If I Were A Carpenter
11. Gavin Clark – Shiloh Town
12. Hannah Peel – Lenny’s Tune
13. Pinkunoizu – I Can’t Slow Down

Check out “If I Were a Carpenter” here: