| Painted Head | |
| Type: | studio album |
| Artist: | Tim Hardin |
| Cover: | PaintedHead.jpg |
| Released: | 1972 |
| Recorded: | Apple Studios, London; Starday-King Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; A&R Studios and CBS Studios, New York City |
| Genre: | Folk |
| Length: | 45:01 |
| Label: | Columbia (CK-31764) |
| Producer: | Tony Meehan |
| Prev Title: | Bird on a Wire |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | Nine |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
Painted Head is an album by folk artist Tim Hardin, recorded in England and released in 1972. It was Hardin's last release on Columbia Records.
Hardin had moved to England in February, 1972 after the release of his album Bird on a Wire. While there he was undergoing methadone treatment for his heroin addiction. The sessions included British session musicians as well as guest Peter Frampton. The album sold poorly and his contract with Columbia was terminated.[1]
There are no original songs on Painted Head. It was re-issued by BGO Records in 2007 on CD.
In his review for Allmusic, music critic James Chrispell wrote "This is a much different album for Tim Hardin, but it is much better than most would have thought... While Painted Head isn't that great an album, it shows that Hardin was trying to reel in his excesses and give his career some much-needed discipline."