The Tin Man Was a Dreamer
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| Studio album by Nicky Hopkins | ||||
| Released | 23 April 1973 (US) 27 July 1973 (UK) |
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| Recorded | late 1972–January 1973 Apple Studio, London; Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles |
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| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 37:19 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Nicky Hopkins, David Briggs | |||
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The Tin Man Was a Dreamer is a studio album by English musician Nicky Hopkins, released in 1973 on Columbia Records. While Hopkins had long been well known for his distinctive, melodic style on piano and Wurlitzer electric piano, the album provided a rare opportunity to hear him sing, unlike his earlier solo releases The Revolutionary Piano of Nicky Hopkins and Jamming with Edward! The album was co-produced by Neil Young's regular producer, David Briggs, and featured contributions from George Harrison, Mick Taylor, Klaus Voormann and Hopkins' fellow Rolling Stones sidemen Bobby Keys and Jim Price.
Having recently completed his duties on the Rolling Stones' "STP tour" of North America, Hopkins began work on his second official solo album in London during September 1972. Sessions took place at the Beatles' old Apple Studio, in short bursts between Hopkins' session work for what would be two major releases of 1973: George Harrison's Living in the Material World and the Stones' Goats Head Soup (the latter's held at Dynamic Sound in Kingston, Jamaica). All the material was written by either Hopkins or in collaboration with singer Jerry Lynn Williams. One of the solo compositions, "Edward", was a short, simplified take on the much-admired "Edward, the Mad Shirt Grinder", from Hopkins' days in Quicksilver Messenger Service (and released on their 1969 album Shady Grove).
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