# Tim Hardin Song Catalog Acquired by Raleigh Music Publishing & ICM Crescendo

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tim-hardin-song-catalog-acquired-by-raleigh-music-publishing-icm-crescendo/
- Published: 2026-11-05T22:49:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T23:26:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/pro/tim-hardin-song-catalog-acquired-raleigh-music-icm/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Raleigh and ICM Crescendo acquire nearly all of Tim Hardin’s song catalogue.
- The deal is the joint venture’s first acquisition.
- Raleigh will manage royalties, licensing and promotion.

## Summary

Raleigh Music Publishing and ICM Crescendo have acquired the U.S. rights and certain foreign rights to nearly the entire Tim Hardin song catalogue. The deal gives their joint venture its first acquisition and places administration, royalty collection, licensing and promotion with Raleigh Music.

The terms were not disclosed, and the catalogue was bought from Hardin’s heirs; the songwriter died in 1980. It includes “If I Were a Carpenter” and “Reason to Believe”, which have nearly 200 and 125 recorded cover versions respectively, as well as “Misty Roses”, “Lady Came From Baltimore”, “Hang on to a Dream” and “Black Sheep Boy”.

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