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If I Were a Carpenter (tribute album)

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Length
  
49:06

Label
  
A&M Records

Release date
  
13 September 1994

Genre
  
Alternative rock

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Released
  
September 13, 1994 (1994-09-13)

Producer
  
Matt Wallace & Dave Konjoyan

Similar
  
Live at the Palladium, A Kind of Hush, Live in Japan, Interpretations: A 25th Annivers, Horizon

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If I Were a Carpenter is a 1994 tribute album to The Carpenters. It features alternative rock bands covering the songs of Richard and Karen Carpenter.

Contents

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Overview

The cover is a cartoon-like drawing of Richard and Karen Carpenter listening to an LP album against an orange background. Richard Carpenter has said that he doesn't "care for" the version of "Superstar" by Sonic Youth.

The album was the brainchild of Matt Wallace (Maroon 5, Replacements, Faith No More) and David Konjoyan.

Track listing

  1. American Music Club - "Goodbye to Love" (3:12)
  2. Shonen Knife - "Top of the World" (3:55)
  3. Sonic Youth - "Superstar" (4:06)
  4. The Cranberries - "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (2:40)
  5. Bettie Serveert - "For All We Know" (3:27)
  6. Dishwalla - "It's Going to Take Some Time" (4:16)
  7. Sheryl Crow - "Solitaire" (4:43)
  8. Johnette Napolitano with Marc Moreland - "Hurting Each Other" (4:09)
  9. Redd Kross - "Yesterday Once More" (3:58)
  10. Babes In Toyland - "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (4:06)
  11. Cracker - "Rainy Days and Mondays" (3:44)
  12. Matthew Sweet - "Let Me Be the One" (3:26)
  13. 4 Non Blondes - "Bless the Beasts and Children" (4:17)
  14. Grant Lee Buffalo - "We've Only Just Begun" (3:51)

Songs

1Goodbye to LoveAmerican Music Club3:12
2Top of the WorldShonen Knife3:57
3SuperstarSonic Youth4:07

References

If I Were a Carpenter (tribute album) Wikipedia