CD Import

If I Were A Carpenter

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Item Details

Genre
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Rock & Pop
Catalogue Number
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540258
Number of Discs
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1
Label
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A&M
Release Country
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USA
Original Release Year
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1994
Format
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CD

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Rolling Stone (10/20/94, p.142) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...the fact that this tribute album mostly plays it straight will come as a surprise. But for the more open-minded, listening to IF I WERE A CARPENTER...movingly evokes an era we've only just come to terms with..."
Melody Maker (9/10/94, p.39) - Recommended - "...Let's get one thing as clear as Karen's voice. Carpenters songs are proper songs. Big, weepy melancholic ballads with no irony whatsoever....Despite the worst efforts of the dunces involved, there's no denying songs this grand..."
Entertainment Weekly (9/16/94, pp.113-114) - "...IF I WERE A CARPENTER taps into the sorrow beneath the tuneful songs, and still treats both elements with respect..." - Rating: A-

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Track List   

  • 01． Goodbye To Love - American Music Club (03:12)
  • 02． Top Of The World - Shonen Knife (03:55)
  • 03． Superstar - Sonic Youth (04:06)
  • 04． Close To You - Cranberries (02:40)
  • 05． For All We Know - Bettie Serveert (03:27)
  • 06． It's Going To Take Some Time - Dishwalla (04:16)
  • 07． Solitaire - Crow, Sheryl (04:43)
  • 08． Hurting Each Other - Napolitano, Johnette & Marc Moreland (04:09)
  • 09． Yesterday Once More - Redd Kross (03:58)
  • 10． Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft - Babes In Toyland (04:06)
  • 11． Rainy Days And Mondays - Cracker (03:44)
  • 12． Let Me Be The One - Sweet, Matthew (03:26)
  • 13． Bless The Beasts And Children - 4 Non Blondes (04:17)
  • 14． We've Only Just Begun - Grant Lee Buffalo (03:51)

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