Name: If I Were A Carpenter par Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
SKU: 073145402582
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (98 reviews)

ALBUM

Not exactly a tribute album, If I Were A Carpenter (1994) is more like a psycho-aesthetic exploration of Karen and Richard Carpenter’s musical legacy. Most of the artists contributing to this project seem to be fascinated with the sibling duo’s often-haunting brand of ‘70s-era pop. But their interpretations vary radically, veering from the coyly sentimental to the coolly ironic. The Cranberries’ cover of “(They Long To Be) Close To You” and Matthew Sweet’s version of “Let Me Be The One” stick close to the originals. At the other extreme, Sonic Youth picks up on the depressive side of the Carpenters’ work and turns “Superstar” into a suicidal dirge. Several bands — including Redd Kross and Shonen Knife — don’t bother with such analysis and simply romp through their tunes with reckless abandon. And then there are tracks (such as Cracker’s “Rainy Days And Mondays”) where the mood teeters between parody and homage. Taken as a whole, If I Were A Carpenter succeeds wonderfully in finding new (and often weird) resonance in one of the most familiar catalogues in pop history. You’ll never hear Karen and Richard the same way again.

1. Goodbye To Love

par American Music Club

Artiste Principal: American Music Club; Interprète principal
Compositeur: John Bettis
Richard Carpenter; Compositeur
Producteur: Matt Wallace
Joe Chiccarelli
David Konjoyan; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Bettis
Richard Carpenter; Autre

2. Top Of The World

par Shonen Knife

Artiste Principal: Shonen Knife; Interprète principal
Compositeur: John Bettis
Richard Carpenter; Compositeur
Producteur: Matt Wallace
David Konjoyan
Page Porrazzo; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Bettis
Richard Carpenter; Autre

3. Superstar

par Sonic Youth

Producteur: Matt Wallace
Sonic Youth
David Konjoyan; Production
Artiste Principal: Sonic Youth; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Bonnie Bramlett
Leon Russell; Compositeur
Composer Lyricist: Bonnie Bramlett
Leon Russell; Autre

4. (They Long To Be) Close To You

par The Cranberries

Artiste Principal: The Cranberries; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Burt Bacharach
Hal David; Compositeur
Producteur: Matt Wallace
Stephen Street
David Konjoyan; Production
Composer Lyricist: Burt Bacharach
Hal David; Autre

5. For All We Know

par Bettie Serveert

Producteur: Matt Wallace
Frans Hagenaars
David Konjoyan; Production
Artiste Principal: Bettie Serveert; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Fred Karlin
James Arthur Griffin
Robb Wilson; Compositeur
Composer Lyricist: Fred Karlin
James Arthur Griffin
Robb Wilson; Autre

6. It's Going To Take Some Time

par Dishwalla

Artiste Principal: Dishwalla; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Carole King
Toni Stern; Compositeur
Mixage: Phil Nicolo
Dishwalla
Mark Mazzetti; Production
Producteur: Matt Wallace
David Konjoyan; Production
Personnel De Studio: Phil Nicolo
Dishwalla
Mark Mazzetti; Production
Composer Lyricist: Toni Stern
Carole King; Autre

7. Solitaire

par Sheryl Crow

Artiste Principal: Sheryl Crow; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Neil Sedaka
Phil Cody; Compositeur
Producteur: Matt Wallace
David Konjoyan; Production
Composer Lyricist: Neil Sedaka
Phil Cody; Autre

8. Hurting Each Other

par Marc Moreland

Artiste Principal: Johnette Napolitano
Marc Moreland; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Gary Geld
Peter Udell; Compositeur
Producteur: Matt Wallace
David Konjoyan
Chichinitza Kahlo-rivera; Production
Composer Lyricist: Gary Geld
Peter Udell; Autre