If I Were a Carpenter

by Bobby Darin

If I Were a Carpenter cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1966
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 26:34
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A radical stylistic pivot, this release sees the former teen idol and traditional pop crooner fully embracing the contemporary folk movement. The delicate chamber folk orchestration provides a sophisticated pop backdrop for highly sensitive singer-songwriter interpretations.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, crooning, gentle, storytelling, cover, acoustic, male-vocals, melodic

Tracklist

  1. If I Were a Carpenter (2:23)
  2. Reason to Believe (2:08)
  3. Sittin' Here Lovin' You (2:15)
  4. Misty Roses (2:21)
  5. Until It's Time for You to Go (2:44)
  6. For Baby (2:28)
  7. The Girl Who Stood Beside Me (2:30)
  8. Red Balloon (2:08)
  9. Amy (2:25)
  10. Don't Make Promises (2:31)
  11. Daydream (2:36)

Credits

  • Bobby Darin - primary artist, written-by
  • Bob Halley - arranged by, conductor
  • Don Peake - arranged by, conductor
  • Remo Bramanti - artwork [cover art], illustration
  • Tim Hardin - written-by
  • John Sebastian - written-by
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie - written-by
  • Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. - written-by
  • Charles Koppelman - producer
  • Don Rubin - producer

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