If I Were a Carpenter (album)

"If I Were A Carpenter" is a tribute album to The Carpenters released in 1994. It featured alternative rock bands covering the songs of Richard and Karen Carpenter. The cover featured a cartoon-like drawing of Richard and Karen against an orange background listening to an LP album. One of the most acclaimed songs on this album is Sonic Youth's rendition of "Superstar". This song, and the entire album, was featured in the 2007 film "Juno".

The album received a four-star review from "Rolling Stone". [Weisel, Al (1994) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/sonicyouth/albums/album/217169/review/6212289/if_i_were_a_carpenter "Various Artists: If I Were a Carpenter (review)"] , "Rolling Stone", RS693, October 1994]

Track listing

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

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