"If I Were a Carpenter" | ||||
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Single by Four Tops | ||||
from the album Reach Out | ||||
B-side | "Wonderful Baby" | |||
Released | 1968 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Genre | Folk, soul | |||
Length | 2:47 | |||
Label |
Motown M 1124 |
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Writer(s) | Tim Hardin | |||
Producer(s) |
Brian Holland Lamont Dozier |
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Four Tops singles chronology | ||||
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"If I Were a Carpenter" is a song written by Tim Hardin. Hardin's own recording of the piece appeared on his 1967 album Tim Hardin 2. It was one of two songs from that release (the other being "'Misty Roses") performed by Hardin at in 1969. The song has been covered a number of times by other artists: