If I Were a Carpenter

Summary

If I Were a Carpenter is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (559 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• If I Were a Carpenter's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• If I Were a Carpenter's composer is recorded as Tim Hardin^[4].
• If I Were a Carpenter's genre is folk music^[5].
• If I Were a Carpenter was performed by Bobby Darin^[6].
• If I Were a Carpenter was performed by Four Tops^[7].
• Among the performers on If I Were a Carpenter was Dolly Parton^[8].
• Among the performers on If I Were a Carpenter was Christina Lindberg^[9].
• Among the performers on If I Were a Carpenter was Tim Hardin^[10].
• If I Were a Carpenter was performed by Joan Baez^[11].
• Among the performers on If I Were a Carpenter was Johnny Cash^[12].
• If I Were a Carpenter was performed by Bob Seger^[13].
• If I Were a Carpenter was performed by Leon Russell^[14].
• If I Were a Carpenter was performed by Robert Plant^[15].
• If I Were a Carpenter's language of work or name is recorded as English^[16].
• If I Were a Carpenter was published on 1966^[17].
• If I Were a Carpenter's lyricist is recorded as Tim Hardin^[18].
• If I Were a Carpenter's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'If I Were a Carpenter'}^[19].
• If I Were a Carpenter's different from is recorded as If I Were a Carpenter^[20].
• If I Were a Carpenter's derivative work is recorded as Si j'étais un charpentier^[21].
• If I Were a Carpenter's derivative work is recorded as Om jag vore arbetslös^[22].
• If I Were a Carpenter's derivative work is recorded as Om ja' va' en slashas^[23].
• If I Were a Carpenter's derivative work is recorded as Om jag vore snickare^[24].
• If I Were a Carpenter's form of creative work is recorded as song^[25].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: c8c7db31-97d0-33d8-9b0d-2afe5e37bf6b^[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bobby Darin^[6], Four Tops^[7], Dolly Parton^[8], Christina Lindberg^[9], Tim Hardin^[10], and Joan Baez^[11].

Publication

If I Were a Carpenter was released on 1966^[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[16]. Its genre is folk music^[5].

Why It Matters

If I Were a Carpenter ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (559 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]