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''Classic Carpenters'' is the fourth
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by Australian recording artist
Dami Im Dami Im ( ; ; ; born 17 October 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter. She represented Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 held in Stockholm, Sweden with the song " Sound of Silence", placing second and achieving the highes ...
, released on 22 April 2016 by
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. The album consists of
cover version In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song release ...
s of American vocal duo
the Carpenters The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen Carpenter, Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (musician), Richard Carpenter (born 1946). They produced a distinctive soft musical style, combining ...
' songs. The album was certified Gold is Australia (more than 35,000 units) in April 2017. Im said: "My intention wasn't to copy
Karen Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding white woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand * House of Karen, a historic ...
's voice or her tone, our voices naturally sound so different. I tried to bring out the joy and the innocence in the songs while trying to sing them as honest and raw as I could as Dami, rather than pretending to be someone else." Adding, "With this album and through my live performances, I hope to be remembered as the girl who is a real musician at heart who speaks truthfully through her craft."


Background and recording

It was Sony that decided that Im needed to record an album of Carpenter covers and Im said the process of making this album was filled with "frustrating hurdles". Im recorded tracks over several weeks at Michael Tan's studio in Potts Point, Sydney. Im did not want to replicate the songs, she wanted to reinterpret the songs and bring something "new and different" to them. Im said she "poured her heart into the project" and "enjoyed the process of reinterpreting some of the beautifully writing songs that were loved by millions of people around the world". Once completed, the tracks were sent to Ross Fraser A&R at Sony Music who asked Im to re-recorded approximately 90% of them, stating that Sony didn't like them and that "they were not good enough". Disheartened, Im, Jones and Tan re-recorded the album the way Sony wanted.


Promotional videos

Im released a video for "
(They Long to Be) Close to You "(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David with sections of the early version written by Cathy Steeves. The best-known version is that recorded by American duo the Carpenters for their second studio album ' ...
" on 15 April, a video for "
There's a Kind of Hush "There's a Kind of Hush" is a popular song written by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens. Originally recorded by Stephens' group the New Vaudeville Band in 1967 as a neo- British music hall number, this version of the track became a hit in Australia ...
" on 17 April, and a video for " Yesterday Once More" on 19 April.


Critical reception

Cameron Adams from the ''
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'' gave the album 3 out of 5 saying; "There are two ways to tackle an album of covers of Carpenters' songs. You reinvent them or you recreate them. Here's Dami Im keeping it faithful for Mother's Day with lush, lovely remakes of "Yesterday Once More", "Close To You", "Rainy Days and Mondays" and so on". In a word, Adams described the album as "nice".


Track listing

# "
(They Long to Be) Close to You "(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David with sections of the early version written by Cathy Steeves. The best-known version is that recorded by American duo the Carpenters for their second studio album ' ...
" – 3:41 # "
There's a Kind of Hush "There's a Kind of Hush" is a popular song written by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens. Originally recorded by Stephens' group the New Vaudeville Band in 1967 as a neo- British music hall number, this version of the track became a hit in Australia ...
" – 3:01 # " Yesterday Once More" – 4:00 # "
Superstar A superstar is someone who has great popular appeal and is widely known, prominent, or successful in their field. Celebrities referred to as "superstars" may include individuals who work as actors, musicians, athletes, and other media-based profe ...
" – 3:10 # "
Rainy Days and Mondays "Rainy Days and Mondays" is a song by the The Carpenters, Carpenters from their Carpenters (album), self-titled third album, with instrumental backing by the The Wrecking Crew (music), Wrecking Crew. It was written by Paul Williams (songwriter), P ...
" – 3:27 # "
This Masquerade "This Masquerade" is a song written by American singer and musician Leon Russell. It was originally recorded in 1972 by Russell for his album '' Carney'' and as a B-side for the album's hit single " Tight Rope". The song was then covered on Hele ...
" – 3:58 # "
A Song for You "A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album ''Leon Russell'', which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understandi ...
" – 3:34 # "
I Won't Last a Day Without You I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''i'' (pronounced ), plu ...
" – 3:11 # "
I Need to Be in Love "I Need to Be in Love" is a song written by Richard Carpenter, Albert Hammond and John Bettis. It was released as a single on May 21, 1976. It was featured on the '' A Kind of Hush'' album, which was released on June 11 of the same year. Backgro ...
" – 3:53 # "
Hurting Each Other "Hurting Each Other" is a song popularized by the Carpenters in 1972. It was written in 1965 by Gary Geld and Peter Udell, and has been recorded many times by artists ranging from Ruby & the Romantics to Rosemary Clooney. Previous versions The ...
" – 2:46 # "
We've Only Just Begun "We've Only Just Begun" is a single by the Carpenters, written by Roger Nichols (music) and Paul Williams (lyrics). It was ranked at No. 414 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time." It also became Carpenter ...
" – 3:02


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References

2016 albums Dami Im albums Sony Music Australia albums 2010s covers albums {{2010s-pop-album-stub