Record #0187: If I Were a Carpenter / Rainin’ – BOBBY DARIN

Atlantic 2350 (original) USA, 1966
Words & Music by:  Side A – Tim Hardin; Side B – Bobby Darin

Musicians:  Bobby Darin (vocals);Side A - others unknown; Side B – Bob Morgan (guitar), Ed Scarazzo (tenor sax), Archie LeCoque (trombone), Eddie Miller (reeds), Stan Wrightsman (piano), Henry Levine (bass), Nick Fatool (drums)
Recording sessions: Side A – Hollywood, CA, Aug. 11, 1966; Side B – Las Vegas, NE, Feb. 4, 1966
Highest chart positions:  US #8, UK #9

This was Darin’s last Top 10 single in both the US & the UK.

The Country Folk style here is very different from Darin’s recordings of the late 50’s and early 60’s. The flip side sounds more like the earlier records (and the sax is spot on).

“If I Were a Carpenter” has been covered by quite a many artists.

List price:  “Very Good+” is $5 and “Near Mint” is $10