Classic Carpenters

Classic Carpenters
Studio album by Dami Im
Released 22 April 2016
Genre Pop, Jazz, Easy listening
Label Sony
Producer Bry Jones, Michael Tan
Dami Im chronology
Heart Beats
(2014)		 Classic Carpenters
(2016)

Classic Carpenters is the third studio album by Australian recording artist Dami Im, scheduled for release on 22 April 2016 by Sony Music Australia. The album consists of cover versions of American vocal duo The Carpenters' songs.

Im said "My intention wasn't to copy Karen'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."[1] 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."[2]

Promotional videos

On 15 April, Im released a video for "(They Long to Be) Close to You".[3]

On 17 April, Im released a video for "There's a Kind of Hush".[4]

On 19 April, Im released a video for "Yesterday Once More".[5]

Critical reception

Cameron Adams from the Herald Sun 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".[6]

Track listing

  1. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" – 3:41
  2. "There's a Kind of Hush" – 3:01
  3. "Yesterday Once More" – 4:00
  4. "Superstar" – 3:10
  5. "Rainy Days and Mondays" – 3:27
  6. "This Masquerade" – 3:58
  7. "A Song for You" – 3:34
  8. "I Won't Last a Day Without You" – 3:11
  9. "I Need to Be in Love" – 3:53
  10. "Hurting Each Other" – 2:46
  11. "We've Only Just Begun" – 3:02

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 3
South Korean Albums (Gaon International)[8] 23

Release history

Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue Ref.
Australia 22 April 2016
  • Standard
 Sony Music Australia 88875150102 [9][10]
South Korea 10 May 2016 Digital download Standard Sony Music Entertainment [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Classic Carpenters (signed) by Dami Im – CD". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dami Im covers Carpenters". auspOp. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Video: Dami Im Close To You". www.auspop.com.au. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dami Im - There's a Kind of Hush". YouTube.com. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dami Im - Yesterday Once More". YouTube.com. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Latest Album Reviews: Paul Kelly, Dami Im, Paul Young, A$AP Ferg & Camp Cope". news.com.au. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Dami Im – Classic Carpenters". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Gaon International Album Chart – Issue date: 16.05.08 – 16.05.14". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Classic Carpenters by Dami Im". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Classic Carpenters (signed) by Dami Im – CD". JBHiFi. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Classic Carpenters – Dami Im". Melon. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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