If I Were a Carpenter

Name: If I Were a Carpenter
Duration: 3 min

~ Recording by Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.7	If I Were a Carpenter	3:02	Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three	Hello, I’m Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album	US1970-01	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	KCS 9943
1.5	If I Were a Carpenter	3:02	Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three	Hello, I’m Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album	GB1970	CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)	40-63796 (7400 059)
1.5	If I Were a Carpenter	3:02	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	Country USA: 1970	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1988	CBS Special Products, Time–Life Music	A-20901, CTD-04
1.9	If I Were a Carpenter (feat. June Carter)	2:59	Johnny Cash	The Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XE1988	CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)	CBS 462557 2
1.16	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash	19 Greatest Hits	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	-1989
1.14	If I Were a Carpenter	2:56	Johnny Cash	Country Classics	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	AU1992	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	471115 2
3.1	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash	The Many Sides of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US1993	Sony Music Special Products	A3-23571
1.11	If I Were a Carpenter	2:58	Johnny Cash	Reader's Digest Classics	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	-1994
2.16	If I Were a Carpenter	2:58	Johnny Cash feat. June Carter	The Man in Black	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	AU1994	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
4.22	If I Were a Carpenter	3:02	Johnny Cash	The Man in Black: 1963-'69 Plus	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	DE1995-10-06	Bear Family Records	BCD 15588 FI
1.17	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash with June Carter	Greatest Hits	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	DE1995-12-08	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	480549 2
1.17	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash with June Carter	Greatest Hits	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	NL1995	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	480549 2
1.17	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash with June Carter	Greatest Hits	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	NL1995	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	480549 9
1.9	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash & June Carter	The Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	DE1995	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 462557 2
1.21	If I Were a Carpenter	2:58	Johnny Cash	The Very Best of Country, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ZA1995	BMG Records Africa	CDBSP (WM) 3001
2.11	If I Were a Carpenter	3:02	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	The Man in Black: His Greatest Hits	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US1999-03-02	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	C2K 65752
1.14	If I Were a Carpenter	3:03	Johnny Cash	30 Essential Hits	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2001	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
1.1	If I Were a Carpenter	3:02	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	Classic Country: 1970-1975	Various Artists		XE2001	Time–Life Music	TL 626-15
1.19	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash	Kings of World Music: Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	RU2001
2.5	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	Man in Black: The Very Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	SE2001	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 503023 2
1.26	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XW2002-02-12	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
2.8	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	CA2002-02-12	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Razor & Tie	TV2K 24127
2.8	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2002-02-12	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	C2K 86290
2.9	If I Were a Carpenter	2:58	Johnny Cash	Man in Black: The Very Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	GB2002-02-25	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 506345 2
2.8	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash feat. June Carter Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	BR2002
2.8	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	AU2002	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	C2K 86290
2.8	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XE2002	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	COL 506345 9
2.8	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash with June Carter	I Walk the Line	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	DE2003	Sony Music Media	EPC 511396 2
2.5	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	Classic Country: Great Duets	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2004	Time–Life Music	19854-2
2.5	If I Were a Carpenter	3:00	Johnny Cash	Let’s Folk: 40 Remastered Original Folk Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	HK2004	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	COL 513871.2
2.2	If I Were a Carpenter	3:02	Johnny Cash & June Carter	Keep on the Sunny Side: June Carter Cash – Her Life in Music	June Carter Cash	Album + Compilation	US2005-08-02	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	C2K 90908
4.8	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash feat. June Carter Cash	The Legend	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2005-08-16	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	CXK 93000
4.8	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash feat. June Carter Cash	The Legend	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	GB2005-08-29	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 517461 2
2.9	If I Were a Carpenter	2:58	Johnny Cash	Man in Black: The Very Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2005-12-22
1.9	If I Were a Carpenter	?:??	June Carter Cash with Johnny Cash	Ring of Fire: The Best of June Carter Cash	June Carter Cash	Album + Compilation	US2005	Dualtone	80302-01216-2
4.8	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash feat. June Carter Cash	The Legend	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2005	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	C4K 92802
1.6	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	16 Biggest Hits	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	Album + Compilation	US2006-02-21	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	82876 77087 2
1.6	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	Duets	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	Album + Compilation	XE2006-02-21	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	82876 78344 2
2.4	If I Were a Carpenter	2:58	Johnny Cash	The Very Best of Johnny Cash: Walk the Line	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	DE2006-09-01	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)	82876859242
4.10	If I Were a Carpenter	3:00	Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash	Lifetime of Country Romance	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2007-08-07	Time–Life Music	215972
1.8	If I Were a Carpenter	2:58	Johnny Cash	Best of: Wanted Man	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	DE2008-03-23	Zounds	27000 22008
1.8	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash with June Carter	Super Hits, Volume 2	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2008-06-02	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)
2.8	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	The Essential Johnny Cash: Limited Edition 3.0	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2008-08-26	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	88697 29089 2
1.11	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	Stars on 45	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	IN2008-11	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)	88697395362
2.17	If I Were a Carpenter	3:02	Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash	Blue Velvet: Easy Listening Favorites of the ’60s & ’70s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2008	Reader’s Digest Music	80010679-02, B0010679-02
1.7	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash & June Carter	Ultimate Grammy Collection; Classic Country	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2008	Shout! Factory
2.5	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash	Classic Country: Duets	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2010	Time-Life	25710-D A781542
2.8	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash	Einfach das Beste	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	DE2010
1.8	If I Were a Carpenter	3:00	Johnny Cash	Playlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2012-05-29
1.21	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash	The Classics	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	GB2012-06-11	Sony Music TV	88725427632
1.8	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash	The Greatest Duets	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2012-08-06	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
23.7	If I Were a Carpenter	3:02	Johnny Cash & June Carter	The Complete Columbia Album Collection	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2012-12-04	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	88697910472
14.7	If I Were a Carpenter	3:02	Johnny Cash & June Carter	20 Original Albums	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XE2013	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88883765862
1.8	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash	Playlist: The Very Best Johnny Cash Duets	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	US2014-08-01
4.10	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash & June Carter	The Country Jukebox Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2019	Time–Life Music	33546-D
1.28	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	American Remains: The Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XW2020-07-17	Columbia Nashville Legacy
1.28	If I Were a Carpenter	3:00	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	One Piece at a Time: The Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XW2020-07-31	Columbia Nashville Legacy	G010004409208E
1.28	If I Were a Carpenter	3:01	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	Man in Black: The Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XW2020-08-14	Columbia Nashville Legacy
1.2	If I Were a Carpenter	2:59	Johnny Cash	Best Of	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation
1.9	If I Were a Carpenter	2:56	Johnny Cash	The Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	AU-	CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)	463655 2
Bootleg
1.22	If I Were a Carpenter	?:??	Johnny Cash feat. June Carter Cash	The Ultimate Best of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Album + Compilation	XW2011	[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)	[none]

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recorded in:	Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-08-20)

producer:	Bob Johnston (American record producer)
additional vocals:	June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
performer:	June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1970)

sampled by:	If I Were a Tekno Head by Fool on the Hill (FOTH)

recording of:	If I Were a Carpenter (on 1969-08-20: cover)

If I Were a Carpenter

lyricist and composer:	Tim Hardin

publisher:	Allen Stanton Productions Faithful Virtue Music

later translated versions:	Kdybych já byl kovářem Om jag vore arbetslös Si j'étais un charpentier (French version) Si yo fuera un carpintero Wenn ich nur ein Trucker wär (If I Were a Carpenter)

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