Verities & Balderdash
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| Verities & Balderdash | ||||
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| Studio album by Harry Chapin | ||||
| Released | August 24, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973, Connecticut Recording Studios Bridgeport, Connecticut |
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| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 43:49 | |||
| Label | Elektra 7E-1012 |
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| Producer | Paul Leka | |||
| Harry Chapin chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic | |
Verities & Balderdash is the fourth studio album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1974. (see 1974 in music). "Cat's in the Cradle" was Chapin's highest charting single, finishing at #44 for the year on the 1974 Billboard year-end Hot 100 chart. The follow-up single, "I Wanna Learn a Love Song," barely entered the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. The album was certified gold on December 17, 1974.[2]
The album was advertised with the slogan: "As only Harry can tell it." [3]
The album was the first and only work by Chapin to exclusively use professional studio musicians, rather than his touring band, as had been the case in previous projects.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side One
- "Cat's in the Cradle" (Chapin, Chapin) – 3:44
- "I Wanna Learn a Love Song" (Chapin) – 4:19
- "Shooting Star" (Chapin) – 4:02
- "30,000 Pounds of Bananas" (Chapin) – 5:45
- "She Sings Songs Without Words" (Chapin) – 3:31
[edit] Side Two
- "What Made America Famous?" (Chapin) – 6:53
- "Vacancy" (Chapin) – 4:00
- "Halfway to Heaven" – 6:10
- "Six String Orchestra" – 5:25
[edit] Personnel
Band
- Harry Chapin - guitar, vocals
- John Tropea - acoustic guitar, sitar
- Don Payne - bass
- Allan Schwartzberg - drums
- Don Grolnick - piano, electric piano, harpischord
- Ron Bacchiocchi - synthesizer
- Irving Spice - concertmaster
- George Simms - background vocals
- Frank Simms - background vocals
- Dave Kondziela - background vocals
- Zizi Roberts - female vocals
Production
- Ron Bacchiocchi - recording engineer
- Paul Leka - mixing
- Fred Kewley - mixing
- Glen Christensen - art direction
- Bill Hofman - illustration
- Ruth Bernal - photography
- Shiah Grumet - design
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ SuperSeventies.com Verities & Balderdash
- ^ http://www.anyoldkindofday.com/album_VeritiesandBalderdash.html
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