Verities & Balderdash
by Harry Chapin
- Type: Album
- Released: 24 August 1974
- Label: Elektra
- Country: United States
- Length: 44:05
- Community rating: 3.66/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Harry Chapin's most commercially successful album is anchored by the generational number-one hit 'Cat's in the Cradle'. Produced by Paul Leka, the record showcases Chapin's unparalleled ability to weave poignant, character-driven narratives over sophisticated, heavily orchestrated folk-pop arrangements.
Genres
Descriptors: Folk, melodic, folk, acoustic, male-vocals, narrative
Tracklist
- Cat's in the Cradle (3:42)
- I Wanna Learn a Love Song (4:23)
- Shooting Star (4:04)
- 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas (5:45)
- She Sings Songs Without Words (3:33)
- What Made America Famous? (6:52)
- Vacancy (4:00)
- Halfway to Heaven (6:12)
- Six String Orchestra (5:29)
Credits
- Harry Chapin - primary artist, written-by
- Dave Kondziela - backing vocals
- Frank Simms - backing vocals
- George Simms - backing vocals
- Don Payne - bass
- Allan Schwartzberg - drums
- John Tropea - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, sitar
- Bill Hoffman - illustration