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Harry Chapin Folk Rock Soft Rock 1974 US
Harry Chapin - Verities & Balderdash flac album
  • Performer Harry Chapin
  • Title Verities & Balderdash
  • Date of release 1974
  • Country US
  • Style Folk Rock, Soft Rock
  • Other formats VOC AHX WMA DTS DMF FLAC AU
  • Genre Rock
  • Size MP3 1293 mb
  • Size FLAC 1936 mb
  • Rating: 4.1
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He still loves to tell stories - most are like little screenplays, with "Shooting Star" offering details and textures and a sense of drama akin to a finished film (in the manner of "Taxi"). The "haunt count" on this album is extremely high, boosted by gorgeous ballads like "She Sings Songs Without Words.

Bass/Vocals "Big" John Wallace. The Gold Medal Collection.

Album · 1974 · 9 Songs.

The follow-up single, "I Wanna Learn a Love Song," barely entered the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. A third single, "What Made America Famous?", failed to chart. The album was certified gold on December 17, 1974.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Cat's In The Cradle
Piano – Steve ChapinWritten-By – Sandy Chapin
 3:44
A2 I Wanna Learn A Love Song 4:19
A3 Shooting Star 4:02
A4 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas
Banjo – Tom ChapinPiano – Steve Chapin
 5:45
A5 She Sings Songs Without Words
Piano – Steve Chapin
 3:31
B1 What Made America Famous? 6:53
B2 Vacancy
Piano – Steve Chapin
 4:00
B3 Halfway To Heaven 6:10
B4 Six String Orchestra
Drums – Jim ChapinPiano – Paul Leka
 5:25

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra Records
  • Copyright (c) – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
  • Published By – Story Songs, Ltd.
  • Recorded At – Connecticut Recording Studios
  • Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
  • Mastered At – Elektra Sound Recorders

Credits

  • Art Direction – Glen Christensen
  • Backing Vocals – Dave Kondziela, Frank Simms, George Simms
  • Bass – Don Payne
  • Choir [The Bridgeport Memorial Choir] – Al Spechler, Barbara Gladston, Carole Sherman, Cathy Mally, Ernie White , Lloyd Rustia "F.M."*, Pam Birmingham, Paul Kearney , Steve "Chet" Kubin, Steve Simms, Terry O'Connell, Terry Simms
  • Concertmaster – Irving Spice
  • Design – Shiah Grumet
  • Drums – Allan Schwartzberg
  • Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar, Sitar – John Tropea
  • Illustration – Bill Hoffman
  • Mastered By – TD*
  • Mixed By – Paul Leka
  • Mixed By, Management – Fred Kewley
  • Photography By – Ruth Bernal
  • Piano, Electric Piano, Harpsichord – Don Grolnick
  • Producer, Arranged By – Paul Leka
  • Recorded By [Strings] – Billy Rose II, Ron Bacchiocchi
  • Synthesizer, Recorded By – Ron Bacchiocchi
  • Vocals [Angelic Female Vocals] – Zizi Roberts
  • Written-By – Harry Chapin

Notes

Printed in U.S.A.

4-page lyric sheet enclosed.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 7E-1012 - A SP
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 7E-1012 - B SP
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A variant 1): 7E 1012 A-5 SP [SRC Logo]
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B variant 1): 7E 1012 B-5 SP [SRC Logo]
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A variant 2): 7E 1012 A 5 SRC SP 1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B variant 1): 7E 1012 B-5 SP SRC 2-1 ESR-TD 12-13-74
  • Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
7E-1012 Harry Chapin Verities & Balderdash ‎(LP, Album, Ter) Elektra 7E-1012 US 1974
EST 1012-C Harry Chapin Verities & Balderdash ‎(Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Album) Elektra EST 1012-C US 1974
7E-1012 Harry Chapin Verities & Balderdash ‎(LP, TP) Columbia 7E-1012 US Unknown
7E-1012 Harry Chapin Verities & Balderdash ‎(LP, Album, CP ) Elektra 7E-1012 US 1974
7ES 1012, 7ES-1012 Harry Chapin Verities & Balderdash ‎(LP, Album) Elektra, Elektra 7ES 1012, 7ES-1012 Canada 1974

Tracklist

1 Cat's In The Cradle 3:44
2 I Wanna Learn A Love Song 4:19
3 Shooting Star 4:02
4 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas 5:45
5 She Sings Songs Without Words 3:31
6 What Made America Famous? 6:53
7 Vacancy 4:00
8 Halfway To Heaven 6:10
9 Six String Orchestra 5:25

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra Entertainment
  • Copyright (c) – Elektra Entertainment
  • Made By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.

Credits

  • Arranged By, Producer – Paul Leka

Notes

Made In U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 7559-60596-2
  • Matrix / Runout: 2 7E 1012-2 SRC-01 M1S14
  • SPARS Code: AAD

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
7E-1012 Harry Chapin Verities & Balderdash ‎(LP, Album, Ter) Elektra 7E-1012 US 1974
EST 1012-C Harry Chapin Verities & Balderdash ‎(Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Album) Elektra EST 1012-C US 1974
7E-1012 Harry Chapin Verities & Balderdash ‎(LP, TP) Columbia 7E-1012 US Unknown
7E-1012 Harry Chapin Verities & Balderdash ‎(LP, Album, CP ) Elektra 7E-1012 US 1974
7ES 1012, 7ES-1012 Harry Chapin Verities & Balderdash ‎(LP, Album) Elektra, Elektra 7ES 1012, 7ES-1012 Canada 1974
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