Verities & Balderdash

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Verities & Balderdash
Studio album by Harry Chapin
Released	August 31, 1974
Recorded	?
Genre	Singer-songwriter
Length	43:49
Label	Elektra Records
Producer(s)	Paul Leka
Professional reviews
All Music Guide:
Harry Chapin chronology
Short Stories (1974)	Verities & Balderdash (1974)	Portrait Gallery (1975)

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 Harry'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," only barely cracked the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Cat's in the Cradle" (Chapin, Chapin) – 3:44
2. "I Wanna Learn a Love Song" (Chapin) – 4:19
3. "Shooting Star" (Chapin) – 4:02
4. "30,000 Pounds of Bananas" (Chapin) – 5:45
5. "She Sings Songs Without Words" (Chapin) – 3:31
6. "What Made America Famous?" (Chapin) – 6:53
7. "Vacancy" (Chapin) – 4:00
8. "Halfway to Heaven" – 6:10
9. "Six String Orchestra" – 5:25

[edit] Personnel

Harry Chapin - guitar, vocals