  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. a third single, "what made america famous?", failed to chart. the album was certified gold on december 17, 1974.superseventies.com verities & balderdash the album was advertised with the slogan: "as only harry can tell it." http://www.anyoldkindofday.com/album_veritiesandbalderdash.html 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. ==track listing== ===side one=== #"cat's in the cradle" (sandy chapin, harry chapin) â 3:44 #"i wanna learn a love song" (harry chapin) â 4:19 #"shooting star" (harry chapin) â 4:02 #"30,000 pounds of bananas" (harry chapin) â 5:45 #"she sings songs without words" (harry chapin) â 3:31 original lp 1974 elektra/asylum/nonesuch records 7e-1012 ===side two=== #"what made america famous?" (harry chapin) â 6:53 #"vacancy" (harry chapin) â 4:00 #"halfway to heaven" (harry chapin) â 6:10 #"six string orchestra" (harry chapin) â 5:25 original lp 1974 elektra/asylum/nonesuch records 7e-1012 == personnel== band *harry chapin - guitar, vocals *john tropea - acoustic guitar, sitar *don payne - bass *allan schwartzberg - drums *don grolnick - piano, electric piano, harpsichord *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 - mi
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