Question: who wrote the song the cat's in the cradle
Answer: vinyl single Single by Harry Chapin from the album Verities & Balderdash B - side `` Vacancy '' Released October 1 , 1974 Format 7 '' vinyl , CD Recorded 1973 Genre Folk rock , soft rock Length 3 : 44 Label Elektra Songwriter ( s ) Harry Chapin Sandra Chapin Producer ( s ) Paul Leka Harry Chapin singles chronology `` WOLD '' ( 1973 ) `` Cat 's in the Cradle '' ( 1974 ) `` What Made America Famous ? '' ( 1974 )