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The title track from Harry Chapin's fourth album, “Verities & Balderdash”, is so timeless that it became the subject of a 2025 documentary in which artists from several generations discuss its influence on their lives and work. “Cat's In The Cradle” is undoubtedly still the highlight of the singer-songwriter's 1974 album. The legendary opening track also serves as a guide to the bold personal and social themes that follow – as well as the beautiful folk-rock arrangements that underpin the New Yorker's most commercially successful work. The album “Verities & Balderdash” was a hit with audiences and critics alike and went double platinum. “Cat's In The Cradle” reached No. 1 on the singles charts and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The romantic ballad “I Wanna Learn A Love Song” made it into the Top 50.
The mini-epic “What Made America Famous?”, also a single release, helped establish Chapin as one of the country's most astute and insightful lyricists, as “Verities & Balderdash” was brimming with current issues and situational descriptions. Chapin observes everything from the polarization of the nation to changes in moral standards and cultural priorities. Chapin, both singer and storyteller, conveys a rich spectrum of emotions. As the linchpin of a career that was cut short by a tragic traffic accident, “Verities & Balderdash” is a prime example of his craftsmanship, his intuition and the perspective he brought to American music.
MFSL presents the top 5 album “Verities & Balderdash” for the first time in audiophile reference quality: Mastered at MoFi Studio in California, this Hybrid SACD, strictly limited to 2,000 copies and numbered, sets standards in terms of three-dimensionality, transparency, headroom and dynamics, and is bursting with color and detail! When Chapin lists the names of the instruments in “Six String Orchestra,” they appear as if by magic, as if the band were playing just a few meters away!
1. Cat’s In The Cradle
2. I Wanna Learn A Love Song
3. Shooting Star
4. 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas
5. She Sings Songs Without Words
6. What Made America Famous?
7. Vacancy
8. Halfway To Heaven
9. Six String Orchestra