Album · 1974
Verities & Balderdash
Tracklist
1
Cat's in the Cradle
Verities & Balderdash
3:51
2
I Wanna Learn a Love Song
Verities & Balderdash
4:27
3
Shooting Star
Verities & Balderdash
4:08
4
30,000 Pounds of Bananas
Verities & Balderdash
5:50
5
She Sings Songs Without Words
Verities & Balderdash
3:34
6
What Made America Famous?
Verities & Balderdash
6:52
7
Vacancy
Verities & Balderdash
4:04
8
Halfway to Heaven
Verities & Balderdash
6:15
9
Six String Orchestra
Verities & Balderdash
5:28
In print
First pressed 1974, still pressed 2026 — 50 pressings across 11 countries.
Credits
Glen Christensen
Art Direction
Shiah Grumet
Design
Bill Hoffman (3)
Illustration
Allan Schwartzberg
Instrument · drums
Don Grolnick
Instrument · piano, electric piano, harpsichord
Don Payne
Instrument · bass
Jim Chapin
Instrument · drums
John Tropea
Instrument · electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lead guitar
John Wallace
Instrument · bass [on the road], vocals [on the road]
Michael Masters
Instrument · cello [on the road]
Ron Palmer
Instrument · lead guitar [on the road], vocals [on the road]
Steve Chapin
Instrument · piano
Tom Chapin
Instrument · banjo
Krieg Wunderlich
Mastering
Neal Harris
Mastering
Terry Dunavan
Mastering
Fred Kewley
Mix
Ruth Bernal
Photography
Paul Leka
Producer
Billy Rose Ⅱ
Recording
Ron Bacchiocchi
Recording
Al Spechler
Vocal · choir [the bridgeport memorial choir]
Barbara Gladston
Vocal · choir [the bridgeport memorial choir]
Carole Sherman
Vocal · choir [the bridgeport memorial choir]
Cathy Mally
Vocal · choir [the bridgeport memorial choir]
Dave Kondziela
Vocal · backing vocals
Ernie White (4)
Vocal · choir [the bridgeport memorial choir]
Frank Simms
Vocal · backing vocals
George Simms
Vocal · backing vocals
Lloyd Rustia
Vocal · choir [the bridgeport memorial choir]
Pam Birmingham
Vocal · choir [the bridgeport memorial choir]
Paul Kearney (3)
Vocal · choir [the bridgeport memorial choir]
Steve "Chet" Kubin
Vocal · choir [the bridgeport memorial choir]
Steve Simms
Vocal · choir [the bridgeport memorial choir]
Terry O'Connell
Vocal · choir [the bridgeport memorial choir]
Terry Simms
Vocal · choir [the bridgeport memorial choir]
The Bridgeport Memorial Choir
Vocal · choir
Zizi Roberts
Vocal · vocals [angelic female]
Harry Chapin
Writer
Sandy Chapin
Writer