Cat's in the Cradle
| "Cat's in the Cradle" | ||||
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Side-A label of the US vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Harry Chapin | ||||
| from the album Verities & Balderdash | ||||
| B-side | "Vacancy" | |||
| Written | 1973–1974 | |||
| Released | October 1, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Connecticut Recording Studios, Bridgeport, Connecticut | |||
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| Label | Elektra | |||
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| Producer(s) | Paul Leka | |||
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"Cat's in the Cradle" is a folk rock song by American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, from his fourth studio album, Verities & Balderdash (1974). The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1974. As Chapin's only number-one song, it became his signature song and a staple for folk rock music. Chapin's recording of the song was nominated for the 1975 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011.