Verities & Balderdash
| Verities & Balderdash | ||||
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| Released | August 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973–74 | |||
| Studio | Connecticut Recording Studios, Bridgeport, Connecticut | |||
| Length | 43:49 | |||
| Label | Elektra 7E-1012 | |||
| Producer | Paul Leka | |||
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| Singles from Verities & Balderdash | ||||
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| Tom Hull | D |
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 number 38 for the year on the 1974 Billboard year-end Hot 100 chart. The follow-up single, "I Wanna Learn a Love Song," charted on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart at number 44, and Billboard Adult Contemporary at number 7. A promotional single, "What Made America Famous?", was released to radio stations as a 45 rpm single. The album was certified Gold on December 17, 1974.
The album was advertised with the slogan: "As only Harry can tell it."