Harry Chapin - Verities & Balderdash / LP Mobile Fidelity

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 is proud to present “Verities & Balderdash” in audiophile reference quality – and for the first time on vinyl: Mastered from the original tapes at MoFi Studio in California and manufactured by Fidelity Record Pressing, the LP (180 grams, 33 RPM) is strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies and comes in a luxurious jacket from

Stoughton Printing, including a four-page insert. The Top 5 album sets new standards in terms of three-dimensionality, transparency and dynamics and is characterized by remarkable sound balance, instrument separation and realism. 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 feet away!We recommend the use of "L'Art du Son" LP cleaner to wet wash your vinyl. Even new records of high quality production will benefit from this.

Title

Side A

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

Side B

1. What Made America Famous?

2. Vacancy

3. Halfway To Heaven

4. Six String Orchestra