Harry Chapin

Release Date: 03/06/2026
Format: LP
Label: Mobile Fidelity
Release type: 180 Gram Vinyl LP Record

The 1974 Folk-Rock Album That Impacted Generations: Harry Chapin's Verities & Balderdash Features the Ageless 'Cat's in the Cradle,' Personal Narratives, and Gorgeous Arrangements

Hear the Singer-Songwriter's Most Successful Record in Audiophile Sound for the First Time on Vinyl: Mobile Fidelity's 180g 33RPM LP Is Strictly Limited to 3,000 Numbered Copies How enduring is the signature song from Harry Chapin's Verities & Balderdash? So timeless that it became the subject of a 2025 documentary in which artists from multiple generations weigh in on it's impact on their lives and craft. 'Cat's in the Cradle' remains the main event on the singer-songwriter's 1974 album. Yet the legendary opening track also serves as a guidepost for the bold personal and social narratives that follow - not to mention the gorgeous folk-rock arrangements. As much of a singer as a storyteller, Chapin observes everything from the polarization of the nation to changes in moral standards and cultural priorities. Sourced from the original master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, housed in a Stoughton jacket, and strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity's 180g 33RPM LP of Verities & Balderdash presents Chapin's fourth full-length in audiophile quality for the first time on vinyl. Captured during a golden era for sonics and production, the Top 5 effort features remarkable tonal balance and organic naturalism. Those valued aspects come into focus on this reissue, which plays with dead-quiet surfaces and a low noise floor. The newfound clarity, openness, and imaging underscore the lasting appeal of Chapin's tender deliveries and soulful timbre - as well as the ageless wisdom of his words.

1. Cats In The Cradle    3:44
   
2. I Wanna Learn A Love Song    4:19
   
3. Shooting Star    4:02
   
4. 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas    5:45
   
5. She Sings Songs Without Words    3:31
   
6. What Made America Famous?    6:53
   
7. Vacancy    4:00
   
8. Halfway To Heaven    6:10
   
9. Six String Orchestra    5:25