Verities & Balderdash

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."

Track listing
All tracks written by Harry Chapin, except where noted.

Personnel
Band Production
 * Harry Chapin - guitar, lead vocals
 * John Tropea - acoustic guitar, sitar
 * Don Payne - bass
 * Allan Schwartzberg - drums
 * Don Grolnick - piano, electric piano, harpsichord
 * Ron Bacchiocchi - synthesizer
 * Irving Spice - concertmaster
 * George Simms - background vocals
 * Frank Simms - background vocals
 * Dave Kondziela - background vocals
 * Zizi Roberts - female vocals
 * Ron Bacchiocchi - recording engineer
 * Grant Ames - recording engineer
 * Paul Leka - mixing
 * Fred Kewley - mixing
 * Glen Christensen - art direction
 * Bill Hofman - illustration
 * Ruth Bernal - photography
 * Shiah Grumet - design