When I ordered Jen Chapin's nice CD "Linger" from Amazon I decided to make it an all-Chapin lineup to get the free shipping. So I added Harry Chapin's (Jen's late father and the first musician whose stuff I bought regularly) "Heads & Tales," which I'd never replaced from LP days.
Harry didn't have many radio hits, except for "Cat's in the Cradle," "W*O*L*D" and to some extent "Taxi," a good version of which appears on this CD. His songs were mostly too long and oriented to the story or message rather than shlock lyrics and catchy tunes, which is fine by me. There are some of my favorites on "Heads & Tales," including "Dogtown," "Greyhound" and "Any Old Kind of Day." A Harry Chapin classic.
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