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"Cat's in the Cradle" is a folk rock song by American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, from his fourth studio album, Verities & Balderdash (1974). The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1974. As Chapin's only number-one song, it became the best known of his work and a staple for folk rock music.
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.
Chapin recorded a total of 11 albums from 1972 until his death in 1981. All 14 singles that he released became hits on at least one national music chart. Chapin's best-known songs include "Taxi" and "Cat's in the Cradle." As a dedicated humanitarian, Chapin fought to end world hunger.
“Cat’s in the Cradle” by Harry Chapin. Release Year: 1974. Genre: Folk rock. ... Just try not to be inspired with lyrics like “One day, my father, he told me, ‘Son, don't let it slip ...
Deborah Frost of Entertainment Weekly, however, gave the album a C− and called it "a weak attempt to pad Ugly out to LP length with Lynyrd Skynyrd licks, Mister Rogers jokes, a scarily straight Harry Chapin cover ('Cat's in the Cradle'), and 'Mr. Recordman,' the most pathetic love song to a record company ever written. These kids should have ...
The album achieved Gold status in both Canada and Australia, Silver status in the United Kingdom, and went Platinum in the U.S. A cover of Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle" was subsequently released as a well-received single that sold over 500,000 copies in the United States alone and peaked at No. 7 in the UK Singles Chart.
Cat’s Cradle needs a larger location to compete with other live music venues in the Triangle, Heath said at the time. In late 2019, Cat’s Cradle celebrated its 50th anniversary , just a month ...
What is the origin of the phrase "Cats in the Cradle"? Does it refer to the situation where a baby has grown past cradle age, and therefore the cat is free to sit in the cradle? The other lyrics make sense: Silver spoon; Little Boy Blue; Man in the moon--70.57.151.211 03:54, 7 September 2006 (UTC)