Short Stories (album)
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Short Stories is Harry Chapin's third album. This album was originally released in 1973. It was released on CD on September 17, 2002 on the Flashback label.
Contents |
Track listing
- "Short Stories" - 4:35
- "W*O*L*D" - 5:15
- "Song for Myself" - 5:00
- "Song Man" - 3:13
- "Changes" - 4:32
Side 2
- "They Call Her Easy" - 4:03
- "Mr. Tanner" - 5:08
- "Mail Order Annie" - 4:52
- "There's a Lot of Lonely People Tonight" - 3:39
- "Old College Avenue" - 4:25
Performance credits
- Harry Chapin, singer and acoustic guitar
- Ron Palmer, lead guitar
- Michael Masters, cello
- John Wallace, bass, high harmony vocals
- Buddy Salzman - drums
- Bobby Carlin - drums
- Jim Chapin - drums
- Dave Armstrong - harmonica on "Mail Order Annie"
- Jeanne French - background vocals
- Tomi Lee Bradley - background vocals
- Rob White - background vocals
- Jeb Hart - background vocals
- Irving Spice and friends - orchestra
- Harold Keinz - flute, oboe, piccolo and English horn
Technical credits
- Paul Leka - producer and arranger (2002 CD liner notes incorrectly mention Paul Leska)
- Fred Kewley - manager
- Billy Rose II - engineering
- Stan Agol - engineering
- Rob White - cover drawing
- Robert L. Heimall - art direction and design
Additional technical credits on 2002 CD rerelease
- Mark Pinkus - reissue assistance
- Craig DeGraff - reissue assistance
- Bob Fisher - remastering
- Allen Steelgrave - remastering
Reviews
- Rolling Stone - Paul Gambaccini writes "...He tackles subjects too weighty for the common pop balladeer...".[1]
- Billboard - "Get out your hankie... his penchant for creating lengthy word pictures, of people and situations which are gray and raw edged..."[1]
- Christgau's Record Guide (1981) - "...Harry had a problem. He wanted to write a song about a DJ, kind of a follow-up to "Taxi," just to prove it wasn't a fluke... D+."
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | December 1973 | Elektra | LP | EKS-75065 |
| cassette | ||||
| reel-to-reel | ||||
| United States | September 17, 2002 | Flashback | CD | R2-76106 |
| United States | February 8, 2005 | Elektra | Digital |
References
- ↑ Gambaccini, Paul (February 14, 1974). "Album Reviews: Short Stories". Rolling Stone (154). Archived from the original on 2005. Retrieved 2010-06-13 .
