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The pensive tales of personal relationships on Short Stories belong to a bygone era, when the summer of love was yielding to the autumn of adulthood and the mundane realities that attended it. Like Jim Croce and James Taylor, Harry Chapin observes the melancholy side of life in self-contained character studies: the midlife assessment of a failed career and marriage on the poignant "WOLD," a dry cleaner whose pretense to a singing career is exposed on "Mr. Tanner," the meager dreams of a poor farmer and his mail-order bride on "Mail Order Annie." Yet the album's overall tone is sober rather than somber. Perhaps "Song for Myself" expresses it best when Chapin offers up the challenge: "Are we all gonna sit here with a stoned out smile and simply watch the world go 'way?" For the songwriter, it's a rhetorical question. If the subjects are flawed, unhappy, unable to appreciate or hold on to love, it's the reality left in the wake of the '60s overweening idealism. The loss of free love is lamented on "They Call Her Easy," replaced by the cynicism of experience in "Changes." Musically, the album has much in common with the work of Cat Stevens, leaning on Paul Leka's orchestral arrangements to embellish otherwise dry songs. Chapin lacks Stevens' affection for inventive melodies and off-kilter rhythms, but compared to a toned-down record like Catch Bull at Four, the two are strikingly similar. The fact remains that casual fans will be better served with a greatest-hits compilation that includes "WOLD" than wading through all of Short Stories. Those with a predilection for Chapin's bittersweet muse will be better served by the whole album.
© Dave Connolly /TiVo
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Paul Leka, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - Buddy Salzman, Drums - Harry Chapin, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Wallace, Bass Guitar - Ron Palmer, Electric Guitar - Jim Chapin, Drums - Dave Armstrong, Harmonica - Rob White, Backing Vocals - Michael Masters, Cello - Bobby Carlin, Drums - Jeanne French, Backing Vocals - Jeb Hart, Backing Vocals - Tomi Lee Bradley, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1973 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Harry Chapin, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - John Wallace, Bass Guitar - Mike Masters, Cello - Doug Walker, Guitar - Howie Fields, Drums - Stephen Chapin, Producer, Keyboards - Tom Chapin, Acoustic Guitar - Fred Kewley, Producer
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1976 Elektra Records
Paul Leka, Producer, Keyboards - Harry Chapin, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - John Wallace, Bass - Tim Scott, Cello - Dave Armstrong, Harmonica - Michael Masters, Cello - Bobby Carlin, Drums - Tomi Lee Bradley, Additional Vocals - Ronald Palmer, Guitar
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1974 Elektra Records
Paul Leka, Producer, Keyboards - Harry Chapin, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - John Wallace, Bass - Tim Scott, Cello - Dave Armstrong, Harmonica - Michael Masters, Cello - Bobby Carlin, Drums - Tomi Lee Bradley, Additional Vocals - Ronald Palmer, Guitar
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1974 Elektra Records
Paul Leka, Producer, Keyboards - Harry Chapin, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - John Wallace, Bass - Tim Scott, Cello - Dave Armstrong, Harmonica - Michael Masters, Cello - Bobby Carlin, Drums - Tomi Lee Bradley, Additional Vocals - Ronald Palmer, Guitar
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1974 Elektra Records
Paul Leka, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - Buddy Salzman, Drums - Harry Chapin, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Wallace, Bass Guitar - Ron Palmer, Electric Guitar - Jim Chapin, Drums - Dave Armstrong, Harmonica - Rob White, Backing Vocals - Michael Masters, Cello - Bobby Carlin, Drums - Jeanne French, Backing Vocals - Jeb Hart, Backing Vocals - Tomi Lee Bradley, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1973 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Sandy Chapin, Composer - Harry Chapin, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - John Wallace, Bass Guitar - Mike Masters, Cello - Doug Walker, Guitar - Howie Fields, Drums - Stephen Chapin, Producer, Keyboards - Tom Chapin, Acoustic Guitar - Fred Kewley, Producer
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1976 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Paul Leka, Producer - Buddy Salzman, Drums - Harry Chapin, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Wallace, Bass Guitar - Ron Palmer, Guitar - Dave Armstrong, Harmonica - Rob White, Backing Vocals - Michael Masters, Cello - Jeb Hart, Backing Vocals - Jim Chapin, Sr., Drums
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1973 Elektra Records
Paul Leka, Producer, Keyboards - Harry Chapin, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - John Wallace, Bass - Tim Scott, Cello - Dave Armstrong, Harmonica - Michael Masters, Cello - Bobby Carlin, Drums - Tomi Lee Bradley, Additional Vocals - Ronald Palmer, Guitar
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1974 Elektra Records
Paul Leka, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - Buddy Salzman, Drums - Harry Chapin, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - John Wallace, Bass Guitar - Ron Palmer, Electric Guitar - Jim Chapin, Drums - Dave Armstrong, Harmonica - Rob White, Backing Vocals - Michael Masters, Cello - Bobby Carlin, Drums - Jeanne French, Backing Vocals - Jeb Hart, Backing Vocals - Tomi Lee Bradley, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1973 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Presentación del Álbum
The pensive tales of personal relationships on Short Stories belong to a bygone era, when the summer of love was yielding to the autumn of adulthood and the mundane realities that attended it. Like Jim Croce and James Taylor, Harry Chapin observes the melancholy side of life in self-contained character studies: the midlife assessment of a failed career and marriage on the poignant "WOLD," a dry cleaner whose pretense to a singing career is exposed on "Mr. Tanner," the meager dreams of a poor farmer and his mail-order bride on "Mail Order Annie." Yet the album's overall tone is sober rather than somber. Perhaps "Song for Myself" expresses it best when Chapin offers up the challenge: "Are we all gonna sit here with a stoned out smile and simply watch the world go 'way?" For the songwriter, it's a rhetorical question. If the subjects are flawed, unhappy, unable to appreciate or hold on to love, it's the reality left in the wake of the '60s overweening idealism. The loss of free love is lamented on "They Call Her Easy," replaced by the cynicism of experience in "Changes." Musically, the album has much in common with the work of Cat Stevens, leaning on Paul Leka's orchestral arrangements to embellish otherwise dry songs. Chapin lacks Stevens' affection for inventive melodies and off-kilter rhythms, but compared to a toned-down record like Catch Bull at Four, the two are strikingly similar. The fact remains that casual fans will be better served with a greatest-hits compilation that includes "WOLD" than wading through all of Short Stories. Those with a predilection for Chapin's bittersweet muse will be better served by the whole album.
© Dave Connolly /TiVo
Acerca del álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 10 pista(s)
- Duración total: 00:44:16
- Artistas principales: Harry Chapin
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Sello: Rhino - Elektra
- Género Pop/Rock Pop
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
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