1972 Harry Chapin – Heads & Tales
Heads & Tales is the first studio album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1972. The album contains Chapin’s first hit, “Taxi.” The album and single both charted successfully for over six months, with both selling over 1 million copies each.
Early LP pressings of Heads & Tales featured a die-cut front cover with a square hole in it, allowing the “cover” photo of Chapin (which is actually on an enclosed poster/lyric sheet) to be seen through the hole, creating a three-dimensional effect.
“Taxi” was released as a 45 rpm single, and charted at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Tracks
1 Could You Put Your Light On, Please (Harry Chapin) 04:30
2 Greyhound (Harry Chapin) 05:37
3 Everybody’s Lonely (Harry Chapin) 04:03
4 Sometime, Somewhere Wife (Harry Chapin) 04:54
5 Empty (Harry Chapin) 02:56
6 Taxi (Harry Chapin) 06:43
7 Any Old Kind Of Day (Harry Chapin) 04:44
8 Dogtown (Harry Chapin) 07:24
9 Same Sad Singer (Harry Chapin) 04:07
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | John Wallace |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Ron Palmer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Harry Chapin |
| Keyboards | Steve Chapin |
| Recorder | Steve Chapin |
| Congas | Russ Kunkel |
| Cello | Tim Scott |
| Percussion | Russ Kunkel |
| Background Vocals | John Wallace |
| Background Vocals | Ron Palmer |
| Vocals | Harry Chapin |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jac Holzman
Arranged By – Fred Kewley
Engineer – Bruce Morgan
Art Direction, Design – Robert L Heimall
Photography By – Frank Bez, Emerson-Loew
Mixed At Elektra Sound Recorders
Recorded At Elektra Sound Recorders
Phonographic Copyright Elektra Records
Copyright Elektra Records