Sniper and Other Love Songs
| Sniper & Other Love Songs | ||||
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| Studio album by Harry Chapin | ||||
| Released | October 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 45:52 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Fred Kewley | |||
| Harry Chapin chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Sniper and Other Love Songs is the second studio album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1972. The album's title song is a vaguely fictionalised account of Charles Whitman's shootings from the clocktower of the Main Building of the University of Texas at Austin in August 1966. In 2004 it was released as a double CD package with Heads & Tales featuring several previously unreleased out-takes.
The song "Circle" was a major hit for The New Seekers (released as "Circles") and became known as the Chapin Anthem. "Sunday Morning Sunshine" cracked the Billboard Hot 100. A live version of "Better Place To Be" charted in 1976.
Track listing
All songs by Harry Chapin
- "Sunday Morning Sunshine" – 3:51
- "Sniper" – 9:58
- "And the Baby Never Cries" – 5:09
- "Burning Herself" – 3:30
- "Barefoot Boy" – 3:29
- "Better Place to Be" – 8:36
- "Circle" – 3:24
- "Woman Child" – 5:24
- "Winter Song" – 2:31
Personnel
- Harry Chapin - guitar, vocals
- John Wallace - bass, vocals
- Tim Scott - cello
- Ron Palmer - lead guitar, vocals
- Steve Chapin - keyboards
- Russ Kunkel - drums and percussion
See also
References
- ↑ Eder, Bruce. Sniper and Other Love Songs at AllMusic
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