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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 his signature song and a staple for folk rock music.
Chapin was a popular singer-songwriter in the 1970s and 1980s, achieving international success. Chapin's career was cut short at its peak, when he was killed in a car accident in 1981. He is best remembered for the song "Cat's in the Cradle," which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.
Harry Forster Chapin (/ ˈ tʃ eɪ p ɪ n /; December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs.
Ugly Kid Joe is an American hard rock band from Isla Vista, California, formed in 1989. [3] The band's name spoofs the glam metal band Pretty Boy Floyd's name. [4] [5]To date, Ugly Kid Joe have released five full-length albums, two compilation albums and two EPs.
The album received a positive review from AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who said that it "delivers a set of similar rockers and a handful of power ballads, including a revamped version of Harry Chapin's 'Cat's in the Cradle'" and described the music as a "mixture of fizzy, fuzzy riffs, sing-song melodies, and calculated obnoxiousness ...
"Farmer's Almanac" and "Cat's in the Cradle" were released as singles, but failed to chart; the album itself, however, reached No. 48 on the country charts. The album has backing vocals by Elvis Presley 's old backing group The Jordanaires (who had also backed Cash on some of his earliest Columbia recordings in the late 1950s), and Cash's mother.
Ugly Kid Joe is an American rock band formed in Isla Vista, California, in 1989.Their original lineup consisted of Whitfield Crane on lead vocals, Klaus Eichstadt on lead guitar, Roger Lahr on rhythm guitar, Cordell Crockett on bass, and Mark Davis on drums.
They used the name Ragamuffin when they played at Cat's Cradle with Satellite Boyfriend on September 27 and with Flat Duo Jets October 4. [10] Later in October, they were using the name Almost Human. [11] For a show with the Bad Checks at the Cat's Cradle on October 31, 1986, they were advertised as "Snatches of Pink (the unnamed band's former ...