- Portrait Gallery
Infobox Album |
Name = Portrait Gallery
Type =Album
Artist =Harry Chapin
|Album cover
Released =September 27 1975
Recorded = Connecticut Recording Studios, Inc. ofBridgeport ,Connecticut
Genre =Singer-songwriter
Length = 47:42
Label =Elektra Records
Producer =Paul Leka
Reviews =
*Allmusic :Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifwxqw5ldse link]
*Rolling Stone :Rating|1|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/harrychapin/albums/album/287883/review/5940862/portrait_gallery]
Last album ="Verities & Balderdash " (1974)
This album =Portrait Gallery (1974)
Next album ="Greatest Stories Live " (1975)"Portrait Gallery" is the fifth studio album by the American
singer/songwriter Harry Chapin , released in 1975. (see1975 in music ).Track listing
All songs written by Harry Chapin unless where noted.
#"Dreams Go By" – 4:46
#"Tangled Up Puppet" (Harry Chapin/Sandy Chapin) – 3:45
#"Star Tripper" – 4:19
#"Babysitter" – 4:36
#"Someone Keeps Calling My Name" – 6:30
#"The Rock" – 4:16
#"Sandy" – 2:48
#"Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails" – 3:48
#"Bummer" – 9:55
#"Stop Singing These Sad Songs" – 2:59Trivia
An early version of "Someone Keeps Calling My Name" done in a folk-rock vein reminiscent of
The Byrds appeared on the obscure1966 album Chapin recorded with his brothers, "Chapin Music! ". The main guitar riff (and entire arrangement) in this version is strikingly similar toThe Blue Things ' equally obscure 1966 track "Doll House."The album artwork was designed and illustrated by
Milton Glaser .Personnel
*Harry Chapin -
guitar ,vocals
*Murray Adler - violin
*Ron Bacchiocchi -synthesiser , percussion
*Ed Bednarski -clarinet
*Gene Bianco -harmonica
*George Bohannon -trombone
*Bud Brisbois -trumpet
*Steve Chapin -piano ,clavinet , vocals
*Tom Chapin - vocals
*Rita Coolidge - vocals
*Assa Drori -violin
*Jesse Ehrlich -cello
*Joan Fishman - vocals
*Joe Flood - vocals
*Ronald Folsom - violin
*James Getzoff - violin
*Jeff Gross - vocals
*Jim Horn -saxophone
*Paul Hubinon - trumpet
*Bill Hymanson - strings
*Armand Kaproff - cello
*Jackie Kelso - saxophone
*David Kondziela - vocals
*Kris Kristofferson - vocals
*Paul Leka - piano, celeste,harpsichord
*Betty MacIver - vocals
*Pete MacIver - vocals
*Michael Masters - cello
*Marti McCall - vocals
*Jay Migliori - saxophone,flute
*Tim Moore - keyboards, clavinet
*Todd Mulder - vocals
*Alexander Neiman -viola
*Gareth Nuttycombe - viola
*Ronald Palmer - guitar, vocals
*Geoff Parker - vocals,choir , chorus
*Judi Parker - vocals
*Don Payne - bass
*Donald Peake - synthesizer
*Stanley Plummer -violin
*Katherine Anne Porter - vocals
*Frank Porto -accordion
*Kathy Ramos - vocals
*Henry Roth - violin
*Alan Schwartzberg - drums
*Tim Scott - cello
*Jack Shulman - violin
*Frank Simms - vocals
*George Simms - vocals
*Ken Smith - flute,mandolin
*Bob Springer - percussion
*Billy Swan - vocals
*John Tropea - guitar
*Sheila Turner - vocals
*Christopher Von Koschembahr - vocals
*John Wallace - bass, vocals
*Rob White -whistle
*Susan White - vocals
*Carolyn Willis - vocals
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