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1972 studio album by Harry Chapin
Heads & Tales
Studio album by Harry Chapin
ReleasedMarch 1972
StudioElektra, Los Angeles, California
GenreRock
Length45:39
LabelElektra
ProducerJac Holzman
Harry Chapin chronology
Chapin Music
(1966)
Heads & Tales
(1972)
Sniper and Other Love Songs
(1972)
Singles from Heads & Tales
  1. "Taxi"
    Released: March 1972
  2. "Could You Put Your Light On, Please"
    Released: March 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideC−

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.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Could You Put Your Light On, Please"4:30
2."Greyhound"5:45
3."Everybody's Lonely"4:07
4."Sometime, Somewhere Wife"4:58
5."Empty""2:57
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Taxi"6:44
2."Any Old Kind of Day"4:56
3."Dogtown"7:30
4."Same Sad Singer"4:12

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Charts

Year Chart Position
1972 Billboard 200 60
Australian (Kent Music Report) 36
Canadian Albums Chart 57

Certifications

Region Certification Sales
United States Gold 1,000,000
Canada Platinum 100,000

References

  1. Eder, Bruce. Heads & Tales at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 59. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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