Sniper and Other Love Songs
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Sniper and Other Love Songs is Harry Chapin's second album. The cassette is actually quite rare as many of the original copies were destroyed in a warehouse fire. This album was released on CD by Wounded Bird Records in 2002. The working title for this album was Sweet City Suite. Harry wanted this album to be a double album but the Elektra pushed back making it a single album. This album, with eight previously unreleased tracks, was also rereleased in 2004 as part of a double CD release Heads and Tales and Sniper and Other Love Songs.
Track listing
Side 1
- "Sunday Morning Sunshine" - 3:30
- "Sniper" - 9:50
- "And the Baby Never Cries" - 5:00
- "Burning Herself" - 3:45
Side 2
- "Barefoot Boy" - 2:30. This track is incorrectly listed as Barefoot Lady on the 2002 Wounded Bird CD release.
- "Better Place to Be" - 7:35
- "Circle" - 3:20
- "Woman Child" - 5:15
- "Winter Song" - 2:30
Performance credits
- Harry Chapin - vocals, guitar
- Ron Palmer - lead guitar, harmony vocals
- John Wallace - electric bass, vocal pyrotechnics
- Tim Scott - cello
- Steve Chapin - keyboards, string arrangements
- Russ Kunkel - drums, percussion
Reviews
- Rolling Stone - "What does him in is his own overweening self-pity..."[1]
- Billboard - "this is another masterpiece"
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1972 | Elektra | LP | EKS 75042 | |
| cassette | TC-55042 | ||||
| reel-to-reel | EST 75042-C | ||||
| United States | June 18, 2002 | Wounded Bird Records | CD | WOU 5042 | |
| European Union | 2004 | Elektra | CD | 8122-76503-2 | included in a double CD release with Heads and Tales, with bonus tracks |
References
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (December 7, 1972). "Album Reviews: Sniper and Other Love Songs". Rolling Stone (123). Archived from the original on May 7, 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-13 .
