Short Stories of Harry Chapin
Chris Charlesworth, Melody Maker, 11 May 1974
SHORT STORIES is the most apt title for Harry Chapin's new album, for Chapin is not so much a singer as a storyteller, an artist who deals in words as much as melodies and repeat verses. Chapin has, in fact, created a little category for himself over the past two years. A 'Harry Chapin' song speaks for itself.
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