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| Harry Chapin discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 14 |
| Singles | 13 |
| Sales | 16,750,000 + |
This page is a discography for the singer and songwriter Harry Chapin. Chapin was among the most popular singers in the 1970s and 1980s. He achieved international success with a string of hits throughout the 70s and 80s. Chapin's career was cut short at its peak, when he was killed in a car accident in 1981. Shortly after his career debut in 1972, he became one of the highest paid artists in the world. All of his single releases managed to chart on at least one international chart.
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Discography[edit]
In 1972, Chapin switched his career focus to music. After a bidding war broke out over him, he signed a recording contract with Elektra Records. The contract was unprecedented as it granted him free recording time.
His 1972 debut album, Heads & Tales was an international success. It sold 1.1 million units. It was boosted by the Billboard Hot 100 top 20 single, Taxi. The song was also a top 5 hit in Canada. The song is based on Chapin's ex-girlfriend, who wanted to be an actress, selling out her dreams and marrying a rich man. While Chapin originally wanted to be a pilot, and he is now 'flying' in his taxi. The story-line, however, is from a dream he had the weekend before he was supposed to start driving a taxi. He got a film job and didn't have to drive the taxi.
The follow-up album, Sniper and Other Love Songs was released the same year. The single, Sunday Morning Sunshine became a top 30 Billboard Adult Contemporary hit. The album's signature song, Sniper, is an almost 10 minute long ballad about the University of Texas tower shooting. The album also contained the Chapin anthem, Circle. The album sold 350,000 units.
His next album, Short Stories was released in 1973. It sold 1 million units. The album produced another worldwide hit, W·O·L·D. The single became a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, a top 10 in Canada, and top 10 and 20 in various other countries. The song is about an aging disc jockey who has given up his entire life to continue his career. The song is sung in the point of view of the jockey to his ex-wife. The song was inspired by Jim Connors when Chapin listened to him during a phone call to his ex-wife while at the WMEX studio. WOLD is an actual radio station in Marion, Virginia but there is no relation. The name simply comes from getting old, hence the 'O*L*D*'.
In 1974, he released his most successful album, Verities and Balderdash. It sold 2.5 million units. It was boosted by the #1 hit, Cat's in the Cradle. The single itself sold 1.3 million units. The song is about a dad who didn't have time for his son during his childhood, and then quickly turns into his son not having time for him. The song is from a poem his wife, Sandra Chapin, wrote. A second single from the album, I Wanna Learn a Love Song, was a top 10 hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary. The song is based on how he met his wife. Another notable song from the album is 30,000 Pounds of Bananas. Although not released as a single, the song was extremely popular. It is based on a real truck crash in Scranton, Pennsylvania that was hauling bananas.
In 1975, he released his fifth studio album, Portrait Gallery. The album was less successful than the last, but contained the top 40 Billboard Adult Contemporary hit, Dreams Go By. The album sold 350,000 units. However, he was working on a Broadway play, The Night That Made America Famous. The play earned a total of 4 award nominations.
In 1976, he released two albums. The first was Greatest Stories Live. The album sold 2.1 million units. It was his first live album featuring a select number of songs from the previous albums. He also released On the Road to Kingdom Come. The album had no single release, but contained two popular songs, Corey's Coming and The Mayor of Candor Lied. The album sold 350,000 units.
In 1977, he released his seventh studio album, Dance Band on the Titanic. The album had no single release, but was named London's album of the year. The album sold 500,000 units. Tsm client for linux.
In 1978, he released his ninth studio album, Living Room Suite. Despite the economic recession, the top 20 Irish hit, Flowers Are Red, was produced. The album sold 350,000 units.
In 1979, he released his second live album, Legends of the Lost and Found. Still in the economic recession, the album sold 250,000 units.
In 1980, his recording contract was up. He signed a new one-album deal with Boardwalk Records. He released the final album of his lifetime, Sequel. The single release, Sequel, was a follow up to his first hit single, Taxi. The song was a top 20 near miss on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #23. It is considered to be his fastest breaking album. The album sold 500,000 units.
In 1981, Chapin was killed in a car crash on the Long Island Expressway. He was buried at the Huntington Rural Cemetery. Millions of fans throughout the world mourned him following the news of his death.
On December 7, 1987, on what would have been his 45th birthday, Chapin was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his campaigning on social issues, particularly his highlighting of hunger around the world and in the United States. His work on hunger included being widely recognized as a key player in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger (under 39th President Jimmy Carter) in 1977. There was also a tribute concert held at the Carnegie Hall to commemorate his 45th birthday if he were alive, and also to award him the Congressional Gold Medal which was presented to his son Joshua Chapin and laid to rest on an empty stool with Harry's guitar leaning against it. Various artists contributed, including Bruce Springsteen, Richie Havens, and Pat Benatar, whom Harry taught to sing rock & roll. It was hosted by Harry Belafonte.
TV appearances and credits[edit]
Harry Chapin was featured on many TV shows throughout his career. Most notably on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He was on the show a total of 14 times. He made history as the first performer to be called back the next night to perform on the show. This was due to performance of Taxi.
He became friends with fellow songwriter, John Denver, often appearing on TV with him. John said that he wished he had written the songs Harry did. Denver hosted the pilot episode of The Midnight Special in which Harry was one of the first performers on the show.
− The following are all the currently known TV shows and movies Harry Chapin was on or has songwriting credits on:[1]
- Book of Chapin
- De Mike Burstyn Show
- Duel in the Wind: In Defense of America's Cup
- Friday Night, Saturday Morning
- Friday Night With Steve Edwards
- Goodnight America
- Harry Chapin: The Final Concert
- Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
- My Music
- The Circle (1972)
- The N.S.V.I.P.'s
- There's a Lotta Lonely People Tonight
- Welcome to the Basement
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Certifications | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CA | ||||
| 1972 | Heads & Tales
| 60[2] | 57 | Gold (US) Platinum (CA) | 1,100,000 |
| 1972 | Sniper and Other Love Songs
| 160[3] | 350,000 | ||
| 1973 | Short Stories
| 61[4] | 39 | Gold (US) Platinum (CA) To start viewing messages,select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.Wambat is holding a weekly raffle giveaway of Steam games to promote the Fourth Age Total War mod and his Let's Play campaign!Check out the announcement thread. Medieval Kingdoms 1212 AD - A:TW Medieval Mod.If this is your first visit, be sure tocheck out the by clicking thelink above. The Org needs You!Please visit the for more information on how to help. You may have tobefore you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Medieval kingdoms total war 1212 ad units. . | 1,100,000 |
| 1974 | Verities & Balderdash
| 4[5] | 4 | 2x Platinum (US) 2x Platinum (CA) | 2,700,000 |
| 1975 | Portrait Gallery
| 53[6] | 350,000 | ||
| 1976 | On the Road to Kingdom Come
| 87[7] | 66 | 350,000 | |
| 1977 | Dance Band on the Titanic
| 58[8] | 91 | Gold (US) [9] | 500,000 |
| 1978 | Living Room Suite
| 133[10] | 350,000 | ||
| 1980 | Sequel
| 58[11] | 72 | Gold (US) | 500,000 |
Live Albums[edit]
| Year | Album | Charts | Certifications | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CA | ||||
| 1976 | Greatest Stories Live
| 48[12] | 71 | 2x Platinum (US) Platinum (CA) | 2,100,000 |
| 1979 | Legends of the Lost and Found
| 163[13] | 72 | 250,000 | |
Compilation and specialty albums[edit]
| Year | Album | Charts | Certifications | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | ||||
| 1985 | Anthology of Harry Chapin
| — | 250,000 | |
| 1987 | Remember When the Music
| — | 250,000 | |
| 1988 | The Gold Medal Collection
| — | Platinum (US) | 1,000,000 |
| 1988 | The Last Protest Singer
| — | 250,000 | |
| 1990 | Harry Chapin Tribute
| — | N/A | |
| 1998 | The Bottom Line Encore Collection
| — | N/A | |
| 1999 | Story of a Life
| — | N/A | |
| 1999 | Storyteller
| — | N/A | |
| 2000 | Onwards and Upwards
| — | N/A | |
| 2001 | VH1 Behind the Music: The Harry Chapin Collection
| — | N/A | |
| 2002 | The Essentials
| — | N/A | |
| 2003 | Classics
| — | N/A | |
| 2006 | Introducing.. Harry Chapin
| — | N/A | |
| 2015 | Bottom Line Archive Series: Live 1981
| — | N/A | |
| 2019 | The Singles A's & B's
| — | N/A |
Other appearances[edit]
- Chapin Music! (1966, Rock-Land Records) – by The Chapin Brothers (Harry, Tom and Steve along with their father Jim)
Singles[edit]
- Sales figures with a * are estimated based on album sales.
| Year | Song Title | US Billboard Hot 100 | US Cash Box Top 100 | US Adult Contemporary | CAN RPM (magazine) | CAN Adult Contemporary | NZ Listener | AUS | UK | IE | Certifications | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 'Taxi' | 24 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 30 | Platinum | 1,000,000 | ||||
| 1972 | 'Could You Put Your Light On, Please' | 81 | N/A | 50,000* | ||||||||
| 1972 | 'Sunday Morning Sunshine' | 75 | 77 | 30 | N/A | 50,000* | ||||||
| 1972 | 'Better Place to Be' | 118 | 51 | N/A | 50,000* | |||||||
| 1973 | 'W·O·L·D' | 36 | 26 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 34 | Platinum | 1,000,000 | |
| 1974 | 'Cat's in the Cradle' | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 53 | Platinum | 1,500,000 | ||
| 1974 | 'I Wanna Learn a Love Song' | 44 | 40 | 7 | 36 | 75 | N/A | 100,000* | ||||
| 1974 | 'What Made America Famous?' | 87 | N/A | 50,000* | ||||||||
| 1975 | 'Dreams Go By' | 33 | 31 | 81 | N/A | 100,000* | ||||||
| 1976 | 'A Better Place to Be' (live) | 86 | 76 | 80 | N/A | 200,000* | ||||||
| 1977 | 'Dance Band on the Titanic' | 87 | N/A | 50,000* | ||||||||
| 1978 | 'Flowers Are Red' | 19 | N/A | 50,000* | ||||||||
| 1980 | 'Sequel' | 23 | 34 | 37 | Platinum | 1,000,000 | ||||||
| 1980 | 'Remember When The Music' | 47 | 100,000 | |||||||||
| 1980 | 'Story of a Life' | 105 | N/A | 100,000* |
Videos[edit]
- An Evening With.. Harry Chapin (1998)
- Rockpalast Live (2002)
- Remember When: The Anthology (2005)
- You Are the Only Song (2006)
References[edit]
- ^'Harry Chapin IMDB'.
- ^'allmusic ((( Heads & Tales > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))'
- ^'allmusic ((( Sniper & Other Love Songs > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))'
- ^'allmusic ((( Short Stories > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))'
- ^'allmusic ((( Verities & Balderdash > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))'
- ^'allmusic ((( Portrait Gallery > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))'
- ^'allmusic ((( On the Road to Kingdom Come > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))'
- ^'allmusic ((( Dance Band on the Titanic > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))'
- ^'Rock Obituaries'.
- ^'allmusic ((( Living Room Suite > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))'
- ^'allmusic ((( Sequel > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))'
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Opening with the whimsical yet cynical Dreams Go By. The clarinet and the whistling provide a backbone of whimsy to the relatively cynical lyrics that tell the story of a couple who grow up together sharing their dreams but keep putting off their dreams when life gets in the way. The song ends with a gentle but regretful, 'But I guess our dreams have come and gone, you're s'posed to dream when you are young.'
The album then shifts to Tangled Up Puppet, which makes for a unqiue companion piece to Cats in the Cradle from the previous album. This time, instead of missing his son growing up and becoming a man a father laments as his daughter grows less and less a part of his life and becomes increasingly more her own woman. As a father of a little girl this song packs a wallop every time I listen to it-- 'I'm a tangled up puppet, all tangled up in knots, and the more I see what used to be, the less of you I've got.' The message, as with Cats in the Cradle is clear, treasure and make the most of the time you have with your children as that time doesn't last.
Star Tripper while one of Harry's weaker songs, lyrically, from a musically perspective is one of Harry's more hauntingly beautiful compositions. There's a somber melancholy vibe that drips from every note. The song shows the less glamorous side of the life of the astronaut. Given that the NASA was in a bit of a lull at the time, it could be argued that the song is also metaphor of the space program in general and the general apathy the public was starting to display towards the space program.
Babysitter had the potential to be a huge misstep, but Harry manages to turn what could have been a sophomoric locker room tale into a poignant coming of age story. As a young man laments that, 'I was much too late to be the first to make you a woman, but you were the one to make my mother's son a man.' The song delves into the beauty of the experience of first love and the impact that first love had on the rest of the man's life, long after the experience had ended.
Harry delves into his back catalog for Someone Keeps Calling My Name. The song initially appeared on a then (and now) long out of print and largely ignored album that Harry and his brothers recorded as The Chapin Brothers in 1966. The original version was later re-released on Harry's 3CD box set, Story of a Life. The original and considerably shorter version was in the tradition of the Kingston Trio and other folk acts of the mid-60s featuring Harry, Steve, and Tom Chapin harmonizing and trading vocals. Harry dusted off the song and added several verses stretching the song from just under three minutes upt to six and a half minutes. The vocal harmonies with his brothers are replaced on the newer version with a group of women echoing as Harry sings the chorus. The verses Harry adds tell the stories of Jenny who is 'four fingers old,' Jason is 'ten birthday's old', Jonathan at 'fifty seasons old', and Jamie who at '15 years has been too young,'
The Rock is one of Harry's finest story-telling gems. It's an instantly catchy Chicken Little-esque tale about a young man who warns his townspeople that the large rock that leans over his town is about to fall. The townspeople are dismissive of his claims as the rock has always been there and as far as they were concerned it always would be. Without help, he decides to take matters into his own hands and figure out ways to stop the rock-- 'he ran under with one last hope that he could add a prop, and as he disappeared the rock came to a stop, the people ran into the street, but by then all was still, the rock seemed where it always was or where it always will be, when someone asks where he had gone they said 'ah he was daft, who cares about that crazy fool?' then they'd start to laugh.'
Sandy is a song Harry wrote for his wife, the same wife he detailed in his I Wanna Learn a Love Song on his previous album. Of the two songs, I Wanna Learn a Love Song
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is imminently more enjoyable.Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails is an O. Henry-esque story of irony about a mechanic and his wife with aspirations of being a painter. The payoff at the end is thoroughly enjoyable. Musically the song is a bit dated but it works but the lyrics make up for it.
Harry brings the epic back to his albums with Bummer, at just shy of ten minutes it's his longest piece since Sniper and A Better Place to Be from 1972's Sniper and Other Love Songs. It tells the tale of a man who grew up abused and on the wrong side of the law yet he somehow manages to earn a Medal of Honor and a handful of Purple Hearts in Vietnam. Upon his return he falls back into his old habits and comes to a bad end. When his body is retrieved they find him clutching onto his Medal of Honor and a smile on his face. The song features a rather dated 70s horn chart and string arrangement giving the song a similar epic over the top anthemic vibe reminiscent of Sniper.
The album closes with the somewhat more upbeat and tongue in cheek blues tinged Stop Singing These Sad Songs creating a nice bookend for Dreams Go By which opened the album. Much like Harry's live favorite, Circle, this album come full circle ending on a similar upbeat fun vibe to that which it began.
Portrait Gallery was Harry's strongest album to that point and arguably none of his other studio albums, save for 1977's dual LP Danceband on the Titanic, would quite equal the quality of this album.
Related Links and Media
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