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Harry Chapin (07 Dec 1942 - 16 Jul 1981)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (36)

Official

Album

  1. Heads & Tales 11 Mar 1972
  2. Sniper and Other Love Songs Oct 1972
  3. Short Stories Apr 1974
  4. Verities & Balderdash 31 Aug 1974
  5. Portrait Gallery 27 Sep 1975
  6. On the Road to Kingdom Come 23 Oct 1976
  7. Living Room Suite 10 Sep 1977
  8. Dance Band on the Titanic 1977
  9. Sequel / Remember When the Music / Storyteller 1980
  10. The Last Protest Singer 1988

Album - Live

  1. Greatest Stories Live 1976
  2. Legends of the Lost and Found Nov 1979
  3. The Bottom Line Encore Collection 10 Mar 1998
  4. Some More Stories Live 2020

Album - Compilation

  1. Anthology 1985
  2. Gold Medal Collection 1988
  3. Story of a Life 19 Oct 1999
  4. VH1 Behind the Music Collection 27 Aug 2001
  5. The Essentials 02 Jul 2002
  6. Harry Chapin Classics 2003
  7. Introducing Harry Chapin 07 Aug 2006
  8. Cat’s in the Cradle and Other Hits 2008
  9. Original Album Series 2009
  10. Classic Hits of Harry Chapin 17 Jul 2015
  11. The Elektra Collection (1971-1978) 09 Oct 2015
  12. Story Book: The Elektra Albums, 1972-1978 2022
  13. The Bottom Line Archive

Single

  1. Tangled Up Puppet (A Song for My Daughter) 1975
  2. Cat's in the Cradle / Vacancy 04 Aug 2009

EP - Compilation

  1. Rhino Hi-Five: Harry Chapin 15 Mar 2005

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 1977-09-03: Big John's Birthday: New Victoria Theater, London, UK
  2. 1973-02-04: Clarkson College, Potsdam, NY, USA
  3. 1977-09-16: Civic Auditorium, Jacksonville, FL, USA
  4. 1979-12-05: Coffee With Harry: The Cleveland Agora, Cleveland, OH, USA
  5. 1977-07-08: Rhein Main AFB NCO Club, Frankfurt, Germany

Album - Compilation

  1. Story of a Life bootleg

Relationships (6)

Married

  1. Sandra Campbell Chapin (28 Nov 1968 - 16 Jul 1981)

Siblings

  1. Stephen Chapin
  2. Tom Chapin

Parents

  1. Jim Chapin
  2. Joshua Chapin
  3. Jen Chapin

Recordings by (187)

  1. Could You Put Your Light on, Please 4:02 (11 Mar 1972)
  2. Greyhound 5:36 (11 Mar 1972)
  3. Everybody’s Lonely 4:03 (11 Mar 1972)
  4. Sometime, Somewhere Wife 4:54 (11 Mar 1972)
  5. Empty 2:56 (11 Mar 1972)
  6. Any Old Kind of Day 4:44 (11 Mar 1972)
  7. Dogtown 7:24 (11 Mar 1972)
  8. Same Sad Singer 4:07 (11 Mar 1972)
  9. Taxi 6:43 (11 Mar 1972)
  10. Sunday Morning Sunshine 3:50 (Oct 1972)
  11. Sniper 9:57 (Oct 1972)
  12. And the Baby Never Cries 5:09 (Oct 1972)
  13. Burning Herself 3:30 (Oct 1972)
  14. Barefoot Boy 3:29 (Oct 1972)
  15. Better Place to Be 8:35 (Oct 1972)
  16. Circle 3:23 (Oct 1972)
  17. Woman Child 5:24 (Oct 1972)
  18. Winter Song 2:31 (Oct 1972)
  19. Short Stories 4:32 (1973)
  20. W⋆O⋆L⋆D 5:11 (Apr 1974)
  21. Song for Myself 4:30 (Apr 1974)
  22. Song Man 3:15 (Apr 1974)
  23. Changes 4:32 (Apr 1974)
  24. They Call Her Easy 4:05 (Apr 1974)
  25. Mr. Tanner 5:12 (Apr 1974)
  26. Mail Order Annie 4:55 (Apr 1974)
  27. There's a Lot of Lonely People Tonight 3:45 (Apr 1974)
  28. Old College Avenue 4:27 (Apr 1974)
  29. I Wanna Learn a Love Song 4:23 (31 Aug 1974)
  30. Shooting Star 4:07 (31 Aug 1974)
  31. 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas 5:47 (31 Aug 1974)
  32. She Sings Songs Without Words 3:32 (31 Aug 1974)
  33. What Made America Famous? 6:52 (31 Aug 1974)
  34. Vacancy 4:01 (31 Aug 1974)
  35. Halfway to Heaven 6:15 (31 Aug 1974)
  36. Six String Orchestra 5:28 (31 Aug 1974)
  37. Cat’s in the Cradle 3:46 (31 Aug 1974)
  38. Dreams Go By 4:44 (27 Sep 1975)
  39. Tangled Up Puppet 3:42 (27 Sep 1975)
  40. Star Tripper 4:19 (27 Sep 1975)
  41. Babysitter 4:36 (27 Sep 1975)
  42. Someone Keeps Calling My Name 6:30 (27 Sep 1975)
  43. The Rock 4:14 (27 Sep 1975)
  44. Sandy 2:48 (27 Sep 1975)
  45. Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails 3:48 (27 Sep 1975)
  46. Bummer 9:55 (27 Sep 1975)
  47. Stop Singing These Sad Songs 3:00 (27 Sep 1975)
  48. Tangled Up Puppet (A Song for My Daughter) 3:42 (1975) mono mix
  49. On the Road to Kingdom Come 5:26 (23 Oct 1976)
  50. The Parade’s Still Passing By 3:26 (23 Oct 1976)
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On Recordings (35)

Instruments

  1. The Shortest Story 2:25 Harry Chapin (1976) acoustic guitar
  2. Bluesman 5:18 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  3. I Do It for You, Jane 5:08 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  4. I Wonder What Happened to Him 4:09 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  5. We Grew Up a Little Bit 5:10 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  6. Country Dreams 4:47 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  7. Why Should People Stay the Same 4:47 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  8. Dance Band on the Titanic 5:11 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  9. Manhood 3:48 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  10. Mismatch 5:00 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  11. Mercenaries 5:46 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  12. There Only Was One Choice 14:11 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  13. My Old Lady 3:52 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  14. Paint a Picture of Yourself (Michael) 3:52 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  15. One Light in a Dark Valley (An Imitation Spiritual) 3:26 Harry Chapin (1977) guitar
  16. Up on the Shelf 3:57 Harry Chapin (1980) solo, trumpet

Vocals

  1. The Shortest Story 2:25 Harry Chapin (1976) lead vocals
  2. A Better Place to Be 9:59 Harry Chapin (1976) lead vocals
  3. Let Time Go Lightly 4:56 Harry Chapin (1976) lead vocals
  4. Saturday Morning 3:05 Harry Chapin (1976) lead vocals
  5. W·O·L·D 5:04 Harry Chapin (1976) lead vocals
  6. I Do It for You, Jane 5:08 Harry Chapin (1977)
  7. I Wonder What Happened to Him 4:09 Harry Chapin (1977)
  8. Why Should People Stay the Same 4:47 Harry Chapin (1977)
  9. One Light in a Dark Valley (An Imitation Spiritual) 3:26 Harry Chapin (1977)
  10. Manhood 3:48 Harry Chapin (1977)
  11. Bluesman 5:18 Harry Chapin (1977)
  12. We Grew Up a Little Bit 5:10 Harry Chapin (1977)
  13. Mercenaries 5:46 Harry Chapin (1977)
  14. Country Dreams 4:47 Harry Chapin (1977)
  15. My Old Lady 3:52 Harry Chapin (1977)
  16. Mismatch 5:00 Harry Chapin (1977)
  17. Dance Band on the Titanic 5:11 Harry Chapin (1977)
  18. Paint a Picture of Yourself (Michael) 3:52 Harry Chapin (1977)
  19. There Only Was One Choice 14:11 Harry Chapin (1977)

Credited as (2)

  1. Harry Chapin
  2. Harry Chapin feat. Joshua Chapin

Works (215)

Wrote

  1. Cat’s in the Cradle
  2. Laugh Man
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Composed

  1. Stranger With the Melodies
  2. Sunday Morning Sunshine
  3. Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails
  4. My Old Lady
  5. When I Look Up
  6. Silly Little Girl
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Lyrics

  1. When I Look Up
  2. A Quiet Little Love Affair
  3. Word Wizard
  4. You Own the Only Light
  5. Dreams Go By
  6. The Shortest Story
  7. Dancin’ Boy
  8. If You Want to Feel
  9. I Wonder What Would Happen to This World
  10. Jenny
  11. It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains
  12. Why Do Little Girls
  13. Somebody Said
  14. We Grew Up a Little Bit
  15. I Wonder What Happened to Him
  16. Bluesman
  17. Silly Little Girl
  18. Mercenaries
  19. Fall in Love With Him
  20. There Only Was One Choice
  21. Roll Down the River
  22. The Mayor of Candor Lied
  23. The Parade's Still Passing By
  24. Why Should People Stay the Same
  25. What Made America Famous?
  26. Anthem
  27. Dirty Old Man
  28. Vacancy
  29. November Rains
  30. Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails
  31. Could You Put Your Light on, Please
  32. Greyhound
  33. Everyboby’s Lonely
  34. Sometime, Somewhere Wife
  35. Empty
  36. Taxi
  37. Any Old Kind of Day
  38. I Wanna Learn a Love Song
  39. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas
  40. Basic Protest Song
  41. Halfway to Heaven
  42. Mismatch
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Links (16)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.harrychapinmusic.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/harry-chapin/
  2. https://imvdb.com/n/harry-chapin
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/harry_chapin

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-7083/harry-chapin/lyrics.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/320273

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000554963

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/38345030

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1586454

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/1332

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/42q4Ivs7tAiCZ5C7eG5q4c
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/13208

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/13718

Biographies

  1. http://www.superseventies.com/faq_harrychapin.html
  2. http://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/17/obituaries/harry-chapin-singer-killed-in-crash.html

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harry61880.jpg