The Essentials (Harry Chapin album)
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The Essentials | ||||
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Released | July 2, 2002 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 1:13:52 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | David McLees | |||
Harry Chapin chronology | ||||
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The Essentials is a posthumously produced compilation album by the American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. It was released in 2002 containing a few of Chapin's hits.
Reception
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Heather Phares praises the album saying, "The Essentials more or less lives up to its name, gathering a dozen definitive Harry Chapin songs" and concluding that the set "offers a decent primer of Chapin's best-known work."[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Taxi" | 6:43 |
2. | "Sunday Morning Sunshine" | 3:43 |
3. | "W*O*L*D*" | 5:12 |
4. | "Cat's in the Cradle" | 3:48 |
5. | "I Wanna Learn a Love Song" | 4:24 |
6. | "A Better Place to Be" | 8:35 |
7. | "Dreams Go By" | 3:43 |
8. | "Sniper" | 9:57 |
9. | "30,000 Pounds of Bananas" | 10:58 |
10. | "Dance Band on the Titanic" | 5:11 |
11. | "Sniper" | 9:56 |
12. | "Sequel" | 6:39 |
13. | "Remember When the Music (reprise)" | 3:54 |
Personnel
- Harry Chapin – vocals
References
- ^ a b Phares, Heather. Harry Chapin – The Essentials: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2018.