Sequel (album)

Sequel is the ninth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). It was the last complete album released during Harry's lifetime. A tenth studio album, The Last Protest Singer, made up of material he was working on at the time of his death, was released about seven years after he died.

Sequel
Studio album by
Harry Chapin
Released1980
Recorded1980
GenrePop/rock
LabelBoardwalk
ProducerHoward Albert
Ron Albert
Harry Chapin chronology
Legends of the Lost and Found
(1979)		 Sequel
(1980)		 The Last Protest Singer
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The title song "Sequel" reports further events in the lives of Harry and Sue, the characters in Chapin's hit song "Taxi" and peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (the original went to No. 24). A follow-up single, "Story of a Life", failed to reach the Hot 100 chart (peaking at No. 105), but is historic as it was Chapin's final 45.

The album was later rereleased under the title Remember When the Music with the addition of two previously unreleased tracks. It was rereleased with only the original ten tracks as Storyteller in 1999.[2] It was also remastered in 2001 with four additional tracks.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Sequel"6:40
2."I Miss America"5:19
3."Story of a Life"5:24
4."Remember When the Music"3:56
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Up on the Shelf"3:58
2."Salt and Pepper"4:12
3."God Babe, You've Been Good for Me"3:22
4."Northwest 222"3:47
5."I Finally Found It Sandy"4:42
6."Remember When the Music (Reprise)"3:59
7."Sequel (Album Version, Gehman Mix)"8:30 *
8."Remember When the Music (Extended Version)"4:19 *
9."Story of a Life (Alternate Version)"5:38 *
10."Sequel (Alternate Mix)"6:34 *
  • Tracks 7–10 on side two are bonus tracks on the 2001 remastered edition

Charts
Year Chart Position
1981 Australian (Kent Music Report)[3] 42

Personnel
  • Harry Chapin – guitar, vocals
  • Howard Albert – synthesizer
  • Yvonne Cable – cello
  • Charles Chalmers – vocals
  • Sandra Chalmers – vocals
  • Steve Chapin – piano, vocals
  • Tom Chapin – banjo, guitar
  • Howie Fields – drums
  • Chuck Kirkpatrick – vocals
  • Joe Lala – percussion
  • Donna Rhodes – vocals
  • Doug Walker – electric guitar
  • John Wallace – bass guitar, vocals

References
  1. Sequel at AllMusic
  2. "Harry Chapin Carpenter/Storyteller". Amazon. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 59. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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