The Essentials (Harry Chapin album)

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.

The Essentials
Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 2, 2002
GenrePop rock
Length1:13:52
LabelElektra
ProducerDavid McLees
Harry Chapin chronology
VH1 Behind the Music: The Harry Chapin Collection
(2001)
The Essentials
(2002)
Classic Hits of Harry Chapin
(2003)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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.TitleLength
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

References

  1. Phares, Heather. Harry Chapin – The Essentials: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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