The Essentials (Harry Chapin album)
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| The Essentials | ||||
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| File:Harry Chapin Essentials.jpg | ||||
| Compilation album by | ||||
| 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
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star half.svg[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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | "Sequel" | 6:39 |
| 12. | "Remember When the Music (reprise)" | 3:54 |
Personnel
- Harry Chapin – vocals
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Phares, Heather. Harry Chapin – The Essentials: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2018.