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Classic Hits Of Harry Chapin
''Classic Hits of Harry Chapin'' is a posthumously produced compilation album by American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. It was released in 2003 by the Warner Music Group and contains a collection of Chapin's hit singles. Track listing Personnel *Howard Albert – Producer *Ron Albert – Producer *Ron Bacchiocchi – Synthesizer *Ed Bednarski – Clarinet * Buzz Brauner – Musician *Yvonne Cable – Cello *Harry Chapin Harold Forster Chapin (; December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs. He achieved worldwide success in the 1970s. Chapin, a Grammy ... – Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Vocals *Jim Chapin – Drums *Stephen Chapin – Arranger, Brass Arrangement, Keyboards, producer, Vocals (Background) *Tom Chapin – Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background) *Rita Coolidge – Vocals (Background) *Carolyn Dennis – Vocals (Background) *Ron Evanui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Chapin
Harold Forster Chapin (; December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs. He achieved worldwide success in the 1970s. Chapin, a Grammy Award-winning artist and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee, has sold over 16 million records worldwide. Chapin recorded a total of 11 albums from 1972 until his death in 1981. All 14 singles that he released became hits on at least one national music chart. As a dedicated humanitarian, Chapin fought to end world hunger. He was a key participant in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger in 1977. In 1987, Chapin was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his humanitarian work. Biography Harry Forster Chapin was born on December 7, 1942 in New York City, the second of four children of legendary percussionist Jim Chapin and Jeanne Elspeth, daughter of the literary critic Kenneth Burke. His brothers, Tom and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WOLD (song)
"W.O.L.D." is a song written and performed by Harry Chapin. The song is about an aging disc jockey who travels the United States seeking happiness, which he believes he will find by following his passion for being a radio broadcaster, only to discover that his life, looks, and voice have all passed him by, as hinted in the ''OLD'' of the title. The song is sung through the point of view of a phone call conversation from the DJ to his ex-wife, only hearing what he has to say to her. The lyrics go on to reveal that perhaps we can never change who we really are, and that what he had really wanted was the love and companionship that had eluded him in a previous failed relationship. The song is said to have helped to inspire Hugh Wilson to conceive of the premise of the TV series ''WKRP in Cincinnati,'' including the lyrics of the theme song in which a DJ seems to speak to a former lover about his travels in his occupation—now he's "living on the air in Cincinnati...got kind of tired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Compilation Albums
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Brauner
Stanley "Buzz" Brauner (March 1, 1930 – January 31, 2001) was an American jazz instrumentalist and New York City studio musician who played saxophone, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, recorder, and many other woodwind instruments. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1930, he toured the United States from 1945 to 1959 with bandleaders including Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Art Mooney, Ted Lewis, Richard Maltby, Buddy Morrow, and Les Elgart, except for a brief service in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. Leaving the road in 1959 for work in New York City, Brauner played in the bands for The Merv Griffin Show and The Tonight Show. He appeared in many Broadway shows including ''Hello, Dolly!'', ''1776'', and '' A Chorus Line''. He recorded records with notable artists such as Harry Chapin, Nat King Cole, and Barbra Streisand as well as played on many radio and television commercials. His career was cut short by complications of Parkinson's disease, forcing him to retire in 1983 un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remember When The Music (song)
"Remember When the Music" is a song written and performed by Harry Chapin, from the album ''Sequel''. The song is the next chronological single from his hit single, "Sequel" from the same album. It reached the top 50 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart and spent five weeks on the chart. Background The song was written as a tribute to Allard K. Lowenstein, a former New York congressman who was shot and killed in 1980. Chapin stated that the song became more apparent when John Lennon was killed the same year. Chart performance Different versions The song has three different versions. It consists of a reprise, which is an acoustic take on the song. The second version is the regular song, that was released as a single. The third version is very similar to the second version, with only minor differences. Other uses *Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circle (Harry Chapin Song)
"Circle" is a song written and performed by Harry Chapin. The song was included on the 1972 album Sniper and Other Love Songs. Though it wasn't released as a single, it quickly became a fan favorite and is the "Chapin theme song." The song was recorded by The New Seekers and become one of their highest-charting singles, though Chapin's version is the most popular. It has been included on numerous compilation albums from Chapin's record label. Background The song was considered by Chapin to be the "Chapin theme song." The song became a standard for live concerts as it was used at almost every concert for the end. He would encourage the audience to sing along and would also have various members of the band sing the chorus. Tom chapin Versions According to Tom Chapin (Harry's brother), Circle was written by Harry for a TV show, Make a Wish of which Tom was host. Tom was thus the first to perform the song. Tom, like Harry, frequently performs the song in concert and has included it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey's Coming
"Corey's Coming" is a song written and sung by Harry Chapin. It was released on his 1976 album '' On the Road to Kingdom Come''. Story The song, sung in first person, tells of John Joseph, an old man who lives out in the railroad yards. The Narrator tells how he likes to visit him in the evenings to listen to the old man's stories of the "glories of his past" and how he always ends the night with story of the arrival of his Corey, who he describes like an apparent love interest coming for him. :''My Corey's coming, no more sad stories coming'' :''My midnight-moonlight-morning-glory's coming aren't you girl?'' :''And like I told you, when she holds you'' :''She enfolds you in her world.'' The Narrator finds the old man's stories surprising and asks the town's folk about them to which they respond that "Old John was born here / he's lived here all his life / he's never had a woman let alone a wife" and that "no one named Corey's ever lived in this town". The Narrator questions John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Band On The Titanic
''Dance Band on the Titanic'' is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1977. Its vinyl release is a double album. It was later released as a single CD. Reception Reviewed at the time of release, ''Sounds'' wrote: "Mr Chapin is such a master at his particular craft that his music itself is totally middle class, boring and as bland as the outward appearances and the public lifestyles of the men and women in his songs. So what is Chapin trying to do? Express suburban, boredom and frustration in realistic photographic detail? He does that alright." The album sold poorly, but was voted Album of the Year by ''The Times'' of London Track listing Personnel *Harry Chapin – guitar, vocals * Buzz Brauner – tenor saxophone * Barbara Carr – vocals *Stephen Chapin – piano, vocals *Tom Chapin – guitar, banjo, vocals *Harry DiVito – trombone *Howie Fields – drums *Steve Gadd – drums *Marsh Lynn Goldberg – vocals *Jeff Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mayor Of Candor Lied
"The Mayor of Candor Lied" is a song written and sung by Harry Chapin. It was released on his 1976 album ''On the Road to Kingdom Come.'' The song tells the story of a poor farm boy anxious to marry the daughter of the town's mayor, even if he must go so far as to blackmail the mayor to get his way. Plot Set in "the little town of Candor" (possibly referring to Candor, NY, though more likely playing on the other meaning of the word; frank honesty), the narrator introduces himself by stating that his father is a farmer and that his mother is "a neighbor who goes visiting around." However, none of that seems to bother the narrator as his focus is on the mayor's daughter, Coleen. The mayor is against the courtship of the two and plans to see his daughter married "to a better man than a boy with farmer's hands." One day, the narrator decides to work things out with the mayor. He searches for him at his home and office with no success, only to discover the mayor out in the countryside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sniper (song)
"Sniper" is a ballad written by Harry Chapin and first released on the album ''Sniper and Other Love Songs'' in 1972. Overview The song, nearly 10 minutes long, is based on the shootings at the University of Texas tower shooting in 1966, with some fictional elements. The song does not name the actual sniper, Charles Whitman, or the location. The victims' names have also been changed. Harry wrote this piece using three distinct "voices" for dramatic effect. Chapin sings all three voices. The first is the narrator, telling the story. The second is a variety of people reacting to the event, as if in response to news media questions. And the third voice is that of the Sniper himself, stating his fears, his motives, and his raw emotions. Throughout the song, the time signature changes several times, with variations in tempo, identifying and supporting the three different voices. The narrator begins by describing the Sniper climbing the stairs of the tower, "two bulky suitcases han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Morning Sunshine
"Sunday Morning Sunshine" is a song written and performed by Harry Chapin. The song was included on his 1972 album, ''Sniper and Other Love Songs''. The song was released as a single the same year as his top 20 hit, "Taxi" and debut album, '' Heads & Tales''. ''Cash Box'' described it as a "realistic look at city life." The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100, however it received more commercial success when it charted as a top 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary. The song has also been included on numerous posthumous compilation albums. King Biscuit Flower Hour recorded a live performance of the song for the show. Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Other uses * The Swinging Blue Jeans covered the song on a single released in 1975. * Tom Chapin Tom Chapin (born March 13, 1945) is an American musician, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and storyteller. Chapin is known for the song " Happy Birthday", released in 1989 in his ''Moonboat'' album. It takes its me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, early pop rock was influenced by the beat, arrangements, and original style of rock and roll (and sometimes doo-wop). It may be viewed as a distinct genre field rather than music that overlaps with pop and rock. The detractors of pop rock often deride it as a slick, commercial product and less authentic than rock music. Characteristics and etymology Much pop and rock music has been very similar in sound, instrumentation and even lyrical content. The terms "pop rock" and "power pop" have been used to describe more commercially successful music that uses elements from, or the form of, rock music. Writer Johan Fornas views pop/rock as "one single, continuous genre field", rather than distinct categories. To the authors Larry Starr and Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
