''Legends of the Lost and Found: New Greatest Stories Live'' is the second live album by the American singer/songwriter
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 ...
, released in 1979 (see
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). It featured ten new songs plus live versions of six tracks from recent albums. The album was not released on CD until 2005 when the Chapin family acquired the rights to the music. The new version was remixed from the original multitrack recordings by Harry's son Josh (executive producer) and Chapin Foundation board member and archivist Jason Dermer (producer/engineer). While making every attempt to stay true to the original version's sound as mixed by
Steve Chapin, the new release features a revised track order that better follows the progression and feel of a Harry Chapin concert from that time period, as well as vocals that, through modern technique, rely less on the overdubs that were used in the original.
Track listing
Charts and certifications
Charts
CD track listing
Disc 1:
#"Old Folkie" – 4:51
#"Stranger With the Melodies" – 7:06
#"We Were Three" – 5:20
#"Legends of the Lost and Found" – 4:12
#"Flowers Are Red" – 5:08
#"Pretzel Man" – 3:09
#"Odd Job Man" – 5:16
#"Tangled Up Puppet" – 4:37
#"Get on With It" – 5:22
#"If My Mary Were Here" – 4:51
Disc 2:
#"Poor Damned Fool" – 4:27
#"Copper" – 5:15
#"The Day They Closed the Factory Down" – 5:47
#"Mail Order Annie" – 5:44
#"Corey's Coming" – 8:09
#"You Are the Only Song/Circle" – 3:59
Personnel
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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, vocals
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Steven Chapin – piano, vocals
*Howie Fields – drums
*Kim Scholes – cello
*Doug Walker – guitar, vocals
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John Wallace – bass, vocals
References
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Harry Chapin albums
1979 live albums
Elektra Records live albums