This page is a discography for the singer and 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 ...

. Chapin was a popular singer in the 1970s and 1980s. He achieved international success with a string of hits throughout the 70s and 80s. Chapin's career was cut short at its peak, when he was killed in a car accident in 1981. Shortly after his career debut in 1972, he became one of the highest paid artists in the world. All of his single releases managed to chart on at least one international chart.

TV appearances and credits

Harry Chapin was featured on many TV shows throughout his career. Most notably on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He was on the show a total of 14 times. He made history as the first performer to be called back the next night to perform on the show. This was due to performance of

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. He became friends with fellow songwriter,

John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, activist, and humanitarian whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singe ...

, often appearing on TV with him. Denver hosted the pilot episode of The Midnight Special in which Harry was one of the first performers on the show. − The following are all the currently known TV shows and movies Harry Chapin was on or has songwriting credits on: *

15th Annual Grammy Awards The 15th Annual Grammy Awards were held on March 3, 1973, at the Tennessee Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee. The event was the first Grammy ceremony not to be held in either New York City or Los Angeles (the 64th Grammys, staged in Las Vegas in 2 ...

17th Annual Grammy Awards The 17th Annual Grammy Awards were presented March 1, 1975, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1974. Award winners *Record of the Year **John Farrar (producer) & Olivia New ...

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* Behind the Music *

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*Book of Chapin * Cutting Loose *

Cotton Patch Gospel ''Cotton Patch Gospel'' is a musical by Tom Key and Russell Treyz with music and lyrics written by Harry Chapin and produced by Philip M. Getter just after Chapin's death in 1981. It ran off-Broadway at the Lamb's Theatre for 193 performances b ...

* Cougar Town *De Mike Burstyn Show *

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* Dinah! * Don Kirshner's Rock Concert *Duel in the Wind: In Defense of America's Cup *Friday Night, Saturday Morning *Friday Night With Steve Edwards * Get a Life * Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life *

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*Goodnight America *

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*Harry Chapin: The Final Concert *

Harry Chapin Tribute ''Harry Chapin Tribute'' is a CD of a tribute concert held at the Carnegie Hall in 1987 to commemorate Harry Chapin's 45th birthday if he were alive, and also to award him the Congressional Gold Medal which was presented to his son Joshua Chapin ...

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* Legendary Champions *

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* Make a Wish *

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* Modern Family *Mother and Daughter: The Loving War *

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*My Music *

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* Remember When: The Anthology *

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* Rude(ish) Tube *

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* Solid Gold *

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*The Circle (1972) *

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* The Ernie Sigley Show * The Goldbergs * The Jim Nabors Show * The Midnight Special *The N.S.V.I.P.'s *

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*There's a Lotta Lonely People Tonight *

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*Welcome to the Basement *

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Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation and specialty albums

Other appearances

* ''Chapin Music!'' (1966, Rock-Land Records) – by The Chapin Brothers (Harry,

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and

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along with their father Jim)

Singles

*Sales figures with a * are estimated based on album sales.

Notes

Videos

*''An Evening With... Harry Chapin'' (1998) *'' Rockpalast Live'' (2002) *'' Remember When: The Anthology'' (2005) *''You Are the Only Song'' (2006)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapin, Harry Discographies of American artists Folk music discographies