''The Essentials'' is a posthumously produced compilation 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 ...
. It was released in 2002 containing a few of Chapin's hits.
Reception
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."
Track listing
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 ...
– vocals
References
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2001 compilation albums
Harry Chapin albums
Compilation albums published posthumously