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The Essentials
Compilation album by
Harry Chapin
ReleasedJuly 2, 2002
Genre Pop rock
Length1:13:52
Label Elektra
Producer David McLees
Harry Chapin chronology
VH1 Behind the Music: The Harry Chapin Collection
(2001) 		The Essentials
(2002) 		Classic Hits of Harry Chapin
(2003)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [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.TitleLength
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

References

  1. ^ a b Phares, Heather. Harry Chapin – The Essentials: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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