The Essentials (Harry Chapin album)

The Essentials
The Essentials
Compilation album by Harry Chapin
Released	July 2, 2002
Genre	Pop rock
Length	1:13:52
Label	Elektra
Producer	David McLees
Harry Chapin chronology

ReleasedJuly 2, 2002

GenrePop rock

Length1:13:52

LabelElektra

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.

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Taxi"	6:43
2.	"Sunday Morning Sunshine"	3:43
3.	"WOLD"	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

v t e Harry Chapin
Ron Palmer Tim Scott John Wallace Stephen Chapin Tom Chapin Mike Masters Doug Walker Howie Fields Ron Evanuik Kim Scholes Yvonne Cable
Studio albums	Heads & Tales Sniper and Other Love Songs Short Stories Verities & Balderdash Portrait Gallery On the Road to Kingdom Come Dance Band on the Titanic Living Room Suite Sequel
Live albums	Greatest Stories Live Legends of the Lost and Found
Posthumously produced	Harry Chapin Tribute The Last Protest Singer The Bottom Line Encore Collection
Compilations	Anthology of Harry Chapin Remember When the Music The Gold Medal Collection Story of a Life Onwards and Upwards
DVDs	Rockpalast Live Remember When: The Anthology
Singles	"Taxi" "Could You Put Your Light On, Please" "Sunday Morning Sunshine" "A Better Place to Be" "W.O.L.D." "Cat's in the Cradle" "I Wanna Learn a Love Song" "What Made America Famous?" "Dreams Go By" " A Better Place to Be (Live)" "Dance Band on the Titanic" "Flowers Are Red" "Sequel" "Remember When the Music" "Story of a Life"
Other songs	"30,000 Pounds of Bananas" "Corey's Coming" "Circle" "Halfway to Heaven" "The Mayor of Candor Lied" "Mr. Tanner" "Six String Orchestra" "Sniper"
Related articles	Discography The Night That Made America Famous Cotton Patch Gospel Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something

The Essentials (Harry Chapin album)

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