Greatest Stories - Live
Harry Chapin
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Dreams Go By (Live) | Harry Chapin | 4:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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W*O*L*D* (Live) | Harry Chapin | 5:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Saturday Morning (Live) | Harry Chapin | 3:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Wanna Learn a Love Song (Live) | Harry Chapin | 5:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mr. Tanner (Live) | Harry Chapin | 5:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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A Better Place to Be (Live) | Harry Chapin | 9:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Let Time Go Lightly (Live) | Harry Chapin | 4:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cat's In the Cradle (Live) | Harry Chapin | 4:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Taxi (Live) | Harry Chapin | 6:52 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Circle (Live) | Harry Chapin | 7:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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30,000 Pounds of Bananas (Live) | Harry Chapin | 11:23 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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She Is Always Seventeen (Live) | Harry Chapin | 4:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Love Is Just Another Word (Live) | Harry Chapin | 4:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Shortest Story (Live) | Harry Chapin | 2:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 14 Songs |
Album Review
Recorded in November 1975, Greatest Stories Live showcases the legendary live performance styles of acoustic troubadour and noted activist Harry Chapin. Recorded over three nights on-stage in California, the double-LP set features all the hits as well as a few notable album cuts that put the musician's musical and personal skills out on the line for all to see. There are the obvious inclusions of touching hits, like "W*O*L*D," "Taxi," and of course the father-son anthem "Cats in the Cradle." "Mr. Tanner" and the heartfelt "I Wanna Learn a Love Song" also come across great in the live environment, a setting that was clearly the singer/songwriter's forte. Chapin has a fantastic rapport with the audience throughout the set, and it comes through with incredible results on his humorous banter before and during the rousing and set-highlighting "30,000 Pounds of Bananas," a great track about Scranton, PA, and a runaway fruit truck. Sure it may sound a little hokey, but Chapin is a true showman and the fun he has on-stage transfers directly into the joy of listening to the record. A fine musician and individual, Chapin's Greatest Stories Live comes close to living up to its name and is a fitting document of a man whose boundless joy and insight shined through in his music. ~ Peter J. D'Angelo, Rovi
Customer Reviews
Flashback
I grew up listening to this album as it was one of my parent's favourite traveling albums. Still great!
History in The Making
Harry Chapin was a man before his time. This album showcases him at his best a few years before his untimely death. Every Chapin fan who has been at a concert can relate to this album; his excellent emotion and true feeling are there. It takes me back to the late '70s when I saw him live twice. Awesome.
A must have album!
I bought this as an album, then as a cassette, I have a scratched and worn CD, and have had to getit off iTunes for my ipod. For 30 (!!!) years I have been listening to Harry Chapin, his was the first concert I was allowed to go to without my parents, and I saw him live at least five times after that. He was best heard live - and this album bears that out. I still have a "bananas" t-shirt that he signed at the last concert I went to, at the Ontario Place forum in Toronto, where he stayed to autograph the shirts as a fundraiser for one of his causes. I lagged behind so that I could talk to him, and I got to spend some time chatting about music, that cause, and made a request for the next concert. He died the next summer, so I did not get to hear that song. The signature on the shirt is fading, but I have this album to take me back to those concerts. Still missing you, Harry!!
Biography
Born: December 07, 1942 in New York, NY
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Years Active: '70s, '80s
Top Albums and Songs By Harry Chapin
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Cat's In the Cradle | Verities & Balderdash | 3:46 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Taxi | Harry Chapin - The Bottom Line Encore Collection | 6:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cat's In the Cradle | Harry Chapin - The Bottom Line Encore Collection | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cat's In the Cradle | Rhino Hi-Five: Harry Chapin - EP | 3:45 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Sequel | Harry Chapin - The Bottom Line Encore Collection | 7:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Taxi | Rhino Hi-Five: Harry Chapin - EP | 6:43 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Taxi | The Gold Medal Collection | 6:46 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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30,000 Pounds of Bananas | Verities & Balderdash | 5:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cat's In the Cradle | The Gold Medal Collection | 3:47 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Cat's In the Cradle (Live) | Greatest Stories - Live | 4:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Rock, Music, Singer/Songwriter, Singer/Songwriter, Pop, Soft Rock, Pop/Rock
- Released: 1976
- ℗ 1976 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
