Story of a Life is the third posthumous compilation album released featuring Harry Chapin, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). It was released as a box set containing 3 CDs and a 76-page booklet.
Track listing Disc 1 (1:16:59): "Taxi" – 6:42 "Someone Keeps Callin' My Name" – 2:53 "Could You Put Your Light On, Please" – 4:30 "Empty" – 2:58 "Greyhound" – 5:39 "Any Old Kind of Day" – 4:45 "Sunday Morning Sunshine" – 3:50 "Sniper" – 9:57 "Better Place to Be" – 8:35 "They Call Her Easy" – 4:03 "Mr. Tanner" – 5:12 "Mail Order Annie" – 4:54 "W*O*L*D" – 5:12 "Old College Avenue" – 4:27 "Circle" – 3:22 Disc 2 (1:18:07): "Short Stories" – 4:35 "Cat's in the Cradle" – 3:48 "I Wanna Learn a Love Song" – 4:24 "30,000 Pounds of Bananas (Live)" – 10:58 "Shooting Star" – 4:06 "What Made America Famous?" – 6:52 "Vacancy" – 4:01 "Dreams Go By" – 4:43 "Tangled Up Puppet" – 3:42 "The Rock" – 4:12 "She is Always Seventeen" – 4:18 "The Mayor of Candor Lied" – 8:21 "Caroline" – 3:40 "Laugh Man" – 3:35 "Taxi (Live)" – 6:52 Disc 3 (1:18:26): "Corey's Coming" – 5:38 "If My Mary Were Here" – 3:26 "Dance Band on the Titanic" – 5:11 "Mismatch" – 4:55 "I Wonder What Happened to Him" – 4:09 "Dancin' Boy" – 3:52 "Flowers Are Red (Live)" – 5:07 "Poor Damned Fool" – 4:34 "Jenny" – 4:47 "I Wonder What Would Happen to This World" – 3:29 "Old Folkie (Live)" – 5:02 "Remember When the Music (Reprise)" – 3:56 "God Babe, You've Been Good for Me" – 3:23 "Story of a Life" – 5:21 "November Rains" – 3:50 "Sequel" – 6:40 "Last Stand" – 5:06
Personnel Harry Chapin – guitar, vocals Clair Marlo – Producer, arranger, synthesizer Tom Chapin – guitar Grant Geissman – guitar Jon Corbert – piano Steve Chapin – piano Pat Coil – piano Bill Lanphier – bass guitar John Wallace – bass guitar Howie Fields – drums and percussion M. B. Gordy – drums and percussion Doug Walker – electric guitar Jon Corbert – synthesizer
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