This page is a discography for the singer and songwriter Harry Chapin. Chapin was a popular singer-songwriter in the 1970s and 1980s, achieving international success. Chapin's career was cut short at its peak, when he was killed in a car accident in 1981. He is best remembered for the song "Cat's in the Cradle," which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US AUS CAN Heads & TalesReleased: March 11, 1972 Label: Elektra Records 60 36 57 1,100,000RIAA: Gold Sniper and Other Love Songs Released: October 1972 Label: Elektra Records 160 — — 350,000 Short Stories Released: December 1, 1973 Label: Elektra Records 61 46 39 1,100,000 Verities & Balderdash Released: August 24, 1974 Label: Elektra Records 4 15 4 2,700,000RIAA: 2× Platinum Portrait GalleryReleased: September 27, 1975 Label: Elektra Records 53 88 — 350,000 On the Road to Kingdom Come Released: October 23, 1976 Label: Elektra Records 87 95 66 350,000 Dance Band on the Titanic Released: September 10, 1977 Label: Elektra Records 58 — 91 500,000 Living Room Suite Released: September 10, 1978 Label: Elektra Records 133 — — 350,000 SequelReleased: March, 1980 Label: Boardwalk Records 58 42 72 500,000
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US AUS CAN Greatest Stories Live Released: April 23, 1976 Label: Elektra Records48 — 71 2,100,000RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold Legends of the Lost and FoundReleased: November, 1979 Label: Elektra Records 163 72 64 250,000
Compilation and specialty albums Title Album details Sales Certifications Anthology of Harry ChapinReleased: 1985 Label: Elektra Records 250,000 Remember When the MusicReleased: 1987 Label: Dunhill Compact Classics 250,000 The Gold Medal CollectionReleased: September 13, 1988 Label: Elektra Records 1,000,000RIAA: Platinum The Last Protest SingerReleased: November 30, 1988 Label: DCC Compact Classics 250,000 Harry Chapin TributeReleased: July 1, 1990 Label: Relativity Records The Bottom Line Encore CollectionReleased: March 10, 1998 Label: The Bottom Line Record Company Story of a LifeReleased: October 19, 1999 Label: Elektra Records StorytellerReleased: 1999 Label: BOA Records Onwards and UpwardsReleased: 2000 Label: Harry Chapin Foundation VH1 Behind the Music: The Harry Chapin CollectionReleased: August 21, 2001 Label: Elektra Records The EssentialsReleased: July 2, 2002 Label: Elektra Records ClassicsReleased: 2003 Label: Warner Special Products Introducing... Harry ChapinReleased: August 1, 2006 Label: Rhino/Atlantic Records Bottom Line Archive Series: Live 1981Released: June 30, 2015 Label: The Bottom Line Record Company The Singles A's & B'sReleased: March 1, 2019 Label: Wounded Bird Records
Other appearances Chapin Music! (1966, Rock-Land Records) – by The Chapin Brothers (Harry, Tom and Steve along with their father Jim)
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions CertificationsAlbum US USAC USCash AUS CAN CANAC IRE NZ UK "Taxi"1972 24—20305——19—Heads & Tales "Could You Put Your Light On, Please"——81 —76———— "Sunday Morning Sunshine"753077—68————Sniper and Other Love Songs "Better Place to Be"—————51——— "W.O.L.D."1973 3637262114 9—1634 Short Stories "What Made America Famous?"——87——————Verities & Balderdash "I Wanna Learn a Love Song"197444740—3614——— "Cat's in the Cradle"161631——53 RIAA: Platinum "Dreams Go By"1975—33—81—31———Portrait Gallery "A Better Place to Be" (live)197686—76—80————Greatest Stories Live "Dance Band on the Titanic"1977———87—————Dance Band on the Titanic "Flowers Are Red"1978——————19——Living Room Suite "Sequel"1980233734—————— RIAA: PlatinumSequel "Remember When The Music"—47——————— "Story of a Life"—————————
Videos An Evening With... Harry Chapin (1998) Rockpalast Live (2002) Remember When: The Anthology (2005) You Are the Only Song (2006)
TV appearances and credits Harry Chapin was featured on several TV shows throughout his career, most notably "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." He appeared 14 times. He made history as the first performer to be called back the next night to perform again on the show. This was due to his singing "Taxi" in 1972.
He became friends with fellow songwriter John Denver, often appearing on TV with him. Denver hosted the pilot episode of The Midnight Special in which Harry was one of the first performers on the show.
The following are all the currently known TV shows and movies Harry Chapin appeared in or had songwriting credits on:
15th Annual Grammy Awards 17th Annual Grammy Awards 20 to One American Bandstand Behind the Music Blue Water White Death Book of Chapin Cutting Loose Cotton Patch Gospel Cougar Town De Mike Burstyn Show Dick Cavett Show Dinah! Don Kirshner's Rock Concert Duel in the Wind: In Defense of America's Cup Friday Night, Saturday Morning Friday Night With Steve Edwards Get a Life Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Goodnight America Grand Theft Auto V Happy Endings Harry Chapin: The Final Concert Harry Chapin Tribute How I Met Your Mother Last Vegas Legendary Champions Let's Sing Out Make a Wish Merv Griffin Show Mike Douglas Show Modern Family Mother and Daughter: The Loving War Mr. Jealousy My Music Mystery Science Theater 3000 Remember When: The Anthology Robot Chicken Rock Music Awards Rockpalast Rude(ish) Tube Saturday Night Live Scrubs Shrek the Third Solid Gold Soundstage That '70s Show The Circle (1972) The David Frost Show The Ernie Sigley Show The Goldbergs The Jim Nabors Show The Midnight Special The N.S.V.I.P.'s The Office The Simpsons There's a Lotta Lonely People Tonight 'Til Death Welcome to the Basement Wonderama
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