Complete List Of Harry Chapin Songs From A to Z

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Harry Chapin was one of the great storytellers in popular music, a singer-songwriter who could turn an ordinary encounter into a song that stayed with listeners long after it ended. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 7, 1942, Chapin grew up in a musical family and performed with his brothers Tom and Steve before beginning his solo career. His songs often unfolded like short films, introducing characters who were funny, frustrated, hopeful, lonely, or simply trying to make sense of their lives.

His breakthrough came with his 1972 debut, Heads & Tales, and the unforgettable story of a cabdriver and a former sweetheart in “Taxi.” He released a second album, Sniper and Other Love Songs, the same year, followed by Short Stories in 1973. “W*O*L*D” and “Mr. Tanner” revealed the range of his writing, while 1974’s Verities & Balderdash brought him his biggest single, “Cat’s in the Cradle,” a song whose portrayal of a father and son remains as moving today as it was upon release.

Chapin was equally at home with sprawling compositions and more intimate ballads. Albums such as Portrait Gallery, On the Road to Kingdom Come, Dance Band on the Titanic, and Living Room Suite explored characters and situations that other songwriters might never have considered. His concerts were an essential part of his appeal, often combining humor, audience participation, long introductions, and performances that gave his stories new dimensions. The live albums Greatest Stories Live and Legends of the Lost and Found capture that side of his career especially well.

Outside the recording studio, Chapin devoted enormous energy to fighting hunger. He helped establish World Hunger Year, performed frequent benefit concerts, and used his visibility as a musician to draw attention to people in need. His death in a traffic accident on July 16, 1981, at the age of 38 cut short a remarkable career, but his humanitarian work continued through organizations and projects associated with his family and supporters. The posthumously released The Last Protest Singer offered another glimpse of the songs he had been developing near the end of his life.

Harry Chapin’s recorded work extends well beyond the familiar hits. Early performances with the Chapin Brothers, songs introduced on concert albums, and recordings issued after his death reveal how much music he left behind. His songs about fathers and children, working people, unfulfilled dreams, and the possibilities of kindness remain the heart of an extraordinary catalog.

Complete List Of Harry Chapin Songs From A to Z

0–E

1. “30,000 Pounds of Bananas” – Verities & Balderdash (1974)
2. “30,000 Pounds of Bananas (Extended Live Version)” – Greatest Stories Live (1976)
3. “A Better Place to Be” – Sniper and Other Love Songs (1972)
4. “A Better Place to Be (1976 Live Version)” – Greatest Stories Live (1976)
5. “A Quiet Little Love Affair” – The Last Protest Singer (1988)
6. “And the Baby Never Cries” – Sniper and Other Love Songs (1972)
7. “Another Man” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
8. “Anthem” – The Last Protest Singer (1988)
9. “Any Old Kind of Day” – Heads & Tales (1972)
10. “Baby Let Me Walk with You” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
11. “Babysitter” – Portrait Gallery (1975)
12. “Barefoot Boy” – Sniper and Other Love Songs (1972)
13. “Barefoot Boy (Alternate Recording)” – Heads & Tales / Sniper and Other Love Songs (expanded edition) (2004)
14. “Basic Protest Song” – The Last Protest Singer (1988)
15. “Big Big City” – Heads & Tales / Sniper and Other Love Songs (expanded edition) (2004)
16. “Blood Water” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
17. “Bluesman” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)
18. “Bummer” – Portrait Gallery (1975)
19. “Burning Herself” – Sniper and Other Love Songs (1972)
20. “Caroline” – On the Road to Kingdom Come (1976)
21. “Cat’s in the Cradle” – Verities & Balderdash (1974)
22. “Changes” – Short Stories (1973)
23. “Circle” – Sniper and Other Love Songs (1972)
24. “City Sweet” – Heads & Tales / Sniper and Other Love Songs (expanded edition) (2004)
25. “Come Back Strong” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
26. “Copper” – Legends of the Lost and Found (1979)
27. “Corey’s Coming” – On the Road to Kingdom Come (1976)
28. “Could You Put Your Light On, Please” – Heads & Tales (1972)
29. “Country Dreams” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)
30. “Dance Band on the Titanic” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)
31. “Dancin’ Boy” – Living Room Suite (1978)
32. “Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails” – Portrait Gallery (1975)
33. “Dirty Old Man” – The Gold Medal Collection (1988)
34. “Dirty Old Man (Extended Recording)” – Heads & Tales / Sniper and Other Love Songs (expanded edition) (2004)
35. “Dogtown” – Heads & Tales (1972)
36. “Dreams Go By” – Portrait Gallery (1975)
37. “Empty” – Heads & Tales (1972)
38. “Everybody’s Lonely” – Heads & Tales (1972)

F–J

39. “Fall in Love with Him” – On the Road to Kingdom Come (1976)
40. “Flowers Are Red” – Living Room Suite (1978)
41. “Flowers Are Red (with Chevy Chase, Live)” – Live at the Capitol Theater (2023); with Chevy Chase
42. “Foolish Games” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
43. “Get On with It” – Legends of the Lost and Found (1979)
44. “God Babe, You’ve Been Good for Me” – Sequel (1980)
45. “Going, Going, Gone” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
46. “Greyhound” – Heads & Tales (1972)
47. “Ground Hog” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
48. “Halfway to Heaven” – Verities & Balderdash (1974)
49. “Highway to Heaven” – Heads & Tales / Sniper and Other Love Songs (expanded edition) (2004)
50. “Hokey Pokey” – Remember When the Music (1987)
51. “I Do It for You, Jane” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)
52. “I Don’t Want to Be President” – The Last Protest Singer (1988)
53. “I Finally Found It, Sandy” – Sequel (1980)
54. “I Miss America” – Sequel (1980)
55. “I Wanna Learn a Love Song” – Verities & Balderdash (1974)
56. “I Wonder What Happened to Him” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)
57. “I Wonder What Would Happen to This World” – Living Room Suite (1978)
58. “If My Mary Were Here” – On the Road to Kingdom Come (1976)
59. “If You Want to Feel” – Living Room Suite (1978)
60. “It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains” – Living Room Suite (1978)
61. “It’s You Girl” – Onwards and Upwards (2000)
62. “Jenny” – Living Room Suite (1978)

K–O

63. “Last of the Protest Singers” – The Last Protest Singer (1988)
64. “Last Stand” – The Last Protest Singer (1988)
65. “Laugh Man” – On the Road to Kingdom Come (1976)
66. “Legends of the Lost and Found” – Legends of the Lost and Found (1979)
67. “Let Me Down Easy” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
68. “Let Time Go Lightly” – Greatest Stories Live (1976)
69. “Love Is Just Another Word” – Greatest Stories Live (1976)
70. “Mail Order Annie” – Short Stories (1973)
71. “Manhood” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)
72. “Mercenaries” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)
73. “Mismatch” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)
74. “Mr. Tanner” – Short Stories (1973)
75. “My Old Lady” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)
76. “Northwest 222” – Sequel (1980)
77. “November Rains” – The Last Protest Singer (1988)
78. “Odd Job Man” – Legends of the Lost and Found (1979)
79. “Oh Man” – Remember When the Music (1987)
80. “Old College Avenue” – Short Stories (1973)
81. “Old Folkie” – Legends of the Lost and Found (1979)
82. “On the Road” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
83. “On the Road to Kingdom Come” – On the Road to Kingdom Come (1976)
84. “One Light in a Dark Valley (An Imitation Spiritual)” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)

P–T

85. “Paint a Picture of Yourself (Michael)” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)
86. “Pigeon Run” – Heads & Tales / Sniper and Other Love Songs (expanded edition) (2004)
87. “Poor Damned Fool” – Living Room Suite (1978)
88. “Pretzel Man” – Legends of the Lost and Found (1979)
89. “Remember When the Music” – Sequel (1980)
90. “Remember When the Music (Extended Version)” – Sequel (2001 remastered edition) (2001)
91. “Remember When the Music (Reprise)” – Sequel (1980)
92. “Roll Down the River” – On the Road to Kingdom Come (1976)
93. “Salt and Pepper” – Sequel (1980)
94. “Same Sad Singer” – Heads & Tales (1972)
95. “Sandy” – Portrait Gallery (1975)
96. “Saturday Morning” – Greatest Stories Live (1976)
97. “Sequel” – Sequel (1980)
98. “Sequel (Early Version)” – Onwards and Upwards (2000)
99. “Sequel (Gehman Mix)” – Sequel (2001 remastered edition) (2001)
100. “She Is Always Seventeen” – Greatest Stories Live (1976)
101. “She Sings Songs Without Words” – Verities & Balderdash (1974)
102. “Shooting Star” – Verities & Balderdash (1974)
103. “Short Stories” – Short Stories (1973)
104. “Silly Little Girl” – The Last Protest Singer (1988)
105. “Simple Song” – Heads & Tales / Sniper and Other Love Songs (expanded edition) (2004)
106. “Six String Orchestra” – Verities & Balderdash (1974)
107. “Sniper” – Sniper and Other Love Songs (1972)
108. “Somebody Said” – Living Room Suite (1978)
109. “Someone Keeps Calling My Name” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
110. “Someone Keeps Calling My Name (Solo Re-recording)” – Portrait Gallery (1975)
111. “Sometime, Somewhere Wife” – Heads & Tales (1972)
112. “Song for Myself” – Short Stories (1973)
113. “Song Man” – Short Stories (1973)
114. “Songwriter’s Woman” – Heads & Tales / Sniper and Other Love Songs (expanded edition) (2004)
115. “Sounds Like America to Me” – The Last Protest Singer (1988)
116. “Star Tripper” – Portrait Gallery (1975)
117. “Stars Tangled” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
118. “Stop Singing These Sad Songs” – Portrait Gallery (1975)
119. “Story of a Life” – Sequel (1980)
120. “Story of a Life (Alternate Mix)” – Onwards and Upwards (2000)
121. “Story of a Life (Alternate Version)” – Sequel (2001 remastered edition) (2001)
122. “Stranger with the Melodies” – Legends of the Lost and Found (1979)
123. “Sunday Morning Sunshine” – Sniper and Other Love Songs (1972)
124. “Tangled Up Puppet” – Portrait Gallery (1975)
125. “Taxi” – Heads & Tales (1972)
126. “The Day They Closed the Factory Down” – Legends of the Lost and Found (1979)
127. “The Mayor of Candor Lied” – On the Road to Kingdom Come (1976)
128. “The Parade’s Still Passing By” – On the Road to Kingdom Come (1976)
129. “The Rains Come Down” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
130. “The Rock” – Portrait Gallery (1975)
131. “The Shortest Story” – Greatest Stories Live (1976)
132. “There Only Was One Choice” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)
133. “There’s a Lot of Lonely People Tonight” – Short Stories (1973)
134. “They Call Her Easy” – Short Stories (1973)
135. “Thinking of Tonight” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
136. “Too Many Miles” – Songwriter (2002)

U–Z

137. “Up on the Shelf” – Sequel (1980)
138. “Vacancy” – Verities & Balderdash (1974)
139. “We Grew Up a Little Bit” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)
140. “We Were Three” – Legends of the Lost and Found (1979)
141. “What Made America Famous?” – Verities & Balderdash (1974)
142. “When Do You Find Time to Breathe” – Chapin Music! (1966); with the Chapin Brothers
143. “Why Do Little Girls” – Living Room Suite (1978)
144. “Why Should People Stay the Same” – Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)
145. “Wind Coming Up” – Onwards and Upwards (2000)
146. “Winter Song” – Sniper and Other Love Songs (1972)
147. “W*O*L*D” – Short Stories (1973)
148. “Woman Child” – Sniper and Other Love Songs (1972)
149. “Word Wizard” – The Last Protest Singer (1988)
150. “You Are the Only Song” – Legends of the Lost and Found (1979)
151. “You Own the Only Light” – The Last Protest Singer (1988)

HARRY CHAPIN STUDIO ALBUMS

Heads & Tales (1972)

Sniper and Other Love Songs (1972)

Short Stories (1973)

Verities & Balderdash (1974)

Portrait Gallery (1975)

On the Road to Kingdom Come (1976)

Dance Band on the Titanic (1977)

Living Room Suite (1978)

Sequel (1980)

The Last Protest Singer (1988)

HARRY CHAPIN OFFICIAL LIVE ALBUMS

Greatest Stories Live (1976)

Legends of the Lost and Found (1979)

The Bottom Line Encore Collection (1998)

The Bottom Line Archive (2015)

Some More Stories: Live at Radio Bremen 1977 (2020)

Live at the Capitol Theater (2023)

HARRY CHAPIN OFFICIAL COMPILATION AND ARCHIVAL ALBUMS

Anthology of Harry Chapin (1985)

Remember When the Music (1987)

The Gold Medal Collection (1988)

Story of a Life (1999)

Onwards and Upwards (2000)

VH1 Behind the Music: The Harry Chapin Collection (2001)

Songwriter (2002)

The Essentials (2002)

Heads & Tales / Sniper and Other Love Songs (Expanded Edition) (2004)

The Singles A’s & B’s (2019)

Story Book: The Elektra Albums 1972–1978 (2022)

Now Playing (2025)

HARRY CHAPIN OFFICIAL EPs

Rhino Hi-Five: Harry Chapin (2005)

HARRY CHAPIN EARLY COLLABORATIVE ALBUMS

Chapin Music! (1966) – The Chapin Brothers

Updated November 9, 2026

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