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Re: "Taxi"-Harry Chapin

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From: will.dockery@gma
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:16
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jdcha...@gmail.com wrote:

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>     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qYU9b5OF8M

Interesting coincidence, I just found the three CD Harry Chapin collection at Goodwill today for $4:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_of_a_Life

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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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Needless to say, an excellent set from a true musical poet.

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