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Disc: 1
1. Taxi
2. Sunday Morning Sunshine
3. Old College Avenue
4. Dirty Old Man
5. I Wanna Learn A Love Song
6. Cat's In The Cradle
7. Tangled Up Puppet
8. Dancing Boy
9. Thanksgiving Hunger Drives
10. Flowers Are Red
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Disc: 2
1. A Better Place To Be
2. Mail Order Annie
3. Performing
4. WOLD
5. Mr. Tanner
6. Corey's Coming
7. A Child Is Born
8. Sniper
9. Calluses
10. The Rock
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4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant stuff, with some fluff throw in..., Feb 11 2002

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William E. Adams (Midland, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gold Medal Collection (Audio CD)

I love Harry. I have since I first heard "Taxi" back around 1972. I have owned or heard just about everything he left us. This is a good overview of his work, with most of his best songs. Some chatter included does not hold up on repeated listenings and could have been dispensed with. This is the only Chapin I have on CD, but I have kept my vinyls and cassettes. All fans of Harry have a different original album favorite, it seems, and all of Harry's albums have a couple of soul-searing classics and at least two or three numbers that don't impress at all. One of my favorite Chapin releases has not made it to CD yet. "Sequel" came out on the Boardwalk label and not only includes that wonderful follow-up to "Taxi", but also has "Remember When the Music." It deserves a CD release. Is anyone listening who can make that happen? Harry, we know you were not perfect, and neither was any single record you put out...but you were a damn good man and artist, and we have missed you terribly. No one has emerged to fill your spot in our culture, and we suffer for it. Jackson Browne has tried, and come close...but no one has produced another "Taxi" or "Cat's in the Cradle" yet. This two-disc set is worth owning if you don't already have these songs in playable condition. Harry Chapin often erred musically on the side of excess, but when he nailed it, he nailed it good. In addition to the songs I've already named, listen to "Old College Avenue"; "I Wanna Learn a Love Song"; "Flowers Are Red"; "She Sings Songs Without "Words"; "Story of a Life"; "W*O*L*D*"; "Mr. Tanner"; "Corey's Coming"; and "Circle". This man put his soul into his lyrics and performances, and exposed it to all who would listen. I thank God I have had his songs in my life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection if You Liked Harry, Sep 1 2000

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Jerald E. Mills "Jerry Mills" (Santee, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gold Medal Collection (Audio CD)

This collection has gotten mixed reviews, and for good reason. People either liked Harry Chapin very well or couldn't stand him. If you are the former, you'll want this collection. If you are the latter, nothing from Chapin will ever suit you. Harry was a great man and an average musician. But he touched certain people in a way few can. I bought this collection because I had liked "Taxi" and "Cats in the Cradle" as a youngster and thought I might enjoy more Harry. I loved it and have listened to it over and over again. But I suppose it's not for everybody. These are all "story" songs in the same vein as the aforementioned hits--that's Chapin--and if you didn't like those, you probably won't like anything here. For those of us who liked Harry's simple, down-to-earth style, this is a must. There are sound bites from Harry which are priceless and a few live performances--Harry's forte--which are well worth the $. It's very simple: If you liked Harry, buy this; if you didn't, don't. If you do, you won't be disappointed. It's very Harry!

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5.0 out of 5 stars the best collection for the $$, Jan 6 2003

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Brian "Brian" (Ohio, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gold Medal Collection (Audio CD)

I had a birthday option once-cash, or CDs. I only really knew "Taxi" and "Cat's in the Cradle" from some records, but I wanted them on CD. I wasn't sure I wanted to spend the money on a 2 disc set just for 2 songs. I sort of knew some of the others like "WOLD" and "A Better Place To Be" (a fantastic song, despite that one review), but not that much. So I opted to pass on the cash and got some CDs and made sure that this was the first one I grabbed. I loved almost everything on it right away. I was sad not to see "30,000 lbs of Bananas", but other than that there were no disappointments. The spoken tracks with exerpts from speeches and interviews are amazing. "My Grandfather" is probably my favorite. "Sniper" seriously distrubed me for a while until I realized what a brilliant composition it is. Even "There Only Was One Choice" is on here which is a pretty incredible song but so long that you'd think it'd be left off.

For me though, "Circle" is tough to listen to. It is one of the live tracks on the collection and in the middle he talks of his causes and how he'll be in the lobby to meet everyone and "kiss all the pretty ladies" then adds "sorry guys, maybe next year". You see, he died shortly after that performance so there was no "next year". The whole speech is incredibly passionate about his causes and all of the things that he was working for so to think that we lost him shortly after reminds us of what a sudden and tragic loss this was.

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5.0 out of 5 stars miss ya harry
I absolutely love singer/songwriters from the 70s,and Harry was one of the best and most prolific.He was also hard-working,doing over a 100 shows a year and giving most of the... Read more

Published on Mar 27 2004 by Benjamin Wilkerson

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Excellent
This is some of Harry Chapin's best work. All good, no filler. Like many good musicians, he was taken from us too soon. He sang of feeling, life, love and emotions. Read more

Published on Jan 11 2002 by P. Dino