The Gold Medal Collection

The Gold Medal Collection Artist: Harry Chapin
Label: Elektra / Wea
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 075596077323
EAN: 0075596077323
ASIN: B000002H5H


Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Listmania:

  1. Music for the now generation
  2. NICE
  3. Sock it to me
  4. raves
  5. The Music
  6. Modernized Stuff
  7. A Penchant for Folky Tunes
  8. Good Stuff
  9. For the Adventurous Spirit
  10. Good Bands

Tracks:

  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
  11. She Sings Songs Without Words
  12. Shooting Star
  13. Winter Song
  14. Story Of A Life
  15. Commitment & Pete Seeger
  16. There Was Only One Choice

Tracks:

  1. A Better Place To Be
  2. Mail Order Annie
  3. Performing
  4. W*O*L*D*
  5. Mr. Tanner
  6. Corey's Coming
  7. A Child Is Born
  8. Sniper
  9. Calluses
  10. The Rock
  11. Danceband On The Titanic
  12. I Wonder What Would Happen To This World
  13. Sequel
  14. My Grandfather
  15. Remember When The Music (Reprise)
  16. Circle

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A definite part of an Chapin fan's collection.......2007-03-10

This CD was recommended from a friend. I got it & have played it repeatedly. It has some Harry Chapin commentaries on it from the man himself. A lot of live versions of his hits as well. An integral part of a collection form an Harry Chapin fan.

2 out of 5 stars A Representative Anthology.......2006-01-28

Harry Chapin wrote story songs. They were often about folks who were frightened, disappointed, confused, lonely and sad. Being all these things when I was a lad, these songs spoke to me and I really enjoyed them and Mr. Chapin. In a fit of nostalgia I got ahold of this cd and was sorely disappointed.

His lyrics are usually prolix, unfelicitous, stilted, and forced things that poorly serve the maudlin tales he wants to tell us. One of the worst is Mr. Tanner, the tale of a man who lives for his singing, but quits when someone says something mean to him. I sure do feel sorry for him, but not in the way that Chapin wants me to. I'd expect this sort of thing from a teenager, but not from a grown man -- Harry or Mr. Tanner. Aside from "Cat's in the Cradle" and "Circle," most of his songs are dreadful.

The music is ok at best, as is the singing.

I liked the spoken tracks best, because these show Harry Chapin as the good man he was and his commitment to doing good things.

4 out of 5 stars We need a Sequel.......2005-12-14

All of Harry "Mr. Storyteller's" Chapin's classics are here with the exception of one glaring omission, "Sequel". This song was the sequel to "Taxi" and if you play them back to back,"Sequel" seamlessly continues the story started by "Taxi". Sort of a mini series or music. At least "W*O*L*D*" and "Cat's in the Cradle" are represented here. We still love you Harry. You made us think. And Listen. You'll never be forgotten. Thanks for the music. It was great. It's a shame that it was cut short and silenced long before his time. Great tunes.

5 out of 5 stars A Great Story Telling Folk Singer. RIP Mr. Chapin.......2005-10-27

Harry Chapin was a rare singer and songwriter who broke out of the categories that most artists are placed in . This guy was a wonderful storyteller in his songs which spoke of love, heartache and the everyday man. This album contains the Classsic "Cat's In The Cradle" which is about a man who realizes that his time with his son has quickly faded away which he laments greatly. Sadly Mr. Chapin was killed in a car accident on his way to perform at a concert and the world lost a great talented musician and songwriter. Mr. Chapin was also very modest about his performing . I once heard him say that having an orchestra playing behind him was like "putting hot mag wheels on a Rolls Royce" or words to that effect. RIP Harry. You are sadly missed. Perhaps you and Roy Orbison are now lending your voices and musical talents to the Angel's Choir in Heaven. I hope so.

4 out of 5 stars The Gold Medal Collection w/ Harry Chapin.......2005-09-26

So many of Harry Chapin's songs are alike. If you like this style of music you'll enjoy this album. I really enjoyed listening to "Cat's In The Cradle", "Taxi" and W*O*L*D* again.

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  5. Land of Milk and Honey ~ Eliza Gilkyson
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  7. Eva by Heart ~ Eva Cassidy
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  10. Returning ~ Jennifer Berezan

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