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- Artist: Harry Chapin
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- Release Date: July 02, 2002
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
Review
The Essentials more or less lives up to its name, gathering a dozen definitive Harry Chapin songs, including "Taxi," "W*O*L*D*," "Cat's in the Cradle," and "30,000 Pounds of Bananas." Other highlights include "Dreams Go By," "Dance Band on the Titanic," and "Better Place to Be." More in keeping with The Anthology of Harry Chapin than The Gold Medal Collection or The Story of a Life: The Harry Chapin Box in terms of its depth and breadth, Essentials offers a decent primer of Chapin's best-known work. ~ Heather Phares, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Taxi (Lyrics) | Harry Chapin | Harry Chapin | (6:43) |
| Sunday Morning Sunshine (Lyrics) | Harry Chapin | Harry Chapin | (3:48) |
| W*O*L*D | Harry Chapin | Harry Chapin | (5:12) |
| Cat's in the Cradle (Lyrics) | Harry Chapin, |
Harry Chapin | (3:48) |
| I Wanna Learn a Love Song (Lyrics) | Harry Chapin | Harry Chapin | (4:24) |
| Better Place to Be | Harry Chapin | Harry Chapin | (8:35) |
| Dreams Go By (Lyrics) | Harry Chapin | Harry Chapin | (4:43) |
| Sniper (Lyrics) | Harry Chapin | Harry Chapin | (9:57) |
| 30,000 Pounds of Bananas [Live] | Harry Chapin | Harry Chapin | (10:58) |
| Dance Band on the Titanic (Lyrics) | Harry Chapin | Harry Chapin | (5:11) |
| Sequel (Lyrics) | Harry Chapin | Harry Chapin | (6:39) |
| Remember When the Music (Reprise) | Harry Chapin | Harry Chapin | (3:54) |
