Story Book: The Elektra Albums, 1972-1978

~ Release by Harry Chapin (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Heads & Tales / Sniper and Other Love Songs
2CD: Sniper and Other Love Songs / Short Stories / Verities & Balderdasj
3CD: Verities & Balderdash / Portrait Gallery / Greatest Stories Live
4CD: Greatest Stories Live / On the Road to Kingdom Come
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1Saturday Morning
recording engineer:
Wally Heider Recording
assistant engineer:
Tony Beecher and Terry Dunavan
engineer:
Ken Caillat
producer:
Stephen Chapin and Fred Kewley
mixer:
Bruce Morgan (American engineer, composer)
acoustic guitar, banjo and electric guitar:
Tom Chapin
bass:
John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
cello:
Mike Masters
drums (drum set):
Howie Fields
electric guitar [lead electric guitar]:
Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist)
guitar synthesizer [string synthesizer] and piano:
Stephen Chapin
background vocals:
Stephen Chapin, Tom Chapin, Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist) and John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
lead vocals:
Harry Chapin
mixed at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States and Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
engineered at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
live recording of:
Saturday Morning (from 1975-11-07 until 1975-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Chapin
3:10
2I Wanna Learn a Love Song
recording engineer:
Wally Heider Recording
assistant engineer:
Tony Beecher and Terry Dunavan
engineer:
Ken Caillat
producer:
Stephen Chapin and Fred Kewley
mixer:
Bruce Morgan (American engineer, composer)
acoustic guitar, banjo and electric guitar:
Tom Chapin
bass:
John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
cello:
Mike Masters
drums (drum set):
Howie Fields
electric guitar [lead electric guitar]:
Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist)
guitar synthesizer [string synthesizer] and piano:
Stephen Chapin
background vocals:
Stephen Chapin, Tom Chapin, Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist) and John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
lead vocals:
Harry Chapin
mixed at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States and Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
engineered at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
live recording of:
I Wanna Learn a Love Song (from 1975-11-07 until 1975-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Chapin
publisher:
Story Songs, Ltd
5:03
3Mr. Tanner
recording engineer:
Wally Heider Recording
assistant engineer:
Tony Beecher and Terry Dunavan
engineer:
Ken Caillat
producer:
Stephen Chapin and Fred Kewley
mixer:
Bruce Morgan (American engineer, composer)
acoustic guitar, banjo and electric guitar:
Tom Chapin
bass:
John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
cello:
Mike Masters
drums (drum set):
Howie Fields
electric guitar [lead electric guitar]:
Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist)
guitar synthesizer [string synthesizer] and piano:
Stephen Chapin
background vocals:
Stephen Chapin, Tom Chapin, Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist) and John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
lead vocals:
Harry Chapin
mixed at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States and Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
engineered at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
live recording of:
Mr. Tanner (from 1975-11-07 until 1975-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Chapin
publisher:
Story Songs, Ltd
5:18
4A Better Place to Be
recording engineer:
Wally Heider Recording
assistant engineer:
Tony Beecher and Terry Dunavan
engineer:
Ken Caillat
producer:
Stephen Chapin and Fred Kewley
mixer:
Bruce Morgan (American engineer, composer)
acoustic guitar, banjo and electric guitar:
Tom Chapin
bass:
John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
cello:
Mike Masters
drums (drum set):
Howie Fields
electric guitar [lead electric guitar]:
Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist)
guitar synthesizer [string synthesizer] and piano:
Stephen Chapin
background vocals:
Stephen Chapin, Tom Chapin, Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist) and John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
lead vocals:
Harry Chapin
mixed at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States and Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
engineered at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
live recording of:
A Better Place to Be (from 1975-11-07 until 1975-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Chapin
publisher:
Story Songs, Ltd (in 1972)
10:00
5Let Time Go Lightly
recording engineer:
Wally Heider Recording
assistant engineer:
Tony Beecher and Terry Dunavan
engineer:
Ken Caillat
producer:
Stephen Chapin and Fred Kewley
mixer:
Bruce Morgan (American engineer, composer)
acoustic guitar, banjo and electric guitar:
Tom Chapin
bass:
John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
cello:
Mike Masters
drums (drum set):
Howie Fields
electric guitar [lead electric guitar]:
Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist)
guitar synthesizer [string synthesizer] and piano:
Stephen Chapin
background vocals:
Stephen Chapin, Tom Chapin, Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist) and John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
lead vocals:
Harry Chapin
mixed at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States and Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
engineered at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
live recording of:
Let Time Go Lightly (from 1975-11-07 until 1975-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Chapin
publisher:
Story Songs, Ltd
4:53
6Cat's in the Cradle
recording engineer:
Wally Heider Recording
assistant engineer:
Tony Beecher and Terry Dunavan
engineer:
Ken Caillat
producer:
Stephen Chapin and Fred Kewley
mixer:
Bruce Morgan (American engineer, composer)
acoustic guitar, banjo and electric guitar:
Tom Chapin
bass:
John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
cello:
Mike Masters
drums (drum set):
Howie Fields
electric guitar [lead electric guitar]:
Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist)
guitar synthesizer [string synthesizer] and piano:
Stephen Chapin
background vocals:
Stephen Chapin, Tom Chapin, Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist) and John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
lead vocals:
Harry Chapin
mixed at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States and Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
engineered at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
live recording of:
Cat’s in the Cradle (from 1975-11-07 until 1975-11-09)
writer:
Sandra Campbell Chapin and Harry F Chapin
publisher:
Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Story Songs, Ltd, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
54:05
7Taxi
recording engineer:
Wally Heider Recording
assistant engineer:
Tony Beecher and Terry Dunavan
engineer:
Ken Caillat
producer:
Stephen Chapin and Fred Kewley
mixer:
Bruce Morgan (American engineer, composer)
acoustic guitar, banjo and electric guitar:
Tom Chapin
bass:
John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
cello:
Mike Masters
drums (drum set):
Howie Fields
electric guitar [lead electric guitar]:
Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist)
guitar synthesizer [string synthesizer] and piano:
Stephen Chapin
background vocals:
Stephen Chapin, Tom Chapin, Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist) and John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
lead vocals:
Harry Chapin
mixed at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States and Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
engineered at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
live recording of:
Taxi (from 1975-11-07 until 1975-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Chapin
publisher:
Story Songs, Ltd
56:53
8Circle
recording engineer:
Wally Heider Recording
assistant engineer:
Tony Beecher and Terry Dunavan
engineer:
Ken Caillat
producer:
Stephen Chapin and Fred Kewley
mixer:
Bruce Morgan (American engineer, composer)
acoustic guitar, banjo and electric guitar:
Tom Chapin
bass:
John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
cello:
Mike Masters
drums (drum set):
Howie Fields
electric guitar [lead electric guitar]:
Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist)
guitar synthesizer [string synthesizer] and piano:
Stephen Chapin
background vocals:
Stephen Chapin, Tom Chapin, Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist) and John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
lead vocals:
Harry Chapin
mixed at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States and Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
engineered at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
live recording of:
Circle (from 1975-11-07 until 1975-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Chapin
publisher:
AMPCO Music
7:20
930,000 Pounds of Bananas
recording engineer:
Wally Heider Recording
assistant engineer:
Tony Beecher and Terry Dunavan
engineer:
Ken Caillat
producer:
Stephen Chapin and Fred Kewley
mixer:
Bruce Morgan (American engineer, composer)
acoustic guitar, banjo and electric guitar:
Tom Chapin
bass:
John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
cello:
Mike Masters
drums (drum set):
Howie Fields
electric guitar [lead electric guitar]:
Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist)
guitar synthesizer [string synthesizer] and piano:
Stephen Chapin
background vocals:
Stephen Chapin, Tom Chapin, Doug Walker (Harry Chapin guitarist) and John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin)
lead vocals:
Harry Chapin
mixed at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States and Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
engineered at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
live recording of:
30,000 Pounds of Bananas (from 1975-11-07 until 1975-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Chapin
publisher:
Story Songs, Ltd
10:57
10She Is Always Seventeen4:21
11Love Is Just Another Word4:37
12The Shortest Story
producer:
Paul Leka
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Harry Chapin
bass:
Don Payne (Bass player)
body percussion [hand claps]:
Ron Bacchiocchi, Cheryl Ferrio, Paul Gabriel (producer), Jimmy Keyes, Bob Smith (LA based rock singer/guitarist), Ken Smith (minor appearance with Harry Chapin), Tom Smith (minor appearance with Harry Chapin), Scott Spray and Bob Springer
castanets, chimes and congas:
Bob Springer
cello:
Mike Masters
clavinet:
Ron Bacchiocchi and Paul Leka
drums (drum set):
Allan Schwartzberg
electric guitar:
John Tropea
piano:
Stephen Chapin, Paul Leka and Tim Moore (pianist)
synthesizer:
Ron Bacchiocchi and Stephen Chapin
background vocals:
Christine Faith, Dave Kondziela, Mary Mundy, Kathy Ramos, Frank Simms, George Simms, Betse Wager, John Wallace (bass player for Harry Chapin) and Sue White
arranger:
Paul Leka
recording of:
The Shortest Story (in 1975)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Chapin
publisher:
Sandy Songs
2:31
13On the Road to Kingdom Come
assistant recording engineer:
Roger Mayer
engineer:
John James Stewart
producer:
Stephen Chapin
recorded at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
On the Road to Kingdom Come
writer:
Harry Chapin
publisher:
Sandy Songs (in 1976)
5:27
14The Parade's Still Passing By
assistant recording engineer:
Roger Mayer
engineer:
John James Stewart
producer:
Stephen Chapin
recorded at:
Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Parade's Still Passing By
lyricist and composer:
Harry Chapin
publisher:
Sandy Songs (in 1976)
3:27
5CD: On the Road to Kingdom Come / Dance Band on the Titanic
6CD: Dance Band on the Titanic / Living Room Suite