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"He was the sun burning bright and brittle and she was the moon shining back his light a little."    - Harry Chapin

CDs / Tapes
Visit harrychapinmusic.com--a site setup by Harry's family that contains Harry Chapin releases you won't find any place else, in addition to all of his commercial releases.

Books
Taxi: The Harry Chapin Story is a biography of Harry Chapin that was not published with the support of Harry's family. Some have questioned the accuracy of the material in the book, so it may be worth reading the book with a grain of salt. The book was reprinted in 2002 and should now be in print.

Videos
There are currently three Harry Chapin videos commercially available. Again, visit harrychapinmusic.com to purchase these videos.

Harry Chapin: Remember When, The Anthology, a special on Harry Chapin that aired on public television, is now available on DVD.

Miscellaneous
I always see cool, random Harry Chapin items being auctioned at e-Bay. While I don't have the money, unfortunately, for these items, they are fun to look at. Just click on the link about and search for Harry Chapin.

PLEASE NOTE: The Harry Chapin Archive at HarryChapin.com is NOT a profit-making entity and receives no financial benefit from any of the above references. Much like a library, the Harry Chapin Archive seeks to provide information about Harry Chapin and allow those interested in his work to connect with each other, but does not endorse any commercial entities.

The Latest Release

Sniper & Other Love Songs In 1972, Harry released Sniper & Other Love Songs. Thirty years would pass before the album would ever reach the CD format. Sniper was finally re-released in June, 2002. Originally given a working title of Sweet City Suite, the album tells the story of various characters one might run into in a city. The album features the original studio versions of Chapin classics "A Better Place to Be" and "Circle." But perhaps more importantly (as those songs are already well-distributed on compilation CDs), the album features seemingly lost Chapin stories, including "And the Baby Never Cries," "Burning Herself," "Barefoot Boy," and "Woman Child." Sniper is for the seasoned Chapin fan. New fans would do better to check out Greatest Stories Live. But for Chapin fans who have reached the level of the Dance Band on the Titanic album, this is the next step. Slightly over-produced and having a little of the "forced" feel that some of Harry's studio albums possess, this album does not capture the powerfully live Harry Chapin. Nonetheless, it captures Harry's great iconoclastic songwriting--Harry takes the story song to new heights here. But the album works best for those ready for it; don't buy it until you are ready to appreciate it!