''The Gold Medal Collection'' is a 1988 two-CD compilation album featuring various songs and interviews by singer-songwriter
Harry Chapin
Harry Forster Chapin (; December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs. He achieved worldwide success in the 1970s. Chapin, a Grammy Award- ...
. It was released by
Elektra Records
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to commemorate Chapin for being posthumously awarded the
Congressional Gold Medal
The Congressional Gold Medal is the oldest and highest civilian award in the United States, alongside the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It is bestowed by vote of the United States Congress, signed into law by the president. The Gold Medal exp ...
for his humanitarian work and campaigns to end hunger.
[Harry Chapin: The Gold Medal Collection, album notes, Elektra/Asylum Records, 1988.] The album has been
certified platinum
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by the
RIAA
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and has sold over 1 million copies.
Track listing
Disc 1 (1:08:22):
#"
Taxi
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" - 6:44
#"
Sunday Morning Sunshine" - 3:30
#"Old College Avenue" - 4:25
#"Dirty Old Man" - 1:25
#"
I Wanna Learn a Love Song" - 4:19
#"
Cat's in the Cradle" - 3:44
#"Tangled Up Puppet" - 3:42
#"Dancing Boy" - 3:40
#"Thanksgiving Hunger Drives" - 0:47
#"
Flowers Are Red (Live)" - 5:01
#"She Sings Songs Without Words" - 3:31
#"Shooting Star" - 4:02
#"Winter Song" - 2:30
#"
Story of a Life" - 5:15
#"Commitment and Pete Seeger" - 1:47
#"There Only Was One Choice" - 14:00
Disc 2 (1:11:51):
#"
A Better Place to Be" - 7:35
#"Mail Order Annie" - 4:52
#"Performing" - 0:30
#"
W*O*L*D (Live)" - 4:46
#"
Mr. Tanner (Live)" - 4:45
#"
Corey's Coming" - 5:38
#"A Child Is Born" - 0:30
#"
Sniper
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" - 9:50
#"Calluses" - 0:41
#"The Rock" - 4:15
#"
Dance Band on the Titanic" - 5:11
#"I Wonder What Would Happen to This World" - 3:28
#"
Sequel
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" - 6:35
#"My Grandfather" - 1:45
#"
Remember When the Music (Reprise)" - 3:50
#"Circle (Live)" - 7:30
References
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1988 compilation albums
Harry Chapin albums
Compilation albums published posthumously
Elektra Records compilation albums