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,"
"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