Harry Chapin discography

This page is a discography for the singer and songwriter Harry Chapin. Chapin was a popular singer-songwriter in the 1970s and 1980s, achieving international success. Chapin's career was cut short at its peak, when he was killed in a car accident in 1981. He is best remembered for the song "Cat's in the Cradle," which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.

Other appearances

 * Chapin Music! (1966, Rock-Land Records) – by The Chapin Brothers (Harry, Tom and Steve along with their father Jim)

Videos

 * An Evening With... Harry Chapin (1998)
 * Rockpalast Live (2002)
 * Remember When: The Anthology (2005)
 * You Are the Only Song (2006)

TV appearances and credits
Harry Chapin was featured on several TV shows throughout his career, most notably "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." He appeared 14 times. He made history as the first performer to be called back the next night to perform again on the show. This was due to his singing "Taxi" in 1972.

He became friends with fellow songwriter John Denver, often appearing on TV with him. Denver hosted the pilot episode of The Midnight Special in which Harry was one of the first performers on the show.

The following are all the currently known TV shows and movies Harry Chapin appeared in or had songwriting credits on:
 * 15th Annual Grammy Awards
 * 17th Annual Grammy Awards
 * 20 to One
 * American Bandstand
 * Behind the Music
 * Blue Water White Death
 * Book of Chapin
 * Cutting Loose
 * Cotton Patch Gospel
 * Cougar Town
 * De Mike Burstyn Show
 * Dick Cavett Show
 * Dinah!
 * Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
 * Duel in the Wind: In Defense of America's Cup
 * Friday Night, Saturday Morning
 * Friday Night With Steve Edwards
 * Get a Life
 * Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
 * It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
 * Goodnight America
 * Grand Theft Auto V
 * Happy Endings
 * Harry Chapin: The Final Concert
 * Harry Chapin Tribute
 * How I Met Your Mother
 * Last Vegas
 * Legendary Champions
 * Let's Sing Out
 * Make a Wish
 * Merv Griffin Show
 * Mike Douglas Show
 * Modern Family
 * Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
 * Mr. Jealousy
 * My Music
 * Mystery Science Theater 3000
 * Remember When: The Anthology
 * Robot Chicken
 * Rock Music Awards
 * Rockpalast
 * Rude(ish) Tube
 * Saturday Night Live
 * Scrubs
 * Shrek the Third
 * Solid Gold
 * Soundstage
 * That '70s Show
 * The Circle (1972)
 * The David Frost Show
 * The Ernie Sigley Show
 * The Goldbergs
 * The Jim Nabors Show
 * The Midnight Special
 * The N.S.V.I.P.'s
 * The Office
 * The Simpsons
 * There's a Lotta Lonely People Tonight
 * 'Til Death
 * Welcome to the Basement
 * Wonderama