Story of a Life

Story of a Life is the third posthumous compilation album released featuring Harry Chapin, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). It was released as a box set containing 3 CDs and a 76-page booklet.

Track listing
Disc 1 (1:16:59): Disc 2 (1:18:07): Disc 3 (1:18:26):
 * 1) "Taxi" - 6:42
 * 2) "Someone Keeps Callin' My Name" - 2:53
 * 3) "Could You Put Your Light On, Please" - 4:30
 * 4) "Empty" - 2:58
 * 5) "Greyhound" - 5:39
 * 6) "Any Old Kind of Day" - 4:45
 * 7) "Sunday Morning Sunshine" - 3:50
 * 8) "Sniper" - 9:57
 * 9) "Better Place to Be" - 8:35
 * 10) "They Call Her Easy" - 4:03
 * 11) "Mr. Tanner" - 5:12
 * 12) "Mail Order Annie" - 4:54
 * 13) "W*O*L*D" - 5:12
 * 14) "Old College Avenue" - 4:27
 * 15) "Circle" - 3:22
 * 1) "Short Stories" - 4:35
 * 2) "Cat's in the Cradle" - 3:48
 * 3) "I Wanna Learn a Love Song" - 4:24
 * 4) "30,000 Pounds of Bananas (Live)" - 10:58
 * 5) "Shooting Star" - 4:06
 * 6) "What Made America Famous?" - 6:52
 * 7) "Vacancy" - 4:01
 * 8) "Dreams Go By" - 4:43
 * 9) "Tangled Up Puppet" - 3:42
 * 10) "The Rock" - 4:12
 * 11) "She is Always Seventeen" - 4:18
 * 12) "The Mayor of Candor Lied" - 8:21
 * 13) "Caroline" - 3:40
 * 14) "Laugh Man" - 3:35
 * 15) "Taxi (Live)" - 6:52
 * 1) "Corey's Coming" - 5:38
 * 2) "If My Mary Were Here" - 3:26
 * 3) "Dance Band on the Titanic" - 5:11
 * 4) "Mismatch" - 4:55
 * 5) "I Wonder What Happened to Him" - 4:09
 * 6) "Dancin' Boy" - 3:52
 * 7) "Flowers Are Red (Live)" - 5:07
 * 8) "Poor Damned Fool" - 4:34
 * 9) "Jenny" - 4:47
 * 10) "I Wonder What Would Happen to This World" - 3:29
 * 11) "Old Folkie (Live)" - 5:02
 * 12) "Remember When the Music (Reprise)" - 3:56
 * 13) "God Babe, You've Been Good for Me" - 3:23
 * 14) "Story of a Life" - 5:21
 * 15) "November Rains" - 3:50
 * 16) "Sequel" - 6:40
 * 17) "Last Stand" - 5:06

Personnel

 * Harry Chapin - guitar, vocals
 * Clair Marlo - Producer, arranger, synthesizer
 * Tom Chapin - guitar
 * Grant Geissman - guitar
 * Jon Corbert - piano
 * Steve Chapin - piano
 * Pat Coil - piano
 * Bill Lanphier - bass guitar
 * John Wallace - bass guitar
 * Howie Fields - drums and percussion
 * M. B. Gordy - drums and percussion
 * Doug Walker - electric guitar
 * Jon Corbert - synthesizer