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Dance Band on the Titanic

Harry Chapin
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (June 29, 1993)
  • Original Release Date: 1977
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Elektra / Wea
  • ASIN: B000002H46
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,979 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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listen  1. Dance Band On The Titanic (LP Version) 5:09$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Why Should People Stay The Same (LP Version) 4:47$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. My Old Lady (LP Version) 3:52$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. We Grew Up A Little Bit (LP Version) 5:10$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Bluesman (LP Version) 5:18$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Country Dreams (LP Version) 4:48$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. I Do It For You, Jane (LP Version) 5:08$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. I Wonder What Happened To Him (LP Version) 4:07$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Paint A Picture Of Yourself (Michael) (LP Version) 3:52$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Mismatch (LP Version) 4:55$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Mercenaries (LP Version) 5:46$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Manhood (LP Version) 3:48$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. One Light In A Dark Valley (An Imitation Spiritual) (LP Version) 3:26$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. There Was Only One Choice (LP Version)14:11Album Only


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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Chapin Masterpiece, July 14, 1999
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I agree with the others on this one. Probably not the best choice for a Chapin starter album, but possibly his best album overall. This is the one album that truly conveys Harry's message. "There Only Was One Choice" is a 14-minute masterpiece that sums up The Book of Chapin to perfection. 'We Grew Up A Little Bit' is an awesome reflection of the strive-to-get-ahead work ethic. While not as deep as much of his other works, I really like 'Country Dreams'. But one of my favorite all-time Chapin pieces, one that I didn't fully appreciate for years, is 'Mercenaries'. Who else but Harry could write such a meaningful song about prostitutes and soldiers? Amazing collection.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best Harry ever did, December 8, 1998
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What can I say...this is a sprawling (originally a double album), witty, funny, heart-felt meditation on the onset of middle age and the stock-taking that occurs so often as you hit age 34. My personal favorites include "Mismatches", an interesting reversal of traditional sexual politics, "We Grew Up a Little Bit", a biting image of the gradual crumbling of a marriage, and "Mercenaries", about soldiers and prostitutes and the role each plays. The humor of songs such as "My Old Lady" and "Dance Band on the Titanic" contrast with the final, 14 minute song "There Was Only One Choice" which is a midlife crisis crystalized into a song. I was so glad when this was released on CD, as so many of Harry's albums are only available on record. This is a full, complete work, and though I would agree that "Greatest Stories" is better for the Chapin beginner, with "Cats in the Cradle" and "30,000 Pounds of Bananas", this will always be my favorite work of his.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Harry bats 1000, October 11, 2002
Quite frankly, this is an awesome CD! There is a little bit of everything to hold you're interest. Danceband on the Titanic offers a new perspective on the disaster...and in an upbeat way. There Only Was One Choice is for the true Chapin fan, someone who can appreciate the severity and simplicity that he uses to illustrate his point. And it's just plain fun to sing along to. (all 14 minutes) He throws a quirky spin on the subject of adultry with "My Old Lady" and brings the listener to another, more somber level with We Grew Up a Little Bit. There's not a song on this CD that I don't like. Enjoy the stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Memories
As a child I danced with my mom to Dance Band.Now my sons can dance with me.
Published 14 months ago by Lisa J. Bastuscheck

4.0 out of 5 stars Some of Harry's best
Buy this album, do. You'll thank yourself, especially if you love stories; fun, moving stories about real people facing real challenges. Read more
Published on May 1, 2007 by Jim N.

5.0 out of 5 stars Harry's Best
I am a huge Harry Chapin fan. He is, in my opinion, the best storyteller-songwriter of the past half century. With that being said, DBOTT is my favorite Chapin album. Read more
Published on June 9, 2006 by Matt S.

5.0 out of 5 stars Unsinkable
Anybody who feels the need for some Harry Chapin in their collection beyond a compilation or "Greatest Stories Live" should look to this CD - quite possibly THE Chapin... Read more
Published on January 13, 2004 by Brett Simpson

4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars is more like it
there are enough odd little tunes on here that I'd skip over to keep it from being 5 stars, but this is still a fantastic work. Read more
Published on January 7, 2003 by Brian

5.0 out of 5 stars Dance Band on the Titanic
Clearly Chapin's best. Mercenaries -- the best he wrote. Also, There was only one Choice. Must like Chapin to buy this album. Read more
Published on August 14, 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Not typical Chapin, but good nonetheless
When I first purchased this on vinyl so many years ago, I did not care for the album at all. I listened to it once or twice, then ignored it for many many years It did not... Read more
Published on February 16, 2000 by Steven K. Szmutko

5.0 out of 5 stars It is a good cd
it is a good cd, with songs that are like storie
Published on February 14, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine delineation of mid-seventies America
If ever one album spoke to the disillusioned folk generation, this one is it. From the allegory of the Titanic (the "unsinkable" USA) brought to its demise by "The... Read more
Published on December 15, 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Diverse collection
Overall, the CD is a lot of fun to listen. The opening song, Dance Band, is a great rendition of the events leading to the sinking of the Titanic - this is a must hear song... Read more
Published on April 27, 1998

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