• Source: Greatest Stories Live

      • Greatest Stories Live is a 1976 greatest hits live album by the American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. It was recorded over three nights at three California venues in November 1975. Certain elements had to be re-recorded in the studio due to technical problems with the live recordings. The original LP release featured three new studio tracks, two of which ("She Is Always Seventeen" and "Love Is Just Another Word") were excluded from the CD release. "A Better Place to Be" was released as a single, and did manage to crack the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
      The album is notable for its extended version of "30,000 Pounds of Bananas", infamous for Chapin's recounting of his brothers' remarks after hearing the original ending: "Harry...it sucks." The quote became so popular with Harry Chapin fans that concert shirts were sold with the quotation on it.


      Track listing (CD release)



      "She Is Always Seventeen" and "Love Is Just Another Word" appear between "30,000 Pounds of Bananas" and "The Shortest Story" on side 4 of the original 1976 vinyl release.


      Personnel


      Harry Chapin - guitar, vocals
      Ron Bacchiocchi - synthesizer, percussion, clavinet
      Ed Bednarski - clarinet
      Stephen Chapin - synthesizer, piano, vocals
      Tom Chapin - guitar, banjo, vocals
      Christine Faith - vocals
      Cheryl Ferrio - vocals
      Howie Fields - drums
      David Kondziela - vocals
      Paul Leka - piano, clavinet
      Michael Masters - cello
      Tim Moore - piano
      Mark Mundy - vocals
      Ronald Palmer - guitar, vocals
      Don Payne - bass
      Kathy Ramos - vocals
      Tim Scott - cello
      Allan Schwartzberg - drums
      Frank Simms - vocals
      George Simms - vocals
      Ken Smith - percussion
      Bob Springer - percussion
      John Tropea - guitar
      Betsy Wager - vocals
      Doug Walker - bass, guitar, vocals
      John Wallace - bass, vocals
      Sue White - vocals
      Christopher von Koschembahr - vocals


      Charts and certifications




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