On the Road to Kingdom Come
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On the Road to Kingdom Come is the sixth studio album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin
, released in 1976. (see 1976 in music
). Longer versions of the songs "Corey's Coming" and "If My Mary Were Here" appeared on Chapin's 1979 live album Legends of the Lost and Found
. "The Mayor Of Candor Lied" was later covered by Welsh singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph
.
Harry Chapin
Harry Forster Chapin was an American singer-songwriter best known in particular for his folk rock songs including "Taxi", "W*O*L*D", and the number-one hit "Cat's in the Cradle". Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who fought to end world hunger; he was a key player in the creation of the...
, released in 1976. (see 1976 in music
1976 in music
-January–February:*January 5 – Former Beatles road manager Mal Evans is shot dead by Los Angeles police after refusing to drop what police only later determine is an air rifle....
). Longer versions of the songs "Corey's Coming" and "If My Mary Were Here" appeared on Chapin's 1979 live album Legends of the Lost and Found
Legends of the Lost and Found
Legends of the Lost and Found: New Greatest Stories Live is the second live album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1979 . It featured ten new songs plus live versions of six tracks from recent albums. The album was not released on CD until 2005 when the Chapin family...
. "The Mayor Of Candor Lied" was later covered by Welsh singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph
Martyn Joseph
Martyn Joseph is a Welsh singer-songwriter whose music exhibits primarily a brand of Celtic and folk, while his songwriting is often focused on social lament or protest...
.
Track listing
- "On the Road to Kingdom Come" – 5:26
- "The Parade's Still Passing By" – 3:26
- "The Mayor of Candor LiedThe Mayor of Candor Lied"The Mayor of Candor Lied" is a song written and sung by Harry Chapin. It was released on his 1976 album On the Road to Kingdom Come. The song tells the story of a poor farm boy anxious to marry the daughter of the town’s mayor even if he must go so far as to blackmail the mayor to get his...
" (Chapin) – 8:27 - "Laugh Man" (Chapin) – 3:36
- "Corey's ComingCorey's Coming"Corey's Coming" is a song written and sung by Harry Chapin. It was released on his 1976 album On the Road to Kingdom Come. The song is so popular among fans and listeners that many of them named their daughters Corey based on the song.-Story:...
" (Chapin) – 5:41 - "If My Mary Were Here" (Chapin) – 3:32
- "Fall in Love With Him" – 3:54
- "Caroline" (Chapin, Chapin) – 3:41
- "Roll Down the River" – 4:28
Personnel
- Harry Chapin - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Buzz Brauner - recorderRecorderThe recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes—whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple...
- Stephen Chapin - keyboards, vocals
- Carolyn DennisCarolyn DennisCarolyn Dennis , sometimes known professionally as Carol Dennis or Carol Dennis-Dylan, is an American singer and actor best known for her work with and marriage to Bob Dylan.-Early life:...
- vocals - Ron Evanuik - celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Donna Fein - vocals
- Howie Fields - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Bobbye HallBobbye HallBobbye Jean Hall Porter is an American percussionist who has recorded with a variety of rock, soul, blues and jazz artists, and has appeared on 22 songs that reached the top ten in the Billboard Hot 100, six of those reaching #1.-Early career:...
- percussion - Muffy Hendrix - vocals
- Sharon Hendrix - vocals
- Doug Walker - guitar, vocals
- John WallaceJohn Wallace (musician)"Big" John Wallace was a bassist and backup singer for singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. John gained membership to Harry's band by responding to an ad placed in the Village Voice in 1971...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Robert Ludwig - mastering engineer