Living Room Suite | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 1978 | |||
Studio | Secret Sound, the Sound Factory, Record Plant, Clover Studios | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 41:41 | |||
Label | Elektra [1] | |||
Producer | Chuck Plotkin | |||
Harry Chapin chronology | ||||
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Singles from Living Room Suite | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Living Room Suite is the eighth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1978. [5]
The album peaked at No. 133 on the Billboard 200. [6]
The album was produced by Chuck Plotkin. Chapin and his label were unhappy with the album, with Chapin going back to the studio to rerecord a few of the songs after the album had been released. [7]
Record Collector wrote that "musically, Harry occasionally steps out of his folk-friendly comfort zone, serving up some delicious blue-eyed soul on 'It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains'." [8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dancin' Boy" | 3:55 |
2. | "If You Want to Feel" | 4:56 |
3. | "Poor Damned Fool" | 4:36 |
4. | "I Wonder What Would Happen to This World" | 3:33 |
5. | "Jenny" | 4:54 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "It Seems You Only Love Me When It Rains" | 4:47 |
2. | "Why Do Little Girls" | 5:12 |
3. | "Flowers Are Red" | 4:30 |
4. | "Somebody Said" | 5:18 |
Chart | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 133 |
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