On the Road to Kingdom Come

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On the Road to Kingdom Come
Harry Chapin - On the Road to Kingdom Come.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1976
Recorded1976
Genre Pop rock
Length42:11
Label Elektra
Producer Stephen Chapin, Harry Chapin
Harry Chapin chronology
Greatest Stories Live
(1976)
On the Road to Kingdom Come
(1976)
Dance Band on the Titanic
(1977)
Singles from On the Road to Kingdom Come
  1. "Corey's Coming"
    Released: November 1976
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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. 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 .

Contents

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."On the Road to Kingdom Come"5:26
2."The Parade's Still Passing By"3:26
3."The Mayor of Candor Lied"8:27
4."Laugh Man""3:36
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Corey's Coming"5:41
2."If My Mary Were Here"3:32
3."Fall in Love With Him"3:54
4."Caroline"3:41
5."Roll Down the River"4:28

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [2] 66
Australian (Kent Music Report) [3] 95
US Billboard 200 [4] 87

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References

  1. Connolly, Dave. On the Road to Kingdom Come at AllMusic
  2. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5136b". RPM . Library and Archives Canada.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 59. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Harry Chapin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.