Tom Chapin
The younger brother of the late Harry Chapin, singer/songwriter Tom Chapin carried on his sibling's legacy admirably, becoming a popular children's entertainer. The son of jazz drummer Jim Chapin, he was born in New York City in 1945; he and his brothers performed music together regularly during their adolescence, later earning acclaim on the Greenwich Village club circuit. The Chapin Brothers band dissolved during 1964 when Tom left the country; upon returning a decade later, he issued the 1976 solo LP Life Is Like That. In 1979 he released Mother Earth, the first of his many children's recordings.
In the years to follow, Chapin moved back and forth between music for adults and kids, and for five years also hosted the children's TV series Make a Wish. Among his many albums are In the City of Mercy (1982), Family Tree (1988), Moonboat (1989), This Pretty Planet (1992), Billy the Squid (1992), Zag Zig (1994), and Common Ground (2001). Razor & Tie released his 17th album, Some Assembly Required, in 2005. He has also done songs and voice-over work for audio books, winning Grammys in 2001, 2002, and 2004 for Best Spoken Word Album for Children.
Chapin began releasing his music with Sundance Records in 2006, and in recognition of his 70th birthday they issued his folk album 70 in 2015. With 12 of its 14 tracks written or co-written by Chapin, and the other two covers of Pete Seeger and Steve Goodman songs, the record included backup by longtime collaborators Jon Cobert and Michael Mark, as well as guest appearances by bluesman Guy Davis, John Guth, his daughters Lily and Abigail of the Chapin Sisters, and more. Chapin's 25th album, Threads, a set of grown-up contemporary folk, was released in 2017.
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Life Is Like That
Folk - Released by Sundance Music on 1 Jan 1976
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Billy The Squid
Children - Released by Gadfly Records on 10 Mar 1992
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Making Good Noise
Children - Released by Gadfly Records on 16 Sep 2003
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Some Assembly Required
Children - Released by Sundance Music on 27 Sep 2005
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In My Hometown
Children - Released by Sundance Music on 18 Aug 1998
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The Incredible Flexible You
Children - Released by Sundance Music on 12 Mar 2013
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Give Peas A Chance
Children - Released by Sundance Music on 3 May 2011
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In The City Of Mercy
Folk - Released by Gadfly Records on 1 Jan 1982
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Mother Earth
Children - Released by Gadfly Records on 1 Jan 1990
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The Turning Of The Tide
Folk - Released by Sundance Music on 1 Jan 2006
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Around The World And Back Again
Children - Released by Tom Chapin on 27 Aug 1996
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Let Me Back Into Your Life
Folk - Released by Flying Fish on 1 Jan 1986
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This Pretty Planet
Educational - Released by Sundance Music on 22 Apr 2023
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At the Turning Point (Live)
Tom Chapin, Jon Cobert, Michael Mark
Pop - Released by Sundance Music on 15 May 2018
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So Nice To Come Home
Folk - Released by Sundance Music on 1 Jan 1994
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