Dance Band on the Titanic

Dance Band on the Titanic is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1977. Its vinyl release is a double album. It was later released as a single CD.

Reception

Reviewed at the time of release, Sounds wrote: "Mr Chapin is such a master at his particular craft that his music itself is totally middle class, boring and as bland as the outward appearances and the public lifestyles of the men and women in his songs. So what is Chapin trying to do? Express suburban, boredom and frustration in realistic photographic detail? He does that alright." The album sold poorly, but was voted Album of the Year by The Times of London

Track listing

Personnel

Harry Chapin – guitar, vocals

Buzz Brauner – tenor saxophone

Barbara Carr – vocals

Stephen Chapin – piano, vocals

Tom Chapin – guitar, banjo, vocals

Harry DiVito – trombone

Howie Fields – drums

Steve Gadd – drums

Marsh Lynn Goldberg – vocals

Jeff Gross – vocals

Neil Jason – bass

Arthur Jenkins – percussion

Bernie Keising – bass, vocals

Art Krahulek – vocals

Barbara Lindquist – vocals

Theodore Marnel – vocals

Craig Mitchell – vocals

Nancy Newman – vocals

Ronald Palmer – guitar, vocals

John Quayle – vocals

Elliott Randall – guitar

Steve Randall – vocals

Donna D. Reilly – vocals

Kim Scholes – cello

Tim Scott – cello

Gus Skinas – programming

Mike Solomon – vocals

Chris Waite – percussion

Doug Walker – guitar, mandolin, vocals

John Wallace – bass, vocals

Charts

References

External links

Harry Chapin albums

1977 albums

Elektra Records albums

RMS Titanic in fiction