Living Room Suite

Living Room Suite
Living Room Suite
Studio album by Harry Chapin
Released	June 1978
Studio	Secret Sound, the Sound Factory, Record Plant, Clover Studios
Genre	Pop/rock
Length	41:41
Label	Elektra
Producer	Chuck Plotkin
Harry Chapin chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
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]

Production[]

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]

Critical reception[]

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]

Track listing[]

Side one
No.	Title	Length
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

Side two
No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel[]

Harry Chapin – guitar, vocals
George Bohanon – trombone
David Burgen – harmonica
Stephen Chapin – keyboards
Tom Chapin – banjo, guitar
The Cowsills – vocals
Bob Cowsill – guitar
Dixie Hummingbirds – vocals
Howie Fields – drums, percussion
Chuck Findley – trumpet
Steve Forman – percussion
Dennis Frick – bassoon
Richard Hyde – trombone
Neil Jason – bass
Jackie Kelso – baritone saxophone
Jim Keltner – drums
Steve Madaio – trumpet
Andy Newmark – drums
Bill Payne – organ
Herbert Rhoad – vocals
Joe Russell – vocals
Kim Scholes – cello
Lou Volpe – guitar
Doug Walker – guitar
John Wallace – bass, vocals
Ernie Watts – clarinet, flute, oboe, saxophone
Sarah Jessica Parker – vocals (uncredited), "Flowers are Red"

Charts[]

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard 200	133

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. p. 290.CS1 maint: location (link)
^ Eder, Bruce. Living Room Suite at AllMusic
^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 219.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 122.
^ "Artist Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
^ "Chart History Harry Chapin". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
^ Coan, Peter (2001). Taxi: The Harry Chapin Story. Citadel Press. p. 398.
^ "Dance Band On The Titanic/Living Room Suite Harry Chapin". Record Collector. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

External links[]

Living Room Suite at Discogs

[CL-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. p. 290.CS1 maint: location (link)

[2] Eder, Bruce. Living Room Suite at AllMusic

[MH-3] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 219.

[RS-4] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 122.

[5] "Artist Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

[6] "Chart History Harry Chapin". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

[7] Coan, Peter (2001). Taxi: The Harry Chapin Story. Citadel Press. p. 398.

[RC-8] "Dance Band On The Titanic/Living Room Suite Harry Chapin". Record Collector. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

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