The Gold Medal Collection

The Gold Medal Collection is a 1988 two-CD compilation album featuring various songs and interviews by singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. It was released by Elektra Records to commemorate Chapin for being posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his humanitarian work and campaigns to end hunger. The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 1 million copies.

The Gold Medal Collection
Compilation album by Harry Chapin
Released	September 13, 1988
Genre	Folk rock
Length	2:20:13
Label	Elektra
Producer	Sandy Chapin & Charles J. Sanders
Harry Chapin chronology
Remember When the Music (1987) The Gold Medal Collection (1988) The Last Protest Singer (1998)

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Track listing

Disc 1 (1:08:22):

1. "Taxi" - 6:44
2. "Sunday Morning Sunshine" - 3:30
3. "Old College Avenue" - 4:25
4. "Dirty Old Man" - 1:25
5. "I Wanna Learn a Love Song" - 4:19
6. "Cat's in the Cradle" - 3:44
7. "Tangled Up Puppet" - 3:42
8. "Dancing Boy" - 3:40
9. "Thanksgiving Hunger Drives" - 0:47
10. "Flowers Are Red (Live)" - 5:01
11. "She Sings Songs Without Words" - 3:31
12. "Shooting Star" - 4:02
13. "Winter Song" - 2:30
14. "Story of a Life" - 5:15
15. "Commitment and Pete Seeger" - 1:47
16. "There Only Was One Choice" - 14:00

Disc 2 (1:11:51):

1. "A Better Place to Be" - 7:35
2. "Mail Order Annie" - 4:52
3. "Performing" - 0:30
4. "W*O*L*D (Live)" - 4:46
5. "Mr. Tanner (Live)" - 4:45
6. "Corey's Coming" - 5:38
7. "A Child Is Born" - 0:30
8. "Sniper" - 9:50
9. "Calluses" - 0:41
10. "The Rock" - 4:15
11. "Dance Band on the Titanic" - 5:11
12. "I Wonder What Would Happen to This World" - 3:28
13. "Sequel" - 6:35
14. "My Grandfather" - 1:45
15. "Remember When the Music (Reprise)" - 3:50
16. "Circle (Live)" - 7:30