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. "The Mayor Of Candor Lied" was later covered by Welsh singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph. 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. "The Mayor Of Candor Lied" was later covered by Welsh singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph. false 2025-11-08 09:07:40 On the Road to Kingdom Come 1976 1976-10-23 1976-10-23 42 Folk Folk Rock Rock Soft Rock 112594 2119554 94a76a14-815e-4f07-8e08-0b6be4d4eb06 ae4e3542-7838-4a6f-b753-08216be5a6bb adfb78df-62cd-3bcc-812c-3a4ef6c1c0aa /media/data/media4/Music/Harry Chapin/On the Road to Kingdom Come (1976)/folder.jpg Harry Chapin Harry Chapin 1 1 On the Road to Kingdom Come 05:26 1 2 The Parade's Still Passing By 03:26 1 3 The Mayor of Candor Lied 08:27 1 4 Laugh Man 03:36 1 5 Corey's Coming 05:41 1 6 If My Mary Were Here 03:32 1 7 Fall in Love With Him 03:54 1 8 Caroline 03:41 1 9 Roll Down the River 04:28 Harry Forster Chapin (; December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs. He achieved worldwide success in the 1970s. Chapin, a Grammy Award-winning artist and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee, has sold over 16 million records worldwide. Chapin recorded a total of 11 albums from 1972 until his death in 1981. All 14 singles that he released became hits on at least one national music chart. Chapin's best-known songs include "Taxi" and "Cat's in the Cradle." As a dedicated humanitarian, Chapin fought to end world hunger. He was a key participant in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger in 1977. In 1987, Chapin was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his humanitarian work.