Short Stories is the third studio album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1973. "W*O*L*D", "Mr Tanner" and "Mail Order Annie" remained amongst his most popular work for the rest of his life. "W*O*L*D" went to number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Short Stories is the third studio album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1973. "W*O*L*D", "Mr Tanner" and "Mail Order Annie" remained amongst his most popular work for the rest of his life. "W*O*L*D" went to number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. false 2025-11-08 09:07:40 Short Stories 1973 1973-12-01 1973-12-01 44 Soft Rock 112594 2119548 5a8d5f2b-b6d6-4c14-afa0-840ccfaea2ac ae4e3542-7838-4a6f-b753-08216be5a6bb 1f7bac36-1cf4-397b-8ec1-0bd63ed9df03 /media/data/media4/Music/Harry Chapin/Short Stories (1974)/folder.jpg Harry Chapin Harry Chapin 1 1 Short Stories 04:37 1 2 W⋆O⋆L⋆D 05:15 1 3 Song for Myself 04:30 1 4 Song Man 03:15 1 5 Changes 04:32 1 6 They Call Her Easy 04:05 1 7 Mr. Tanner 05:12 1 8 Mail Order Annie 04:56 1 9 There's a Lot of Lonely People Tonight 03:45 1 10 Old College Avenue 04:19 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.