Talk:Sandra Chapin

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This article was nominated for deletion on 2 December 2011. The result of the discussion was keep.

Sandra I am sorry for the intrusion I have always been a Fan of Harry since I first heard him sing I never done anything like this before but I just watched the documentary when in doubt,do something and cried my eyes out I alway knew his music and knew he Harry was a good guy and I have alway led my life trying to be a good guy I play the song stranger with the melody at least once a week Sorry once again for the intrusion I just had to let you know what Harry’s music means to me Biggest hugs Patrick Dempsey — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patdempsey (talk • contribs) 12:06, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Disputed status

Without some evidence to support the statements, I think this should go into the Votes-for-Deletion bin, but I wanted to wait on that until some time to provide supporting evidence had passed. Thanks for considering adding supporting evidence. Courtland 18:23, 2005 Feb 26 (UTC)

Yes, she wrote songs

The credits for "Cat's In The Cradle" list both Harry and Sandy Chapin as authors, as does the song "Tangled Up Puppet" (see "Harry Chapin: A Legacy in Song" ISBN 0-89524-327-X). While certain musicians do provide writing credits as a method to split income / royalties, it does not appear to be the case here, as very few songs were attributed to both Harry and Sandy.

I recommend retaining this stub to properly attribute Sandra Chapin as co-writer of the song "Cat's in the Cradle"; it did after all hit #1 twice (Harry's recording and Ugly Kid Joe's version as well).

David P.

Former maintainer of "Rainy Nights in 'Frisco: The Harry Chapin FAQ"

Harry died of a heart attack. So the statement that a "car accident [that] took his life" is misleading.203.184.41.226 (talk) 07:29, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, he didn't die of a heart attack

He died of a torn aorta from the force of the accident, and bled out, causing his heart to stop. There's a difference. 75.161.16.253 (talk) 02:38, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]