Tracy Chapman

Chapman, Tracy

Genre: music4me > Pop > Pop

Format: CD Album

Released: Mon 30 May 1988

Catalogue Number: 9607742

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Description:
Tracy Chapman exploded out of the Boston folk scene in the late eighties, carrying the acoustic guitar-playing singer/songwriter mantle to a more political and socially conscious level than had recently been achieved. Her deep alto and throttled vocal delivery, combined with attentively scrutinized social scenarios presented in a simple, accessible manner, rocketed Tracy to the top of the charts and into the Grammy record books. Instrumentally crisp and minimal, TRACY CHAPMAN is a compelling statement from the no-holds-barred black singer/songwriter, stealing the focus away from the popular folk mafia. Chapman expresses a heretofore unmined black, feminist, disenfranchised point of view--from the helpless-but-hopeful underclass of the smash hit "Fast Car," to the defiant politicos of "Talkin' `Bout A Revolution." In regards to other issues, Tracy responds to Suzanne Vega's "Luka" with her own a capella song about domestic violence, "Behind The Wall"; and the percussive "Mountains O' Things" is about material wealth. But TRACY CHAPMAN is not all social politics; there are several rapturously tender love songs included as well. There are many strong influences to be heard in Tracy's voice, particularly Joan Armatrading (on "Baby Can I Hold You") and Odetta. Infused with those powerful roots, Chapman dramatically changed the commercial stakes of folk music by blending a catchy, acoustic backdrop to her social rhetoric, and delivering her manifestos in a unique, commanding voice that seemed like a beacon in a sea of mediocrity.

Details:

Distributor: Cinram Logistics
Producer: David Kershenbaum
Sound Engineer: Kevin W. Smith
Discs: 1
Release Year: 1988
Running Time: 36 minutes
Weight (g): 80

Track Listing:

1.	Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution
2.	Fast Car
3.	Across the Lines
4.	Behind the Wall
5.	Baby Can I Hold You
6.	Mountains o' Things
7.	She's Got Her Ticket
8.	Why?
9.	For My Lover
10.	If Not Now
11.	For You