Tracy Chapman (Official Thread)

[Soot and Stars]

Tracy Chapman

This is a great songwriter that I feel deserves a spot in the forum. I sadly don't own any Tracy albums yet but I like everything I've heard from her. She's got a variety of layers to her music from straight folk to Bluesy numbers. Her work has garnered her a loyal fan base, a good amount of chart success and even four Grammy's to her name! Up to 2008 she still is able to create a buzz as her album Our Bright Future Went Gold! Here are some great Tracy tracks:

Fast Car


Telling Stories
(my favorite)


Change


I kept the list as short as I could on purpose! Feel free to comment and contribute!

 

[LG]

Re: Tracy Chapman

I only have her self titled debut, but she is a very talented artist for sure.

 

[Fisha]

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Fast Car may be one of the most beautiful songs of all time. Talking about a revolution and one reason are other favourites

 

[Bryter Later]

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Her self titled first album is a great one,and good to chill out to. Like so many excellent first albums it's making a good second one that is the problem. If I recall correctly Tracy went off the radar for a long time and people sadly forgot about her and so stuck with her first album. She had a resurgence when Westlife covered on of her tracks. Bryter.

 

[Soot and Stars]

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Nice to see some fans! I could learn more about her myself!

@Bryter-I think she's done well for herself since the debut! Her comeback seemed to be with the song Fisha mentioned:

Give Me One Reason


This was in 1995! Since then she has always had at least one single get a good rotation and always at least has a Gold album. That's a steady success for a musician in recent times!

 

[Bryter Later]

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It must have been myself that went off the radar .

I will check out that album cheers S&S , Bryter.

 

[Soot and Stars]

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It must have been myself that went off the radar .

I will check out that album cheers S&S , Bryter.

No problem Bryter! That's the beauty of a forum is to fill each others gaps in! You can't keep track of every artist but I've seen artist threads that get me going "You know that artist had a lot of potential but I my mind was into other things at the time! Time to revisit this!"

 

[Gabble Ratchet]

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I've only got a compilation album but I love it. She sings a perfect mix of soulful emotional ballads, and upbeat acoustic melodies that are simply heartwarming!

 

[Fisha]

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I am going to say that I thought it was a man sining fast car for the first 13 years of my life

 

[Gabble Ratchet]

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^^I only discovered her in the last 2 years, so I only thought that until I Googled her