Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for legendary singles "Fast Car", "Talkin' Bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", and "Give Me One Reason." She is a multi-platinum and multi-Grammy award-winning artist. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Tracy Chapman began playing guitar and writing songs as a child. She received a scholarship through A Better Chance that allowed her to attend Wooster School in Connecticut, and was eventually accepted to Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Tracy Chapman helped restore singer/songwriters to the spotlight in the '80s. The multi-platinum success of Chapman's eponymous 1988 debut was unexpected, and it had lasting impact. Although Chapman was working from the same confessional singer/songwriter foundation that had been popularized in the '70s, her songs were fresh and powerful, driven by simple melodies and affecting lyrics. At the time of her first album, there were only a handful of artists performing such a style successfully, and her success ushered in a new era of singer/songwriters that lasted well into the '90s. Along with 10,000 Maniacs and R.E.M., Chapman's liberal politics proved enormously influential on American college campuses in the late '80s Official Website: http://www.tracychapman.com Fansite: http://www.tracychapmanonline.com
1 | Speak the Word | Telling Stories |
2 | If These Are The Things | Matters of Heart |
3 | Happy | Let it Rain |
4 | Baby Can I Hold You | Tracy Chapman: Collection |
5 | Less Than Strangers | Telling Stories |
6 | Say Halleluyah | Let it Rain |
7 | The Only One | Telling Stories |
8 | Broken | Let it Rain |
9 | Talkin' Bout A Revolution | Tracy Chapman |
10 | Sing for You | Our Bright Future |
11 | Bang Bang Bang | Matters of Heart |
12 | For My Lover | Tracy Chapman |
13 | It's Ok | Telling Stories |
14 | If Not Now | Tracy Chapman |
15 | Telling Stories | Tracy Chapman: Collection |
16 | Taken | Where You Live |
17 | Give Me One Reason | New Beginning |
18 | Paper and Ink | Telling Stories |
19 | Cold Feet | New Beginning |
20 | The First Person on Earth | Our Bright Future |