Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

Pros: An astounding debut, mixing bits of folk, rock and gospel.
Cons: None worth mentioning.

Can you imagine someone like Tracy Chapman becoming a star nowadays? Hell, it was hard enough to imagine Chapman becoming a star back when she actually became a star! Even though socially conscious music was more prevalent at the time of Chapman's rise ...

Pros: Excellent storytelling, vocals and guitar playing.
Cons: A bit too homogenous-sounding in places.

Having been on a recent mission to sort out the piles of records I seem to have amassed, I came across a copy of Tracy Chapman’s self-titled debut album sneakily hiding away. Now that I’ve been able to get reacquainted with it, I can say I’m very happy ...

Pros: Voice like melted chocolate, thought-provoking songs, insightful lyrics
Cons: A lot of white people won't get some of it.

I don't remember where I was when JFK got shot, I was an infant. I don't remember where I was when we landed on the moon, I wasn't alive when Pearl Harbor was attacked, and although I do remember President Reagan getting shot at, I can't tell you what I...

Pros: skeletal yet tuneful melodies whose subjects alternate between social awareness and personal relationships 
Cons: maybe a little too pious for some people

Twenty years after the release of her debut album, it is pretty obvious that this is where Tracy Chapman reached her creative peak.  Oh, there are probably a handful of songs she has recorded in the years since then that can be considered among her ...

Pros: Naturally beautiful!
Cons: Could do without the make-up.

A few of my thoughts when "Fast Car" became a hit:

1. Is this a man or a woman?
2. I like this song! All my friends do as well! And all we ever listen to is Motley Crue, Poison, Bon Jovi, and all those other awesome guys with...

Pros: Unique voice,song writing, and musical talent.
Cons: Waiting for the next release

If you like Passionate music with that soulful sound You will love Tracy Chapman
Preface
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I first heard of Tracy Chapman in the late eighties when I was in High School when Fast Car was...

Pros: Chapman's beautiful and emotional voice, soft and soothing music, great lyrics with true meaning
Cons: somewhat depressing and not something you'd want to listen to "get you started"

Opening with her beautiful and folksy guitar playing, Tracy Chapman is one of those performers you could readily see occupying a smoky, corner bar, in some little town...if she wasn't as well-known as she is!

Her first, self-titled album,...

Pros: Some of the best used social commentary in Rock and Roll since Bob Dylan and John Lennon. Beautiful acoustic sound, Chapman's one-of-a-kind voice is mesmerizing
Cons: None

It doesn't seem like it's been that long since 1988. I can still remember the first time I heard Talkin' Bout A Revolution. I was watching MTV and this small black lady with an acoustic guitar appeared and started singing. It was like an...

Pros: One of the Very Best Debut Albums in Recent Memory
Cons: None

I clearly remember hearing Tracy Chapman, the artist, and Tracy Chapman, the album, both for the first time as a college student in Boston, where she made her debut on the streets and in the subway stations, among real people who would come to...

Pros: Beautiful lyrics and vocals
Cons: very short

The first time I heard Tracy Chapman was about 2:30 in the morning and under the influence of just a bit of red wine. Her lyrics are husky to the point of questioning whether she actually is a she! I truely think that Chapman's voical skilled are very...

Pros: Great lyrics,good theme/story behind each one. Powerful..
Cons: can't think of any to be honest..more songs?

It was only at school a couple of weeks ago when i heard the ‘run run run’ part of ‘Talking about a ...

Pros: too dark for certain moods
Cons: easy to relate to

Tracy Chapman's self-titled album was the first cd I ever acquired. I got it for my tenth birthday after months of begging. I loved it and listened to it whenever possible. It was the first serious attachment I ever had to a cd and it continues even...

Pros: What a gorgeous voice, it will leave you thrilled
Cons: However the lyrics might leave you chilled: they are thought-provoking

I first found Tracy Chapman when I discovered in my earlier teens that Boyzone didn't do the original for 'Baby Can I Hold You'. I rooted through the parents CD collection and dug this out. My first impressions were that Boyzone did it better-but after I...

Pros: Soulful singing, good melodies, powerful stories
Cons: A bit too P.C. and preachy

On her self-titled debut, Tracy Chapman resurrects the lost art of the story-song. The first four tracks of the albums are fine examples of how tragic tales can move us and motivate us toward justice. They work much better as social commentary than...

Pros: More thought-provoking music that only Tracy can deliver!
Cons: No big hits here.

After Give Me One Reason , I wondered what hit song Tracy would come out with next. Her newest CD,Telling Stories,is a beautiful thought-provoking work of art.

When I first listened to this CD, my first thoughts were : She is...