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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Tracy Chapman |
| Record Label: |
Elektra Entertainment |
| Contributing Artist: |
Paulinho Da Costa |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Release Date: |
April 15, 1988 |
| Album Duration: |
36m:13s |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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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 |
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Personnel: Tracy Chapman (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion); Jack Holder (guitar, dobro, electric sitar, hammered dulcimer, Hammond organ); Ed Black (guitar); David LaFlamme (electric violin); Steve Kaplan, Bob Marlette (keyboards); Larry Klein (bass); Denny Fongheiser (drums, percussion); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion). Recorded at Powertrax, Hollywood, California. 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 heret... |
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