Tracy Chapman is the self-titled debut album by singer/songwriter Tracy Cha… Read Full Bio ↴Tracy Chapman is the self-titled debut album by singer/songwriter Tracy Chapman, released in 1988. It hit #1 on both the US & UK album charts.
The album was critically acclaimed and helped to launch the 1990s female singer-songwriter movement, which included artists like Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan. The first single "Fast Car" peaked at #5 in the US and #6 in the UK. The second single "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" reached #75, but received much airplay and also charted in the Adult Contemporary and Modern Rock charts amongst others. "Baby Can I Hold You", the third single, only reached #48 - however, the song was a #2 hit for Boyzone in 1997.
Tracy Chapman was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album and "Fast Car" gained Chapman an award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 31st Grammy Awards in early 1989.
In 1989, the album was rated number 10 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Albums of the 80's." In 2003, the album was ranked number 261 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
The album was critically acclaimed and helped to launch the 1990s female singer-songwriter movement, which included artists like Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan. The first single "Fast Car" peaked at #5 in the US and #6 in the UK. The second single "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" reached #75, but received much airplay and also charted in the Adult Contemporary and Modern Rock charts amongst others. "Baby Can I Hold You", the third single, only reached #48 - however, the song was a #2 hit for Boyzone in 1997.
Tracy Chapman was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album and "Fast Car" gained Chapman an award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 31st Grammy Awards in early 1989.
In 1989, the album was rated number 10 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Albums of the 80's." In 2003, the album was ranked number 261 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
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Tracy Chapman Lyrics
Across the Lines Across the lines Who would dare to go Under the bridge Over …
Baby Can I Hold You Sorry Is all that you can say Years gone by…
Behind the Wall Last night I heard the screaming Loud voices behind the…
Fast Car You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe…
For My Lover Two weeks in a Virginia jail For my lover for…
For You No words to say No words to convey This feeling inside I…
If Not Now... If not now then when If now today then Why…
Mountains O' Things The life I've always wanted I guess I'll never have I'll…
She's Got Her Ticket She's got her ticket I think she gonna use it…
Talkin' Bout a Revolution Don't you know They're talkin' 'bout a revolution It sounds …
Why? Why do the babies starve When there's enough food to feed…