Tracy Chapman (American singer-songwriter)

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Legal name: Tracy L. Chapman

Wikipedia

Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, widely known for her hit singles "Fast Car" (1988) and "Give Me One Reason" (1995).

She was signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in 1987. The following year she released her debut album, Tracy Chapman, which became a commercial success, boosted by her appearance at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert, and was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album received six Grammy Award nominations, including one for Album of the Year, three of which she won: Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her single "Fast Car", and Best Contemporary Folk Album. In 1989 she released her second album, Crossroads, which earned her an additional Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Her third album, Matters of the Heart, followed in 1992.

Her fourth album, New Beginning, was released in 1995 and became another worldwide success. It was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA and yielded the hit single "Give Me One Reason", which earned her the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. Five years would pass before the release of her fifth album, Telling Stories (2000). Let It Rain and Where You Live followed in 2002 and 2005, respectively. Her most recent studio album, Our Bright Future, was released in 2008. The remastered compilation album Greatest Hits, which she curated, was released in 2015.

In 2023, Chapman became the first Black person to score a country number one with a solo composition, and to win the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year, when Luke Combs covered her song "Fast Car".

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1988Tracy ChapmanTracy Chapman3.920
1989CrossroadsTracy Chapman3.7514
1992Matters of the HeartTracy Chapman3.756
1995New BeginningTracy Chapman48
2000Telling StoriesTracy Chapman3.758
2002Let It RainTracy Chapman4.256
2005Where You LiveTracy Chapman4.54
2008Our Bright FutureTracy Chapman42

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2001CollectionTracy Chapman36
2015Greatest HitsTracy Chapman45
Millennium CollectionTracy Chapman1
The Greatest HitsTracy Chapman1

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1988Baby Can I Hold YouTracy Chapman1
1988Fast CarTracy Chapman52
1988Talkin’ Bout a RevolutionTracy Chapman52
1989CrossroadsTracy Chapman22
1990SubcityTracy Chapman22
1992Bang Bang BangTracy Chapman2
1992Dreaming on a WorldTracy Chapman2
1995Give Me One ReasonTracy Chapman2
2000Telling Stories (There Is Fiction in the Space Between)Tracy Chapman2

Single + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1988Fast Car / Talkin' Bout a RevolutionTracy Chapman1

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