Tracy Chapman Lyrics
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From the Album
1. Sing For You
2. I Did It All
3. Save Us All
4. Our Bright Future
5. For A Dream
6. Thinking Of You
7. A Theory
8. Conditional
9. Something To See
10. The First Person On Earth
11. Spring
From the Album
1. Change
2. Talk To You
3. 3000 Miles
4. Going Back
5. Dont Dwell
6. Never Yours
7. America
8. Loves Proof
9. Before Easter
10. Taken
11. Be And Be Not Afraid
12. Loose Your Love
From the Album
1. Let It Rain
2. Another Sun
3. Youre The One
4. In The Dark
5. Almost
6. Hard Wired
7. Say Hallelujah
8. Broken
9. Happy
10. Goodbye
11. I Am Yours
12. Over In Love
From the Album
1. Fast Car
2. Subcity
3. Baby Can I Hold You
4. The Promise
5. Im Ready
6. Crossroads
7. Bang Bang Bang
8. Telling Stories
9. Smokes And Ashes
10. Speak The Word
11. Wedding Song
12. Open Arms
13. Give Me One Reason
14. Talkin'bout A Revolution
15. Shes Got Her Ticket
16. All That You Have Is Your Soul
From the Album
1. Telling Stories
2. Less Than Strangers
3. Speak The Word
4. Its Ok
5. Wedding Song
6. Unsung Psalm
7. Nothing Yet
8. Paper And Ink
9. Devotion
10. The Only One
11. First Try
From the Album
1. Heavens Here On Earth
2. New Beginning
3. Smoke And Ashes
4. Cold Feet
5. At This Point In My Life
6. The Promise
7. The Rape Of The World
8. Tell It Like It Is
9. Give Me One Reason
10. Remember The Tinman
11. Im Ready
12. Save A Place For Me
From the Album
1. Bang Bang Bang
2. So
3. I Used To Be A Sailor
4. The Love That You Had
5. Womands Work
6. If These Are The Things
7. Short Supply
8. Dreaming On A World
9. Open Arms
10. Matters Of The Heart
From the Album
1. Crossroads
2. Bridges
3. Freedom Now
4. Material World
5. Be Careful Of My Heart
6. Subcity
7. Born To Fight
8. A Hundred Years
9. This Time
10. All That You Have Is Your Soul
From the Single
Fast Car
From the Album
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. Shes Got Her Ticket
8. Why?
9. For My Lover
10. If Not Now...
11. For You
Other Songs
At This Poing In My Life
By Can I Hold You
Fast Car By Tracy Chapman
O Holy Night
Remember the Tin Man
Stand By Me
Talking Bout a Revolution
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Why ?
Whytc
From the Album
Tracy Chapman 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".
-Wikipedia
Born: March 30th, 1964 (age 62) 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".
-Wikipedia
From: Cleveland, Ohio
Genre(s): Alternative, Folk
Did You Know:
• Tracy recieved a honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts from Tufts University in 2004
• 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".
Quotes:
"And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone"
-Tracy Chapman
from Fast Car (1988)
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And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone"
-Tracy Chapman
from Fast Car (1988)
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