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Profile of Tracy Chapman
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an African American singer-songwriter, best known for classic singles "Fast Car," "Talkin' Bout a Revolution," and "Give Me One Reason."
Cleveland-born Chapman began playing guitar and writing songs as a child. She received a scholarship through A Better Chance that allowed her to attend Wooster School in Connecticut, and was eventually accepted to Tufts University in Boston. Chapman began street-performing and playing coffeehouses in Cambridge and, after waiting to graduate college, she signed to SBK, releasing Tracy Chapman (1988). The album was critically acclaimed, and she began touring and building a fanbase. Soon after performing at Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday party, Chapman's "Fast Car" began its rise on the US charts. Album and singles sales were strong, and the album went multi-platinum, as well as winning four Grammies.
The follow-up, Crossroads (1989) was less successful. By 1992's Matters of the Heart, Chapman was playing to a small and devoted audience. To the surprise of most industry-watchers, however, Chapman's 1995 album New Beginning included the hit single "Give Me One Reason" (1995) which won the 1996 Grammy for Best Rock Song. The following album was 2000's Telling Stories, more a rock sound than folk, hit single "Telling Stories" was heavily airplayed on European radios. Her sixth album was Let It Rain (2002) for which she toured in Europe and the US in 2003.
"Where You Live", her seventh studio album, was released in September 2005. A brief supporting tour took place in major cities across the U.S. in October, to be continued throughout Europe over the remainder of the year.
Discography
- Tracy Chapman (1988) US #1, UK #1
- Crossroads (1989) UK #1
- Matters of the Heart (1992) UK #19
- New Beginning (1995)
- Telling Stories (2000)
- Collection (2001) UK #3
- Let It Rain (2002) UK #36
- Where You Live (2005) US #49
Singles
1988:
Fast Car - USA 6 ; UK 5 (88 > 73 > 46 > 26 > 10 > 7 > 5 > 7 > 12 > 18 > 30 > 50 > 61 | 13 weeks)
Talkin' 'Bout A Revolution - USA 75 [24 - US Modern Rock chart] ; UK 85 (90 > 85 > 86 | 3 weeks)
Baby, Can I Hold You? - USA 48 ; UK 94 (100 > 94 | 2 weeks)
1989:
Crossroads - USA 7 - US Modern Rock chart ; UK 61 (69 > 61 > 75 | 3 weeks)
1996:
Give Me One Reason - USA 3 ; UK not released
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