Tracy Chapman (Album)
Occupation
- Vocals, guitar, percussion: Tracy Chapman
- Drums, percussion Denny Fongheiser
- Bass: Larry Klein
- Piano, Electric Guitar, Hammond organ, Hammered Dulcimer, electric sitar, dobro: Jack Holder
- Steel Guitar: Ed Black
- Synth Harmonica, Keyboard: Steve Kaplan
- Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
- Keyboard: Bob Marlette
- Electric Violin: David LaFlamme
Tracy Chapman is the title of the debut album of the singer Tracy Chapman. It appeared in 1988 on the record label Elektra.
Music style
On the album can be heard simple folk songs without great arrangements, all composed Tracy Chapman himself 1982-1987. The album was unusual both in the UK and the USA and in Germany at number one on the charts, for a debut. This success was made possible by their presence at the celebration of the seventieth birthday of Nelson Mandela. The Rolling Stone has named Chapman Singer of the Year 1988. Besides Tracy Chapman playing on the album Ed Black, Paulinho Da Costa, Denny Fongheiser, Jack Holder, Steve Kaplan, Larry Klein, David LaFlamme and Bob Marlette.
The lyrics in the booklet are available in five different languages (English, Italian, French, Spanish, German ) printed.
Title list
Achievements
- The song Talkin ' Bout a Revolution was released in October 1988 as a single and reached number 75 on the U.S. charts.
- The song Fast Car came along with the album as a single on the market and came up to number 5 in the UK and # 6 of the U.S. singles chart. Fast Car is the debut single Tracy Chapman.
- The song Baby Can I Hold You was released in December 1988 as a single and reached number 48 of the U.S. single charts.
- The album sold over 2,250,000 times in Germany and therefore reached 9x gold.
In Germany it is more successful than Michael Jackson's Thriller, which is considered as the most successful album of all time.