| Tracy Chapman | |||||
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| Studio album by Tracy Chapman | |||||
| Released | April 5, 1988 | ||||
| Genre | Contemporary folk | ||||
| Length | 36:11 | ||||
| Label | Elektra | ||||
| Producer | David Kershenbaum | ||||
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Tracy Chapman is the self-titled debut album by singer/songwriter Tracy Chapman, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her singles " Fast Car " " Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Biography and Career David Kershenbaum is an American record producer and entrepreneur allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her singles " Fast Car " " Crossroads is the second Album by African American Singer/songwriter Tracy Chapman, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her singles " Fast Car " " This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988.
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The album was critically acclaimed and helped to launch the 1990s female singer-songwriter movement, which included artists like Tori Amos, and Sarah McLachlan. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and Although the song "Fast Car" was a huge hit, subsequent singles failed to replicate its success.
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. The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was first awarded in 1987 " Fast Car " is a Grammy -winning song by the American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category the first of which was The 31st Grammy Awards were held in 1989. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)
In 1989, the album was rated number 10 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the the "100 Greatest Albums of the 80's. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published " In 2003, the album was ranked number 261 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. According to Media Traffic Tracy Chapman is the 74# most successful album of all time [1].
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1988 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 29 | |
| Swedish Album Chart | 2 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Fast Car" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 19 |
| 1988 | "Fast Car" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| 1988 | "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 78 |
| 1988 | "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 22 |
| 1988 | "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" | Modern Rock Tracks | 24 |
| 1988 | "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 75 |
| 1988 | "Baby Can I Hold You" | Adult Contemporary | 19 |
| 1988 | "Baby Can I Hold You" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 48 |
| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 1988 | "Fast Car" | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance |
| 1988 | Tracy Chapman | Best Contemporary Folk Album |
| Preceded by Roll with It by Steve Winwood |
Billboard 200 number-one album August 27 - September 2, 1988 |
Succeeded by New Jersey by Bon Jovi |