tracy chapman (album)

align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="orange" style="color:black"\|Tracy Chapman
lign="center" colspan="3"\|
lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"\|Album by Tracy Chapman
lign="left" valign="top"\|Released	align="left" colspan=2\|April 5, 1988
lign="left" valign="top"\|Recorded	align="left" valign="top" colspan=2\|???
lign="left" valign="top"\|Genre	align="left" valign="top" colspan=2\|Contemporary Folk
lign="left" valign="top"\|Length	align="left" valign="top" colspan=2\|35 min 51 sec
lign="left" valign="top"\|Label	align="left" valign="top" colspan=2\|Elektra
lign="left" valign="top"\|Producer	align="left" valign="top" colspan=2\|David Kershenbaum
lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"\|Professional reviews
lign="left" valign="top"\|AMG	valign="top" align=center\|5/5	valign="top"\|link
gcolor="orange" colspan="3" align="center" style="color:black;"\|Tracy Chapman Chronology
olspan="2"\|Tracy Chapman (1988)	Crossroads (1989)

Tracy Chapman is the self-titled debut album by American singer/songwriter Tracy Chapman, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). The album was critically acclaimed and helped to launch the 1990s female singer/songwriter movement, including artists like Tori Amos, and Sarah McLachlan. The song "Fast Car" was a hit single.

Track listing

all songs written by Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman - acoustic guitar, percussion, rhythm guitar, vocals
Ed Black - steel guitar
Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
Denny Fongheiser - percussion, drums
Jack Holder - organ, dulcimer, dobro, piano, electric guitar, Hammond organ, sitar
Steve Kaplan - harmonica, keyboard
Larry Klein - bass
David LaFlamme - electric violin
Bob Marlette - keyboard

Album - Billboard (North America)

lign="left"\|Chart	align="left"\|Position
lign="left"\|1988	align="left"\|The Billboard 200	align="left"\|2
lign="left"\|1988	align="left"\|Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	align="left"\|29

Singles - Billboard (North America)

lign="left"\|Single	align="left"\|Chart	align="left"\|Position
lign="left"\|1988	align="left"\|"Baby Can I Hold You"	align="left"\|Adult Contemporary	align="left"\|19
lign="left"\|1988	align="left"\|"Baby Can I Hold You"	align="left"\|The Billboard Hot 100	align="left"\|48
lign="left"\|1988	align="left"\|"Fast Car"	align="left"\|Mainstream Rock Tracks	align="left"\|19
lign="left"\|1988	align="left"\|"Fast Car"	align="left"\|The Billboard Hot 100	align="left"\|6
lign="left"\|1988	align="left"\|"Talkin' Bout a Revolution"	align="left"\|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	align="left"\|78
lign="left"\|1988	align="left"\|"Talkin' Bout a Revolution"	align="left"\|Mainstream Rock Tracks	align="left"\|22
lign="left"\|1988	align="left"\|"Talkin' Bout a Revolution"	align="left"\|Modern Rock Tracks	align="left"\|24
lign="left"\|1988	align="left"\|"Talkin' Bout a Revolution"	align="left"\|The Billboard Hot 100	align="left"\|75

Grammy Awards

lign="left"\|Winner	align="left"\|Category
lign="left"\|1988	align="left"\|"Fast Car"	align="left"\|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
lign="left"\|1988	align="left"\|Tracy Chapman	align="left"\|Best Contemporary Folk Album

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