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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman helped restore singer/songwriters to the spotlight in the
'80s. The multi-platinum success of Chapman's eponymous 1988 debut was
unexpected, and it had lasting impact. Although Chapman was working from
the same confessional singer/songwriter foundation that had been popularized
in the '70s, her songs were fresh and powerful, driven by simple melodies
and affecting lyrics. At the time of her first album, there were only
a handful of artists performing such a style successfully, and her success
ushered in a new era of singer/songwriters that lasted well into the '90s.
Furthermore, her album helped usher in the era of political correctness--
along with 10,000 Maniacs and R.E.M., Chapman's liberal politics proved
enormously influential on American college campuses in the late '80s.
Of course, such implications meant that Chapman's subsequent recordings
were greeted with mixed reactions, but after several years out of the
spotlight, she managed to make a very successful comeback in 1996 with
her fourth album, New Beginning, thanks to the Top Ten single "Give
Me One Reason."
Chapman’s self-titled debut album in the spring of 1988 and was
greeted with enthusiastic reviews Within a few months, she played at the
internationally televised concert for Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday party,
where her performance was greeted with thunderous applause. Soon, the
single "Fast Car" began climbing the charts, eventually peaking
at number six. The album's sales soared along with the single, and by
the end of the year, the record had gone multi-platinum. Early the following
year, the record won four Grammys, including Best New Artist.
Her second album, 1989's darker, more political Crossroads, was well-reviewed,
the album wasn't as commercially successful, peaking at number nine. Following
Crossroads, Chapman returned in 1992 with Matters of the Heart. The album
was greeted with mixed reviews and weak sales. Three years later, she
returned with New Beginning, which received stronger reviews than its
predecessor. The bluesy "Give Me One Reason" was pulled as the
first single, and it slowly became a hit, sending the album into the U.S.
Top Ten in early 1996. It was a quiet, successful comeback from an artist
most observers had already consigned to forever languish in cult status.
Telling Stories followed in early 2000. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All
Music Guide
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