Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman

...reading it, thank you! Tracy Chapman the album is without doubt of the best album's which I have ever bought simply for its real beauty in inner song form. Tracy Chapman is you do not know is a singer and songwriter who began her career as a busker and really has taken herself to the next level, she has performed at many anti-poverty shows around the world. This album was released in 1988 and contains 11 absolutely beautifully written songs. The ...
...you can be sure that Tracy Chapman is in the business for the music rather than money. She is an inspiration to many people and really is something special. "Talkign bout a revolution" is one of my favourties and has a superb main guitar chord progression has a fantastic quality of lyrics that really are personal. I cannot tell you how good this song is and considering this album also contains "Fast car" that alone should be enough to persuade you ...

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ABIT ABOUT TRACY CHAPMAN Tracy Chapman was born in Cleveland, Ohio on the 30th March 1964. She went onto go to university and Majored in Anthropology and African Studies in 1986. She recorded her first demo while at university at the university radio station, and was heard by a fellow student, who recommended her to his father. Who introduced her to Elektra Records, where she linked up with her Manager Elliot Roberts. This is her Debut album which ...
...cover has a picture of Tracy with her name displayed down the Left hand side. The booklet has the lyrics inside and it is actually shown in 5 different languages. The writing could have done with been a little bit bigger though in the booklet. MY PERSONAL VIEWS I just loved this album, as i love Acoustic songs, but maybe if you like the music to be louder on the tracks and more upbeat music, then this really would not be the album for you. As all ...

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...for all music lovers. Tracy was given her first guitar by a teacher at school- it seems that perhaps we have him to thank for her international presence for he is thanked personally in the inlay of this debut. The first track "Talkin bout a Revoultion" is, perhaps, a plea with the less fortunate of the world to finally stand up and be counted- "poor people gonna rise up and take what's their's" Tracy insists. The second track is the classic "Fast ...
..."lives with the bottle" and who hopes for a better life with her boyfriend; "you have a fast car, is it fast enough so we can run away?" Unfortuantely, the dream quickly disappears to the hard stench of reality "you see more of your friends than you do your kids.......you have a fast car, is it fast enough so you can run away?" Other classics include "Across the Lines" detailing the race struggles in America, and "Mountains O' Things" in which we're ...

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