Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer‑songwriter. She was signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in 1987, and released her self‑titled debut album the following year. The album became a major commercial success, helped in part by her performance at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert, and was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It received six Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year, and earned Chapman three wins: Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Fast Car”, and Best Contemporary Folk Album. In 2025, the album was added to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. Chapman’s second album, Crossroads (1989), earned another Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Her third album, Matters of the Heart, followed in 1992. She achieved further international success with New Beginning (1995), which was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA and featured the hit single “Give Me One Reason”, winner of the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. Her fifth album, Telling Stories, was released in 2000, followed by Let It Rain (2002) and Where You Live (2005). Her most recent studio album, Our Bright Future, appeared in 2008. In 2015, she curated and released the remastered compilation Greatest Hits. In 2023, Chapman became the first Black songwriter to reach number one on the country charts with a solo composition, and the first to win the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year, following Luke Combs’ successful cover of “Fast Car”.
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& Pavarotti Baby Can I hold you
Talkin’ Bout a Revolution
Fast car
Sing for you
Thinking of you
If Not Now
All that you have is your soul
I’m Ready
The Promise
Broken
Matters of the Heart
Fast Car (Live)
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