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Tracy Chapman is the self-titled debut album by singer/songwriter Tracy Chapman, released in 1988.

History

Tracy Chapman hit #1 on both the US & UK album charts. The album was critically acclaimed and helped to launch the 1990s female singer-songwriter movement, which included artists like Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan. The first single "Fast Car" was very popular, peaking at #5 in the US and #6 in the UK. The second single "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" was less successful reaching only #75, but received much airplay and also charted in the Adult Contemporary and Modern Rock charts amongst others. "Baby Can I Hold You", the third single, only reached #48 - however, the song was a #2 UK hit for Boyzone in 1997.

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.

In 1989, the album was rated number 10 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Albums of the 80's." In 2003, the album was ranked number 261 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Sales RIAA 14xPlatinum as 2010 Tracy's debut has. Sold well 22 millions unites sold abroad!

Track listing

"Talkin' Bout a Revolution" – 2:39
"Fast Car" – 4:56
"Across the Lines" – 3:24
"Behind the Wall" – 1:49
"Baby Can I Hold You" – 3:14
"Mountains o' Things" – 4:39
"She's Got Her Ticket" – 3:56
"Why?" – 2:06
"For My Lover" – 3:12
"If Not Now..." – 3:01
"For You" – 3:09

Personnel

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

Production

David Kershenbaum – production
Brian Koppelman, Don Rubin – executive production
Kevin Smith – engineering
Kevin Smith – mixing
Carol Bobolts – art direction
Matt Mahurin – photography

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1988	The Billboard 200	1 (1 week)
	The Official UK Top 40	1 (3 weeks)
	Canadian Charts	1 (9 weeks)
	Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	29
Swedish Album Chart	2

Singles

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

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
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, 1988 – September 2, 1988	Succeeded by Hysteria by Def Leppard
Preceded by Nite Flite by Various Artists	UK number one album July 2, 1988 – July 22, 1988	Succeeded by Now That's What I Call Music 12 by Various Artists

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 In 1989, the album was rated number 10 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Albums of the 80's."  In 2003, the album was ranked number 261 on ''Rolling Stone's'' list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].
+Sales RIAA 14xPlatinum as 2010 Tracy's debut has. Sold well 22 millions unites sold abroad!
 ==Track listing==
 #"[[Talkin' Bout a Revolution]]" – 2:39