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***** Super fijn album om naar te luisteren met rustige maar swingende muziek
Maravilhosa!
Love it, a brilliant album from a pretty uninteresting time in music if a more hopeful one politicly. Listened to it constantly back then, still play it occasionally and am always blown away by the great tunes
Known this album for a long tim and it’s always been a favorite
There are two Tracy Chapman albums in our collection and strangely enough this isn't one of them. The first two track are so good they almost take away from the rest of the album but I felt more rewarded on the second listen with tracks like Across the Lines, Behind the Wall, Mountains O'Things, and For My Lover. An easy 5 stars.
This really brings back memories- this is a great album. Used to play it all the time. Kinda timeless- hasn't seemed to date with a mix of acoustic guitar, drum, bass and organ. She's got such a great strong voice, I don't know what happened to her? Ironic that the people she's singing about are the ones finding this dull. Lol!
Revolutionary sound when it came out. Still refreshingly sweet to this day.
Love love love love LOVE it! I mean, Fast Car. C'mon people! That song alone makes it a 5-star album. A completely gorgeous album rife with emotional depth and raw spiritual power. Tracy Chapman is an exceptionally talented songwriter and musician. Consider the fact that this album was released in the late 80's when everything else on mainstream radio was superficial pop/rock hair-sprayed within an inch of its life. And this was the record that was finally able to bust through all of that and grab the spotlight?!?! It makes so much sense that this album was a huge smash hit. You can see how desperate people were for something genuine and authentic. Just honest to goodness brilliant and emotional songs that speak to the human condition. It's a masterpiece and a marvel of its time.
Petica ko kuća.
Cinični mene bi htio da ovo nije toliko jebeno dobro, ali je. Izvrsno je.
Cool
I basically only know Fast Car, but given that it's the best song ever, stoked for this... And so for, so good: Talking About a Revolution and Fast Car are amazing. Across the Lines -- still batting 1.000, this is a great song Behind the Wall -- Tracy Chapman, can you miss, even just once?! Baby Can I Hold You -- the first one that isn't totally great; this one feels a little more generically '80s Mountains O'Things -- kind of a weird one; also an 80s vibe that I shouldn't like, but it actually kind of works for me. She's Got Her Ticket --Also like this one, moreso the longer I listen. Tracy Chapman, you've done it again! Why? -- A weaker one again; but still not too bad For My Lover -- Back on top again. If Not Now , For You -- ok, fell off again a little. Man, I love her voice--and despite some of the excessive 80s-ness, it's a bunch of soulful, heartfelt songs that use hte voice well. Great stuff.
My mum owned a physical copy of this when I was younger and I would listen to it almost all the time. Unfortunely haven't heard Tracy Chapman's songs in quite a while (excluding people who do covers). Hands down Tracy Chapman's album Tracy Chapman is one of the MUST LISTEN TO BEFORE YOU DIE albums.
23/03/22
9/10. I really liked this.
A masterpiece in my eyes. I love this album
A pharmacy can’t provide you with anything stronger than this short sharp album. Really liked the acapella track
really enjoyed her voice and the sound of this album. Glad I got to listen!
Very chill music
Awesome. Fast car.
Nostalgia hits again, still feels as emotionally powerful as it did back then, difficult for me not give it an instant 5.
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Great album. Was nice to have this on while having a bit of a stressful day at work, pretty sure it helped keep my blood pressure at a safe level lol.
This album has so much soul and heart, I can't put it into words. This opened my eyes to what music is and can be...
Clássico!!! Um dos melhores discos da história. Contém a emocionante "Fast Car".
My family listened to this album on repeat. Nothing beats her delivery, she made me feel her pain even when I was too young to understand why she was in pain. Unfortunately, this album remains relevant.
1988. Tracy arrived on the big stage, sold 6x platinum and got a lot of grammys. She has been successful ever since. Back then she raised awareness of racial injustice like no one else I knew then. She paved the way for a lot of people following in her wake. Think about i.e. Alanis Morissette. I like to listen to that album every now and then.
Haven't listened to this in full for many years. Nice.
Relaxed and homey. This is a mad nostalgic album that makes me feel like it is early Sunday morning.
I have always loved her voice!
Awsple
Amazing album with a lot of songs that I had never heard. It's impressive to me that she can make such serious songs that feel light but real.
Quoi dire sur cet album ? Un joyaux qu’il ne faut pas ignorer. Un chef d’oeuvre inataignable. 5/5
Fantastic album, starts off strong with "revolution" and onto "fast car" then mellows out a bit. Whole thing is emotional ups and downs. Great lyrics, guitars & singing.
There are times when you hear an album for the first time, and it fits a piece of your pop culture understanding perfectly. In this case, its the entire 90’s coffee shop folk vibe, I had no idea it came from this one album. Also, I don’t think I had ever heard “Fast Car” prior to today, which is a shame because its an absolute gem.
A really mellow listen but that’s the only negative I can think of. It’s a bit front-loaded but if you’re gonna front load an album it might as well be with two of the greatest songs of the 90’s Fav tracks: “Fast Car” “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” “Why?”
Nice and chill album with very meaningful lyrics. Her voice, lyrics and melody mix very well through out the entire album.
What an amazing album. It came just at the right time, in the middle of college for me, and I remember how this voice was just the one so many of my friends wanted and needed. I heard it a lot. Much of it is still so relevant and heartbreaking. Her voice and music are intimate and real. "Fast Car" was and is a masterpiece.
I enjoy Tracy Chapman's sound and poignant lyrics. I've listened to this album before, but I haven't done a complete listen for a very long time. I have no complaints and could listen again and again.
Dunno why I've never listened to this before.
Super talented singer. Social activism is present in most if not all her songs.
Really good. Heavy emotional stuff.
Потоясно
I've been waiting for this one. I remember vividly when this album was released during my college years, and I listened to it constantly, saw her in concert, and still love it to this day. She brought such a great new voice and sound during a time when a lot of airplay was given over to 80s hair metal and synth-pop. This album was released in the early years of Bush I's presidency and we needed a voice like this. Setting aside the important political and cultural context in which this album emerged, musically it is fantastic on its own. She's an incredible writer, lyrically and musically, and her voice can do so much. She's a heck of a guitar player, too. I remember experiencing that in concert when I saw her. So wonderful to hear this again. Thank you.
This album is extremely enjoyable and the messages in the songs are powerful. The instrumentals and vocals are simple yet incredibly effective
My memory of this album is that it was good but a little front loaded and to be fair, the first half is incredible, the first five songs might be as good as any five song sequence to start any 80s album. But you know what? The rest of this album is amazing! Fast Car (an all time classic single) and many of the other songs, Behind the Wall and Across the Lines especially, are as prescient as they were in 1988.
Simple, understated classic songs with amazing lyrics
Beautiful!
Biting and Beautiful
4,5/5 Nice relaxing songs, all of them good
Iconic, Righteous, Equal Rights
Powerful stuff.
Radio stations overplayed Fast Car to the point I not only got tired of it but the words became a blur. Listening to this album now made me really appreciate Chapman as a storyteller. Talkin Bout a Revolution, Across the Lines and Why are so relevant today. Behind the Wall’s vocal is haunting. As for Fast Car? I listened to it 3 times before writing this review and will be listening to it again and again. Powerful debut album.
I remember when I was about 10 I couldn't get enough of Fast Car, always waiting for it to be on the radio. In my late teens my dad was in a folk phase and listening to Tracy Chapman, Elliot Smith, etc. and I listened to this album over and over. Her lyrics are so deep and personal (and political) and so is the way she sings, like you can feel her pain (and sometimes happiness) through the song. Fast Car - \"see my old man's got a problem / he lives with the bottle that's the way it is / says his body's too old for working / his body's too young to look like his\". Across the Lines (a little too on point these days?) - \"Across the lines / who would dare to go / under the bridge, across the tracks / that separates whites from blacks?\" On repeat all day. Back half not quite as good as front half (musically, lyrics still top notch) but still a real solid album. Maybe 4.5 but I'm gonna round up here.
Ik heb hier her gevoel bij dat het een classic is maar dat het die stempel toch niet heeft. Iedereen kent fast car maar de rest is underrated IMO
Jawel Tracy Chapman met deze parel, wat een stem heeft ze! Zeker een must listen en mag van mij in de classic lijst. Fast car blijft een bop maar mijn favoriet op dit album is Across the lines, een lied dat nog steeds even toepasbaar is op de maatschappij (in usa)
Beautiful voice. Nice to hear it outside of Fast Car for a change.
Impactful and refreshing. Not the last time I'll say "oh, this is the original?"
5/5
Woah. Just wow.
Excited to listen again
An absolute classic. Iconic.
I liked the songs I already know and enjoyed the ones I didn't... Chilled but still energetic
What a voice!!! Amazing vocals and incredibly emotional lyrics/subjects make this a heartfelt album guaranteed to probably make you sad
Awesome
I thought this might be too pop-rock for me to really get into, but Tracy's voice is so sublime and there's so much emotion in the both the topics and the songs themselves I found myself entranced by the end. Favorite song: Across the Lines, For You close second.
I adore this album. So mellow, melancholic and poignant. And Tracy's voice is smooth like butter. An all-time classic.
One of my favorite 🤩
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Ideal background music, more songs I knew than expected, revolution one and questions ones were good.
Very good, singer sounds like Baby Rose a bit
Amazing, a grateful surprise! I didn't knew her, even though i know some of her songs.
Awesome álbum
I am so touched by this album. Its amazing musically and lyrically. What a great debut. I would love to see how she evolved as an artist after it!
I loved this album in 1988 and I love it now.
Great storytelling featuring the classic Fast Car and Behind the Wall.
FANTASTIC acoustic guitar sounds on this record.
Soulful, empowering. Beautiful voice
Top 10 favorite albums. Need to listen to it more often.
fast car ftw
Amazing, heartbreaking album. Interesting to read some reviews that seem to dismiss her experience though.
Very enjoyable
What a great album/songs. Even 33 years later, still very much relevant
Album espetacular, sugiro ouvir com um grado
What a wonderful album, fast cars, revolution, why, for my lover, all are so good, very happy to have been introduced to this one
Classic Folk very good !
Not bad, my intro to folk pop and blues (?) and I was actually surprised how much I liked it. I might look at her other albums. My favorites were "Baby can I Hold You?" and "Why?". She has a very intimate raspy voice that didn't make her sound too obnoxious or grating (which I kind of expected). I also liked "Talkin Bout A Revolution", as the first song in the album. Very chill and low vibe music, can def see myself listening again.
4/5, je connais et j'ai
5 April 1988: the day the eighties shut up. Not permanently, obviously. But into a decade fond of making things bigger, shinier and more emphatic came a record whose musical treatment essentially says: sit down and listen. I have things to say. _Tracy Chapman_ is an almost defiantly unambitious piece of record-making. Not unambitious in its writing, but in what it asks the studio to do. Chapman was already an established performer around Boston; most of these songs already existed. The job was not to manufacture Tracy Chapman but to capture her. David Kershenbaum's band mostly behaves like punctuation, adding exactly enough weight, rhythm or colour to keep the songs moving while leaving that extraordinary voice in the foreground. Occasionally the backing becomes a little too tasteful for me, but mostly this is Goldilocks territory: just enough. That restraint suits an album obsessed with plain speaking. “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” opens with a simple proposition: don't mistake quiet for consent. Chapman even whispers the word “whisper”, a tiny performative touch in a song otherwise uninterested in dressing itself up. “Why?” later turns the same instinct against public language, setting comforting words against the realities they conceal. It is not a catalogue of grievances but a short, sharp plea for clarity in a euphemistic world. The political and personal songs operate by the same rules. “Across the Lines” is imagined reportage: tension, misunderstanding, victim-blaming and inherited grievance becoming self-perpetuating until facts lose jurisdiction. Then “Behind the Wall” removes even the possibility of musical distraction. Chapman sings entirely a cappella, offering a plainspoken act of witness to domestic violence. No sympathetic piano, no strings, no reassuring chord changes. Tracy Chapman becomes a camera and uses it to devastating effect. It reduced me to tears. “Baby Can I Hold You” applies the same demand for clarity to intimacy, and is considerably cleverer than its reputation as a straightforward love song suggests. The verses revolve around words that cannot be said: sorry, forgive me, I love you. Then the chorus arrives sounding like the emotional resolution and offers physical affection instead. But holding someone is not the same thing as saying what needs to be said. The apparent denouement is actually the central problem. Tenderness cannot substitute for repair. Again and again, this album asks what happens after you recognise the truth. Often the answer is escape. “Fast Car” is an astonishingly elegant construction about someone escaping one life only to rebuild its pattern somewhere else. She begins by enabling one man and ends up enabling another. Wherever you go, there you are. Even the arrangement understands this: that unforgettable guitar figure provides constant forward motion without ever pretending movement equals transformation. Every element of the song does more than one job, just like its narrator. “Mountains O’ Things” offers escape through acquisition, dressing its scorn for material fantasy in synthetic late-eighties worldbeat. “She’s Got Her Ticket” is less successful musically, but important to the album's argument because here departure will actually happen. We don't know where she is going. That isn't the point. She has stopped waiting. Waiting itself becomes the subject of “If Not Now”. Its logic is almost brutally simple: if this is real, what are you waiting for? If it isn't real, then it isn't worth waiting for. Beneath this very palatable, CD-age record lies a palpable impatience with drift, evasion and postponement. Even love is subjected to scrutiny. “For My Lover” is a disturbing little character vignette in which self-description keeps sliding into self-justification: everyone thinks the narrator is a fool, and she knows they do, but knowledge does not break the attachment. And then Chapman closes the album with “For You” and quietly undermines her own manifesto. For ten songs she has insisted that things should be named accurately: injustice, apology, violence, desire, the need to leave. Then at the end she encounters something that refuses to submit to clarity. Love remains intransigently indescribable. Some things defy even the plainest speaking. Nothing about _Tracy Chapman_ sounds engineered to become one of the defining records of 1988. It sounds like an attempt to capture a fully formed singer-songwriter as unadorned as possible. Then happenstance at Wembley put that singer-songwriter in front of an enormous television audience and history got in the way. The phenomenon happened to the record. The record itself simply sits you down and speaks.
Really warm voice. Simple arrangements but the storytelling makes it work.
Have loved this legend for years. Her voice is just so captivating
Talkin bout a revolution - 4/5 Fast car - 5/5 Across the lines - 4/5 Baby can I hold you - 5/5 Mountains o' things - 3/5 She's got her ticket - 4/5 Why? - 5/5 For my lover - 3/5 If not now... - 5/5 For you - 3/5
The lyrics are still depressingly relevant today. The melodies feel simple and easy to follow in the background of Tracy's voice.
I don’t think k I’ve heard this before. I recognize at least half of these songs so it’s possible I listened to it a long time ago or perhaps I just heard them all at various times throughout the years. Most of these songs have an 80s style production that puts a sweetening effect on the acoustic guitars especially that makes them sound really bad - although this is missing or not noticeable on Fast Car. Half of the songs are a little maudlin for my taste, but all the songs are good and Fast Car is a masterpiece, enough that it dwarfs the rest of the songs here.
Just a really good spread of songs varying lots of different themes and meanings. Just solid.
Very nice blend of “american” ballads with maybe some influence from country music? Or maybe its the other way around, not sure who came first. I don’t see myself coming back to it.
Greatly enjoyed this album! Really showcases she wasn’t just a “one-hit wonder” artist with fast car.
I feel like I’m vaguely familiar with Tracy Chapman. Pretty solid album, albeit not a favorite for me.
Okkkk this album is so sad and so impressive and so lovely.
fast car baby can I hold you mountains o'things she's got her ticket
Fast car 10/10 Baby can I hold you 10/10 Good couch rot album
Absolutely beautiful album - a stunning voice portraying social injustice
versatil, sublime
3.5 heard fast car before
Fast Car and Baby Can I Hold You are obviously great. Also great: Behind the Wall She’s Got Her Ticket For my Lover For You Album never really loses momentum. Couple songs I would skip if it was on CD: Mountain o Tings Why? Overall, would listen to this again and would buy the vinyl and wouldn’t be compelled to lift the needle
Dad showed me Fast Car for the first time and I asked what his name was and he said "that's a woman she's just a lesbian" and it changed my life.
Fav: Fast Car
4.5
I love Tracy Chapman's Album. I thought it was great when it came out and it still hit the right strings almost 40 years later
Very well done and good
Her voice is a delight. Thoughtful and provoking lyrics
I very much enjoyed Tracy Chapman's singing and songwriting on this album. I was always a fan of her megahit Fast Car, and it was great to dive into her full album for the first time.
Iconic album. I’ve only known three songs, but the entire albums keeps a consistently high level. The theme is the life and struggles of poor people and Tracy Chapman delivers the songs convincingly. Fast car is probably her best known song by far. The lyrics once again hit hard upon relistening. Poverty trap, shattered dreams, generational trauma. It is good stuff. Raw, small, convincing, well executed.
Beautiful heartfelt songs with wonderfully simple instrumentation. Could honestly see it being a 5 on repeat
Gritty, powerful vocals, vocals that make an impact on the listener, to make you feel a certain way
Not much my genre but I loved it
I've never really been a fan of Tracy Chapman, so I wasn't expecting too much from today's listen. Her self-titled debut album turned out to be a really pleasant surprise though, and I enjoyed it far more than I thought I would. I've never particularly liked "Fast Car" either. It's actually a song I've tended to skip whenever I've heard it in the past, but something clicked today listening to it as part of the album. The storytelling is superb, and hearing it in context made me appreciate the song in a completely different way. That's probably what impressed me most about the album overall. It's stripped back and relatively simple musically, but the strength comes from Chapman's voice and storytelling. There's real emotion in the songs without them ever feeling overdone, and the album has a warmth and honesty that makes it incredibly easy to listen to. I also had absolutely no idea that "Baby Can I Hold You" was originally her song! I loved her version, and it was another highlight of an album that has definitely changed my opinion of Tracy Chapman. Favourite tracks: The opening two tracks, "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" and "Fast Car", are both excellent. I also really enjoyed "Baby Can I Hold You". Least favourite track: "Behind the Wall" was the one track that didn't really work for me musically, although I can appreciate the seriousness and power of the story being told. Album artwork: A classic album cover. Simple, understated and instantly recognisable.
First Listen; 4; Incredibly intimate and powerful songs. I think part of what makes these songs difficult at times is how direct the recording is. The record nails the very simple, sparse recording and production. In a lot of ways, feels like folk music with very strong vocals. Favorite Track: For My Lover
Listened to this while walking my dog, Lola, on a gorgeous late August day in Madison WI, missing my little old lady dog, Jennie, having passed last week --reflecting not much has changed for the better in our world since 1988, sadly, a lot has changed disastrously. Even still, I liked this album, its genuine, real.
7/10
Juste pour Tracy's voice
Cool album! Found it an odd mix of songs though, some serious and some seemingly more lighthearted.
There’s a beautiful clarity to this album. Strong, distinctive and good political commentary. Also Baby Can I Hold You while soppy is a great love song. That’s the great. The instrumental is basic and there’s a few songs in the second half that are very run of the mill, which detracts from the initial enjoyment. But for the most part very pleasant and a super voice.
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Enjoyed this. Fast Car might be a song that’s overplayed but in this it’s still good. I enjoyed most every other song 3.5
Some heavy topics covered in here.
# Track List Talkin' Bout A Revolution ❤️ Fast Car ❤️ Across The Lines ❤️ Behind The Wall Baby Can I Hold You Mountains O' Things ❤️ She's Got Her Ticket Why? ❤️ For My Lover ❤️ If Not Now... ❤️ For You # Thoughts Relaxed and laid back tunes with very strong lyrics that really paint a picture in your mind, whether political messages or love stories. Really nice to listen and relax to. Also has the really popular song "Fast Car". Heard it before the listening, and yeah, its quite good. Deserves the popularity.
Starts off great then fades a little but still a great album
9/10
Great album, fast car is the best track on there
Great album with a soul. Bought thus CD just on the strength of Fast Car and was not disappointed. I’m still not disappointed. These lyrics still hold true today.
Embodies what a good folk album should look like - delightful guidelines, lyrics that both tell a story and asks a question.
i’m sorry Miss Chapman, i wasn’t familiar with your game. i’d only heard fast car in passing and never really cared for it. listening to an entire album also allowed me to warm up to her sort of shakey voice (idk if this would be considered a vibrato or something else). she really has a beautiful voice and whenever i found myself like the melody a lot i had to pause and process the lyrics—Y’all don’t wanna hear me you just wanna dance.
It's quite neato. I liked the low key bits, like the vocal only police song. That being said, some of this album is hampered by very dated 80's bits I did not enjoy that particularly, but still worth the listen.
Very much something that speaks for itself to the point that I don't really have much else to chip in. UHhhh....this p much set the template for all singer-songwriter music's sound for the next decade and a bit, her voice is fucking gorgeous, i love how the lyrics have varying degrees of sublety regarding their content and what they're about, "behind the wall" being acapella was incredibly smart and its ridiculously fucking haunting and brilliant. this one very much deserves its place in the list easily.
It's been a while since I've listened to this album in its entirety. This album probably deserves a five out of five just because it includes "Fast Car' on it, which I happen to think is one of the best songs that was ever written. But the rest of the album is absolutely amazing as well. I also think when you listen to this album, you have to remember that this was the time when all the music was either hair metal or synthesizer heavy dance music. That was a time during music when there just weren't many singer/songwriters who were commercially successful. So to have this not only be her debut album, but have it be as successful as it was and have it include a song that is still iconic today is a feat by itself. Chapman's voice is beautiful and immediately recognizable. Her songs have emotion and meaning. The only negative about anything on the album is that sadly, almost 40 years later, the problems Chapman sang about then haven't changed much. If anything, they've gotten worse. I'm on a roll with two amazing albums in a row, though, so I'll take it.
Une pochette avec juste la photo de la chanteuse sans trop de mise en scène, le nom de l'album, c'est juste son nom et c'est un album acoustique ? J'avoue que j'étais pas parti avec un a priori un peu négatif. Sauf qu'en réalité, c'était un très bon album, qui ouvre très fort avec Talkin' Bout a Revolution, un appel à la révolte et à l'unité et pour la libération collective puissant et riche en émotion. De fait, l'album est très politique (hé, je m'attends à une poignée de commentaires qui chouinent à ce sujet dans les avis des utilisateurs), parlant par exemple de l'inaction de la police, de la sécurité des femmes, etc. Bref, un album très lourdement chargé. Mais ce n'est pas que des paroles, c'est aussi des composition en réalité pas totalement acoustiques, puisqu'on a aussi du clavier, par exemple (et oui, on est bien en 1988). Les compositions sont plutôt simples, mais renforcent l'émotion comme il faut. Et bien entendu, le chant habité de Tracy Chapman achèvent de faire de son album éponyme un excellent ajout à cette liste. En vrai, je suis pas sûr de son influence ni rien, mais je trouve qu'il est suffisamment bon pour mériter 4 étoiles. PS : si quelqu'un me lit et a envie de rire un peu, je vous invite à lire l'avis qui parle de "secretary rock". C'est, je crois, l'avis le plus déconnecté de l'album que j'ai pu lire sur ce site, mais aussi l'un des plus débiles. Et vu ce que certains peuvent écrire en ces lieux, c'est un putain d'exploit.
What a voice, loved so many songs
A beautiful album that I have listened to many times. Tracy’s voice is like velvet. 4/5
A pleasant surprise. Mountain O Things is getting added to future playlists. 4/5
Enjoyed this.
Still a brilliant album!
Lyrical powerhouse with really nice instrumentals, felt like it fell off a tad at the end but still great
Pretty good all round, but it’s not a 5/5. The first three tracks are great. Track 4 seriously puts the brakes on. It’s a vocal only lament about domestic violence. I know the subject matter isn’t supposed to be comfortable, but Chapman’s voice really grates. Track 5 is a return to form and it holds for a while. The second half of the album is more nondescript. A few of the songs sound the same, but they are solid. I can see why the album was so popular and it absolutely deserves its place on this list.
3.6 3x
I like Tracy Chapman. I've only ever heard the first two songs of this album but I've liked them. Poor people will rise up speak on it. Run run run. I like fast car. Great song. Oh wait this is so good. I'm really rocking with this. There are mountains of things do. Things within things within things. Good just kind of meh. Mountains O'Things is phenomenal. Favourite: Mountains O'Things Least favourite: Talkin' Bout a Revolution
Album, którego sam bym pewnie nie wybrał. Bardzo dobry album w stylu Singer/songwriter pełen emocji i brzmiący zaskakująco ponadczasowo po prawie 40 latach od premiery
Gorgeous folk one of the best of the 80s-90s
i feel like i've heard of tracy chapman before but i'd never listened to her music (or if i had, i wasn't aware of it). i might've been missing out tho cos this is some good stuff, especially her vocals and lyrics. it's incredibly refreshing to hear folk music from someone who isn't a white dude for once. chapman has a great voice for this and sure as hell knows how to use it, with what feels like a lot more ornamentation in her singing than most other country/folk artists we've encountered on this list so far. i think that's probably why the chilling vocal-only performance "behind the wall" stands out to me so much in particular, although it's also a big part of why i like "across the lines" and "talkin' about a revolution" as well. on the other hand, i don't have too much to say about the instrumentals, although it did catch me off guard with how much of a 90s/00s folk sound it has. i'd probably have described as a little generic if it wasn't for this album having dropped in the late 80s. like, damn, ok, she was way ahead of the pack on that i guess. respect. .....is it weird that the folk albums i've enjoyed most so far have almost all been by women?
Fast Car is one of those songs that is so ubiquitous that you can easily take it for granted and forget that it’s a masterpiece. This is a great record.
Yes, you should listen to this before you die. Tracy Chapman, probably can say that I’ve never listened to her and in a rare turn of events – never considered her for one of my reviews! I’m going into this blind, or deaf, and looking forward to it. What a start, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution is a pure banger, that feels like I already know off by heart. Have I heard this before? My memory would suggest so – I can’t remember. The pain she exudes in every word, it’s spellbinding, what a story. Racism shot down so easily. I surprised that the album is late 80s, it has a timeless feel of the 70s, rather than anything something more recent. I’ve skipped Fast Car, apart from the final few listens, great song – don’t want to hear it. She’s a powerhouse, the voice, the challenge, it’s not always enjoyable but it’s gripping. Then a bloody BoyZone cover. Ronan and the boys will be so proud. This gives me chills, the TC version, although I’ve queued the BZ version for the end of the review. It came outta nowhere after the devastation of the previous two tracks – pure tenderness – that will only result in me welling up. The shaking she does in her voice – wow. Mountains O’ Things give me The Police vibes. The strong messages opposing racism, poverty, and violence against women continue throughout the remaining album but the pure joy and top draw song quality does slightly fade. Why? And For My Lover ease these but we’re not on the same form we started with. Her voice never fails to amaze. Top heavy album but even an improper fraction can be beautiful.
Wow I can't believe it's, two back to back amazing albums off this generator finally. And damn was this a good double feature. Thank you Tracy
The production on this album is just perfect! It’s not too much and it’s not too little, it balances that contrast perfectly. Everything about this album is wildly impressive, the lyrics, instrumentals and production, and Tracey Chapman’s vocal delivery is so buttery smooth. Honestly my only real complaint about this album is it’s a bit of a bummer. All the songs are sad or about real problems in the world, which is commendable because it’s usually a beautiful song, but as a whole it’s a somber album for sure. But you can set your clock by the insanely perfect production. Great album.
The 'secretary rock' dude is Pearce from Community isn't he?
I forgot how good this is.
I remember when “Fast Car” came out and it was critically acclaimed. Great song, but this just wasn’t my music, so it remained in my periphery. Loved the rest of the album though! Very intimate (“Behind the Wall” is even a cappella), and since I just got “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye yesterday, it’s hard for me to see that they have similar themes. Tracy isn’t heavy-handed and seems more genuine. Love the very life-like characters that pop up in her lyrics too. The music is also more interesting to me, despite being so stripped down. The syncopation on “She’s got Her Ticket”, for example, is unexpected and welcome
This is one of the few albums where I can appreciate it's quality. It's got lovely storytelling, great vocals, really nice guitar work and comes together beautifully. I wouldn't put it on any of my playlists or pick it up again. I'd feel harsh not giving it the rating it deserves though. If decimals were a thing then easy 4.5.
Very good album. Some all timers on here
While seemingly influenced by Joan Armatrading, this album stands on its own and seems to me to have ushered in the folk sounds of the 90s. The songs are well written.
It’s good! Lyrically tense and tough, hitting some heavy subjects. Musically it can blend at times but overall I enjoyed my time with it.
You gotta good voice
Erg fijn album. Wel gi-gan-tisch front loaded met Talkin Bout A Revolution en Fast Car als track 1 en 2
Mooie liedjes van een mooi persoon. Chapman heeft natuurlijk een one of a kind stem en gebruikt die om belangrijke onderwerpen aan te kaarten. Helaas voor ons zijn we sinds eind jaren 80 niet veel opgeschoten... Afijn. Fast Car is uiteraard schitterend, het is voor mij alleen een tikkeltje verpest door alle slachtpartijen van covers die het nummer heeft ondergaan, met die bekende versie van Luke Combs als absolute dieptepunt.
3.86 for Tracy Chapman - This is a deep hitting album from 1988. It combines contemporary folk with hard hitting subjects. It's done in a very good fashion. I know that I can probably go down to my local coffee shop and hear all of these songs in some form or another, but Tracy pushed that coffee house folk into the mainstream with Fast Car and this whole album. It's really well done, and I like it.
Great singer-songwriter album. Passionate lyrics and vocals.
Good beats top hits of her album Listened by the pool it was a vibe Civil rights and protest songs correlation really interesting
A couple of nice songs
I liked the 80s production on this, very dark and atmospheric and weirdly reminded me of Depeche Mode. The songwriting is sort of built on observational social critique which I have mixed feelings about but plaudits to Chapman for repeating the line “they killed the dream of America” after 8 years of Reagan - not a popular sentiment at the time but extremely accurate.
Heartfelt and powerful. Cracking voice, didn't know how socially conscious this was. I also dreamt the lead guitar line of Fast Car and was fuming when I first heard the song on the radio convinced I had been ripped off
Her voice is a delight. Thoughtful and provoking lyrics
This was actually really great. I am so over fast car but damn if the rest of that album wasn't awesome.
was a really lovley album, i think a lot of people would enjoy the mood and the sway it has, though isnt my genre
I think Chapman’s voice is an underrated element of this album. I love it. An incredibly earnest piece of work. I think Talkin Bout a Revolution may be my favorite, because I’m always thinking about how true that is. It does sound like a whisper.
Wow, I knew fast car and the chorus of talking about a revolution but oh my god, the raw emotion, the obvious obvious huge insane parts of the world and the pain about them just laid out in such a way Her voice is just idk even the words but it feels like a miracle of nature? Is that an exaggeration? I feel so grateful to have given myself the time to sit with this one, knowing she wrote it at uni, it reminded me of my passionate and hopeful and intense feelings about the state of the world and inequality and violence and reminded me of that part of myself that really believed things could be different The stand out song was Behind the Wall, weirdly I’d heard ‘another sleepless night’ sampled in another song I need to find that, but it simultaneously filled me with grief and hope, but the pain of feeling so stuck to help people in their home and the craziness But the full body goosebumps and tears And the it won’t do no good to call It just resonates so much With helplessness of trying to support people to be safe and the idea there’s a system and structures in place agreed by society to help take care of people bit really, those structures are so flawed and not often helpful (even like stuff I do) then also the frustration with the lack of expectations on each other (mainly men) to not be violent Idk maybe some intergenerational stuff as well but wow So glad I started this process, album number 1!
Really good record, an important listen too. I'll need to come to this when I'm feeling like shit
Great voice, great lyrics, enjoyable vibe
I'd never heard of Tracy Chapman before this album, but I liked the music. The music is gentle, simple and folksy but the themes are heavy. It was a nice contrast.
I really enjoyed this album. I think that Tracy’s voice is unique and is composed so well in this album. I can easily understand why it’s so well-liked. The themes of songs are deep and talk about problem that somehow, we still haven’t solved. I wish I could tell my favorite moments but i truly loved it all. Honorable mention to an acapella track ‘Behind The Wall’. Fav song: ‘Baby Can I Hold You’
Late 80s folk. Absolutely timeless. All of her hits.
Truly sensational work of modern blues folk, with a number of songs bursting through the stratosphere into pure brilliance.
excellent 4.5+/5
I guess I had never listened to this album. It’s gorgeous. I’ve always loved her voice but so much evocative storytelling in every song too.
This is no fault of Tracy Chapman, but I really hear her influence on David Brent’s “Free love on the free love freeway” on this album.
3,5
I like this. It was more of my vibe than yesterday's album. 4/5
Solid album
Love the simplicity of this album - it strikes me as the lyrics over a vamps. This could sound really boring but she manages to keep me engaged throughout the album. I'm delighted this album came up - I'd heard fast car before but nothing else and found it to be a really good listen. Larry Klein (yes, that Larry Klein) evokes Jaco a bit at points in his bass playing. The a cappella 'Behind the Wall' reminds me a bit of Irish Sean Nos music. Beautiful.
This was a perfect segue from yesterday's album.
Impressive.
Good stuff.
i liked her voice it’s pretty deep for a woman and I love ittt. the guitar is sweet the bass is amazing. overall great album. wish it was a bit longer 8/10
Finalement 4 !
This album and Tracy's voice feel like a glove. It always fits
Tracy seemed to come out of nowhere bringing a fresh new sound at a time when I wasn’t hearing anything interesting happening in rock. The societal woes Tracy sings about are still with us. Even worse now. Unfortunately, there are too many self-serving rich white men (exemplified by knuckle draggers like Secretaty Rock Boy) turning any hope for having an egalitarian society into a pipe dream.
A bit kohlscore - and a bit too acapella at times but I liked it
I remember this album from my freshman year of college, when I didn't appreciate it as much. Tracy sings of political and socioeconomic ills and delivers those messages in an earnest, heartfelt way. The music is simple, never getting in the way of a message that, in many ways, rings more clear now than in 1988.
Simple yet elegant, socially conscious, songs sung in a totally unique contralto voice....Tracy burst on the scene as a true original. I know it may feel a bit overdone in recent times, but "Fast Car" is truly one of the best songs of the 1980s. The drum entry is not quite the level of "Stairway to Heaven" or "In the Air Tonight" but its genuinely close. I also really like "Talkin' Bout a Revolution". She kind of perfected and pre-empted the adult contemporary sounds of the 1990s.
At first, I thought about who the hell is this but the moment I heard her voice it was obvious. This is a pretty chill album, definitly a good listen for a long lonely car ride or a slow and nostalgic evening. The music is simple and calming and its a nice change to some of the oversaturated tunes we hear nowadays.
Dated as the production is, Chapman is one of our best songwriters, and she proves it right away on her debut. This should have been the launch of a prolific career but misogyny and racism prevented the way ahead. This is a record decades ahead of its time, mixing country and folk with pop styles and a keen ear for social awareness. The only flaw is how thin the production is, but that's more a factor of time than anything. Forever underrated, always classic.
Great songs and storytelling on this album.
A stunning performer and a stunning lyricist. I was moved by behind the wall especially. I personally am not a fan of simple production, and while in some songs it worked, it did not in others.
Fire
One of the most iconic songs of all time. Fast Car still holds up to this day. It was interesting to read the wiki where this song was almost an afterthought. It was the last song they recorded for the album. While the rest doesn't hold up as much as that one, the acoustic guitar matched with her vocals still slays. Obviously fast car makes the playlist.
This record is a mood. It's full of thoughtful heartfelt songs with a story to tell.
it's Tracy Chapman so you know the voice is gonna be there for sure, I liked it
Loved the sound, her voice is amazing but the lyrical content of the whole album is a little too depressing.
Best soundtrack for a road trip fr i feels like we're in the jungle especially mountains O' mountains Why? such a powerful massage and across the lines pure art I loved how clear her massage I loved her strong sound
Her voice is slightly clipped sounding but in a way that makes it unique and very fun to listen to
Feels criminal giving it anything less than 4
Very good album. Tracy has a distinctive voice and uses it to its full potential. Lyrics are very relatable to current issues. Is it a 5 star album. Not quite but highly recommended.
Very cool album
Would not buy
Me gustó, es como mi estilo
This is a really good album. Chapman's voice is great to listen to. The lyrics are very good. The music mostly works, but it all gets a little repetitive. The end of the album is not as good as the beginning.
Very Tracy Very Chapman, I like it
It’s a great listen. Fast car is the only song I knew before listening to the album. I yearn for it after its turn on the album. Tracy is such a great vocalist.
A wonderful blast from the past. Some great songs and no bad songs.
Superhyvä! Tykkäsin. Pitää lukea historiallisesta kontekstista enemmän. Jotenki superajankohtanen soundi vieläkin ja tiktokhittejä unohtamatta. Mielenkiintosen todella kirjaimelliset ja koruttomat lyriikat.
i honestly had not heard any songs off this album besides fast car. i really enjoyed it the rough quality of her voice was really pleasant to listen to it reminds me of something id want to hear while driving through the country in the 80s. the different instruments used in this were also really toe tickling. the message in this album is still a little too relevant though some of the songs were a little too… intimate for my taste? like it felt like just her and the guitar. which, musically? beautiful. but not something i would throw on. favorite tracks were 1,2 ofc, 5 & 6
this was exactly what i needed
Very enjoyable listen, lots of emotion
Ajaton, todella kaunis albumi! En muistanu tuota Fast Caria!
siis haloo et sää voi vaan debytoida tällasella 🤯 tracy chapman oli aiempi tuttavuus aktivistina, ja olihan nää sanat tosi puhuttelevia
Not my genre, but her voice is hauntingly beautiful and she has really deep and powerful lyrics. It really is a shame that the world has hardly changed in almost 40 years which makes those songs still relevant today.
This album resonated with me in a way that the others so far haven't. The first half of the album is amazing, and while the 2nd half isn't quite as strong i still added more than half the album to various playlists. The way Tracy uses her voice as the main instrument really elevates the .music that is there to support her voice instead of the voice supporting the music.
The power of simplicity. A stripped back emotional punch of social commentary.
Loved the social consciousness of this album. Feels both of its time and still totally relevant. Easy to listen to in a single sit.
Another one my sister loved when we were kids Remember fast car and talking bout a revolution being everywhere, but can’t remember hearing another one of her songs until listening to this. Didn’t realise baby can I hold you tonight was hers either, assumed it was one of those tracks that has just been in the public consciousness since the dawn of time. Overall I liked it. Super lefty, antiestablishment in its own way. Nice voice. Solid. Favourite track: mountains o’things
Very good
Great memories of this album growing up, I think revolution might have been one of the first songs i learned on guitar
geil, viele originals
Folk Rock Favorite Tracks: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, Fast Car, Across the Lines, Behind the Wall, Baby Can I Hold You, Why? Least Favorite Track: She Got Her Ticket This is one of those albums where the A side is better than the B side. The A side is more jam-packed with amazing songs whereas the B side is okay, but it could’ve been better. The A side is more unified and tight with its slow and medium tempo songs that doesn’t have too much energy but just about right, whereas with the exception of ‘Why?’, there’s certain elements that I think could’ve been different. That being said, this is a great album to listen to and own. 8/10
She’s got a beautiful voice and storytelling style - the highs are extremely high
I feel like everything I’m going to say about this album is obvious, but she has a great voice, such a rich tone, and the songwriting is great. the sound is warm and powerful and I’m glad I’ve gotten to hear more than just Fast Car now
very nice, very chill. hat mir sehr gefallen, baba spliffer tracks auch.
Another that I enjoyed more than expected. Great lyrics, unique voice
I liked this more than I thought and hadn't realised I knew more of her singles already. Good album, tunes lyrics.
I like this album a lot but I don’t think it’s a 5 for me. It’s got a nice easy going folk vibe to it, with some hard hitting lyrics, but inly a few songs I can remember Fast car smacks tho I will be learning how to play this on guitar
3.5
Good.
Schöner Vibe, kam mir vieles auch schon sehr bekannt vor, kann man öfter hören.
Although it's one of her big hits, Baby Can I Hold You stood out. Great album. 4/5
A really special album, the first two tracks being especially wonderful. So much emotion in her voice it is outstanding. Just brilliant. Favourites: Talkin' bout a revolution Fast Car Baby Can I Hold You For Yiu
Album #175 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman’s self-titled album is one of the most peculiar classic albums that I have heard. Not only is it a folksy singer-songwriter album, which went mainstream in the late 80s, which famously was not a time that was generous to soft introspective music; but it also came from a complete unknown artist. They say that we are all born to make one album, and we have our whole lives to make our first; Tracy Chapman is the prime example of this; this was the only album she was born to make. It feels like a very personal and political album, yet at the same time universal themes and relatability seep from each song. Obviously the hits are all-timers, with Fast Car specifically being one of the finest songs ever written, but the whole album is able to keep up a commendable pace. Definitely one of those albums that will hit a whole lot harder depending on your mood. Best Songs: Fast Car, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, Baby Can I Hold You Worst Song: For You Score out of 10: 8.5
So many of the stories on this album are painful so I can't say that I had a super fun listening experience but I appreciate that this exists and I think it should be listened to at least once which is arguably the exercise here.
“Fast Car” is timeless. “Baby Can I Hold You” is horribly dated. Fortunately the former outweighs the latter.
This was lovely. Poignant; maybe more so now than when it came out.
As soon as I started to play this it took me back to '88. The album still rocks
I think there were three songs on this album I hadn't heard before and it doesn't include "Give Me One Reason. Damn depressing but beautiful. "Behind the Wall" is truly depressing.
Who doesn't love Tracy? Fast Car is an iconic song. Its a pleasant listen with some decent tunes.
album #64 a truly timeless album; the guitar feels almost buttery in how she plays. a really lovely album and well crafted! tracy's voice is ethereal and smooth and oh so warm. it's also gut wrenching in many ways, not least because of the lack of change since this album was released. ꩜ average track rating: 3.8/5 ꩜ favourite track(s): mountains o' things, why ꩜ least favourite track(s): baby can i hold you ꩜ album rating: ★★★★☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 1,025 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 32 (+1 Tracy Chapman) ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 13 (+1 Tracy Chapman) ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 51
This album starts very strongly with two fantastic tracks. Lyrically the album is strong throughout, with incisive social commentary, and tales of people escaping difficult situations. While the rest of the album never quite lives up to the strength of the first two tracks, there are still some great moments with 'Mountains O' Things' and 'Baby Can I Hold You' being the best of the rest.
Starts really strongly with ‘Talkin’ ‘bout a Revolution’, the utterly brilliant classic ‘Fast Car’, and ‘Across the Lines’. But then, after the haunting, acapella ‘Behind the Wall’ there’s a run of tracks that are pretty good but that I didn’t love production-wise: ‘Baby Can I Hold You’, ‘Mountains o’ Things’ (although lyrically it’s excellent) and ‘She’s Got Her Ticket’. Most of the time Chapman’s social commentary and storytelling is really effective, but occasionally it comes across as a bit simplistic or naive, such as on ‘Why?’ The final three tracks end the album strongly, however. Just enough for 4 stars.
*Very soulful sound *Fast car is a gem
Fire
This album is really simplistic, but in a good way. The lyrics are poignant and not really sappy at all, the voice is unique and interesting and the songwriting is solid. I’m not gonna say it’s the best thing I’ve ever heard but it’s ahead of the time (I always thought Tracy Chapman was a 90s phenomenon), not full of itself, and well written/performed. It’s one of the better singer/songwriter albums we’ve had in here.
What a voice. This is some folk music I can get behind.
This is an 80s classic. A young black woman talking about a revolution.
An album to stir memories of the late 1980s. It sounds as powerful today. The album was a stunning debut and Fast Car is a fabulous song. I haven't tracked Tracy Chapman since, so it was a joy to return to her eponymous work.
Went into this going "ugg I hate Fast Car" but after actually listening to it closely for the first time and seeing its place in the album, I have a new respect for its message even if I still don't think its an amazing song. It is heartbreaking that this album from 1988 sings about how close we are to some real change in America but here I am in 2026 with the death of the Middle Class approaching and the K shaped econ booming.
It nice with beautiful lyrics but in totally not make me impressvie
mucho acapella
teamo Tracy Chapman, gracias por uno de los mejores álbumes hasta ahora. 4.5
I had a feeling I could be someone
1. "Fast Car" 2. "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" 3. "Mountains o' Things"
great album, Chapman is a brilliant songwriter, the two lead singles, Talkin 'bout a Revolution and Fast Car are classics.
Fast Car and baby can i hold you, wow what a throwback. All time tracks
Die US-amerikanische Singer-Songwriterin Tracy Chapman legte 1988 eines der folgenreichsten Debütalben der Dekade vor. Innerhalb von acht Wochen in den Powertrax Studios in Hollywood, Kalifornien aufgenommen und von David Kershenbaum produziert, erschien das Werk im April 1988 bei Elektra Records – zu einer Zeit, in der akustische Gitarre und ein einziges Mikrofon als kommerzielle Selbstmordmission galten. Das Label hatte recht, es trotzdem zu wagen. Die elf Songs des Albums sind strukturell einfach gehalten: Chapmans Gitarrenspiel bleibt bewusst karg, der Gesang sitzt nie auf dem Effekt, sondern in der Aussage. „Fast Car" schildert das Scheitern an einem American Dream, der für viele gar keiner ist; „Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" flüstert Klassenpolitik in eingängigen Refrains; „Behind the Wall" behandelt häusliche Gewalt ohne Musik – a cappella, ungeschützt. Dass alle drei Stücke auf demselben Album existieren und trotzdem kohärent wirken, spricht für die Geschlossenheit der künstlerischen Vision. Das Album wurde nach Chapmans Auftritt beim Nelson-Mandela-Konzert in Wembley im Sommer 1988 zum weltweiten Phänomen – ein Auftritt, der notgedrungen stattfand, weil Stevie Wonder kurzfristig absagen musste. Drei Grammy Awards, Platz eins in mehreren Ländern, über 20 Millionen verkaufte Exemplare: Zahlen, die wenig über die eigentliche Qualität sagen, aber erklären, warum dieses Album bis heute als Maßstab für politisch engagierte Popmusik gilt. Ein Debütalbum, das keinerlei Eingewöhnungszeit braucht – es trifft sofort, und es bleibt.
Lovely voice and nice song writing. Probably needs more listens.
Je me suis pris une claque sur les 5 premiers sons, une vrai claque. Malgré cette claque je peux pas donner un 5 à cause du ventre mou du 6eme et 7eme son. Qui ne sont pas nuls, loin de là, mais pas à la hauteur du reste de l'album pour moi. Et j'ai vérifié mes autres 5 et c'est tous des no-skip (ou juste parfait hors 1 skip). Cet album est le 4 le plus proche du 5 que j'ai noté jusque là. Je réécouterai pour sûr.
Iconic album with iconic songs. And her courage to come out will always be something I admire
talkin bout a revolution, mountains o' things, and for my lover are my faves on this. tracy is based af. i wish this was mixed a bit better because there's lots of good instrumentation, but it can be hard to hear. but the songwriting is fantastic.
Really consistant acoustic folk sound throughout. Fast Car and Mountains O Things were my favs. Surprised by the heartfelt social justice themes. It was nice to hear music about that instead of bragging about being rich and consumerist in today's pop and rock.
No sabía que estos temones eran de ella. "Fast Car" me encanta pero todo el álbum es muy bueno. Lo único este tipo de albums buenos son los que prefiero que sean más largos. Pero bueno la seguiré escuchando.
Much better than I remember. Also way more political and socially relevant today than I would’ve hoped.
Great debut album
this was pretty good!
It was very good
Moody and pleasant.
Bu kadın bana babamı hatırlatıyor anısı çok güzel
Overall Rating - 3.50/5 (7.00/10). This has a very folk country feel. I like it.
An album where you're hooked from the start by the great voice and melodies. Not much fuzz to go around, just a voice, a guitar, some drums and it's enough. Favorite Songs: Talkin' bout a Revolution ; Fast Car
Day 39 — Tracy Chapman — Tracy Chapman (1988) Listened: May 10–18, 2026 Genre: Folk / Acoustic Soul / Protest Folk Vibe: Spare and devastating — one woman, an acoustic guitar, and plainspoken lyrics about poverty, injustice, and escape that hit harder for what they leave out. Highlights: ★ Talkin' Bout a Revolution • Fast Car • Across the Lines • Baby Can I Hold You • Mountains O' Things • She's Got Her Ticket • Why? • For My Lover Impression: Really enjoyed it and kept coming back to it — it grew with every listen. The lyrics hit hard, asking real questions about fairness and justice with a purity that feels rare. Talkin' Bout a Revolution edges out Why? as the favorite but both are the reason this album matters. Stripped down, soulful, and her voice is just beautiful. Nothing feels manufactured. Where does music like this even exist anymore. Rating: 3.9/5 Keep songs? Yes Revisit album? Definitely
Listened to this one before, very good one. Favourite is “Why?”.
C'est un bon album avec une belle voix sincère que j'aime bien écouter de temps à autres qui mériterait presque 4 étoiles... mais il manque un petit je ne sais quoi qui fait que cet album me plait vraiment. Je lui mettrai donc un 3.6 => arrondi a 4, car c'est tout de même bien meilleur que plein d'albums à qui j'ai mis 3 et également moins bien que d'autres à qui j'ai mis 4 étoiles. Mais est ce qu'on parle de révolution ? :-)
Very gender neutral voice to my ear, I have never heard her music before and legitimately thought I was listening to a man for most of the album. Songs are nice and short and to the point, very easy to listen to. Nice mix of mild tribal with country elements (I'm probably wildly wrong on that, but that's what it sounds like to me)
Fast Car is an all time classic, but there is a lot to love here. Tracy Chapman’s voice is so lovely and while the music is very simple, the lyrics are very rich. Great listen and definitely one I’ll continue to come back to
Vert personal album touching on strong topics of homelessness, domestic violence, women's rights and inequity. Unfortunately, she was a shooting star and never achieved the same after this one. Did have this album when it came out.
Classic
got halfway through whoops. Good! not my thing
Very poignant record that still has a lot to say almost 40 years later. Shows just how forward thinking Chapman was for her time. There's probably never been a vocalist quite like Tracy Chapman and her debut shows her incredible song writing as well as her extraordinary vocal talent. Fast Car continues to be the big hit from this record, but cuts like Baby Can I Hold You and Why really stood out to me.
Hit after hit after hit, such minimal production. So good.
incredible storytelling and social commentary. it's just so vivid. might not be everyone's cup of tea, but this album is influential is thirty different ways.
Great album, incredibily ahead of her time.
Quality stuff.
Went into this not expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. The album is not something I would have given a listen just going off of the genre, but it did not disappoint.
No. 398/1001 Talkin' Bout a Revolution 4/5 Fast Car 5/5 Across the Lines 5/5 Behind the Wall 3/5 Baby Can I Hold You 5/5 Mountains O‘ Things 4/5 She's Got Her Ticket 4/5 Why? 4/5 For My Lover 5/5 If Not Now 4/5 For You 4/5 Average: 4,27 Just a great and still relevant album.
Le prime 3 canzoni sono incredibili, sempre presenti fra i cd del mauro e dopo intense sessioni di carvate nella neve col bruno
Fast Car is the most popular song from this album, but there are other gems as well, starting with "Talkin' Bout a Revolution." One thing I noticed on this listen that I hadn't before is how crisp the bass playing is on many of the tracks. "Across the Lines" has a really pleasant bass line that really accentuates the fretless bass tone. The bass line on "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" makes use of harmonics as well, a small detail I'd never noticed on previous listens of this album. Musically, this album is pretty solid, but it's really the lyrics and production style that make "Tracy Chapman" stand out as an album. Coming out in 1988, most of the popular music of the time was either very pop-y or hair metal, which makes "Tracy Chapman" stand out quite a bit, stylistically.
The songs definitely all had a similar sound and feel but I liked that sounds and feel so