Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an African American singer-songwriter, best known for a small number of enduring hits, such as "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason". Cleveland, Ohio-born Chapman began playing guitar as a child, and eventually began attending Tufts University. Chapman began performing in coffeehouses and soon signed to SBK, releasing ''Tracy Chapman'' (1988 in music). The album was critically acclaimed, and she began touring and building a fanbase. Soon after performing at Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday party, Chapman's "Fast Car" began its rise on the US charts. Album and singles sales were strong, and the album went multi-platinum, as well as winning four Grammies. The follow-up, ''Crossroads'' (1989 in music) was less successful. By 1992 in music's ''Matters of the Heart'', Chapman was playing to a small and devoted cult. To the surprise of most industry-watchers, however, Chapman's 1995 in music album ''New Beginning'' included the hit single "Give Me One Reason" (1995 in music). The following album was 2000 in music's ''Telling Stories'', more a rock sound than folk, hit single "Telling Stories" was heavily airplayed on European radios. Her latest album is ''Let It Rain'' (2002 in music) for which she toured in Europe and the US in 2003. ==Discography== *''Tracy Chapman (album)'' (1988) *''Crossroads (album)'' (1989) *''Matters of the Heart'' (1992) *''New Beginning'' (1995) *''Telling Stories'' (2000) *''Collection'' (2001) *''Let It Rain'' (2002) ==Hit singles== *1988 "Fast Car" #6 US; #5 UK *1996 "Give Me One Reason" #3 US ==External links== *[http://www.about-tracy-chapman.net/ About Tracy Chapman] *[http://www.tracychapman.com/ Official Website] *[http://www.petitiononline.com/re4e2468/petition.html A petition to have Tracy Chapman's music videos on DVD] 1964 births African American musicians Female singers Folk singers Gay, lesbian or bisexual people LGBT musicians
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Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an African American singer-songwriter, best known for a small number of enduring hits, such as "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason". Cleveland, Ohio-born Chapman began playing guitar as a child, and eventually began attending Tufts University. Chapman began performing in coffeehouses and soon signed to SBK, releasing ''Tracy Chapman'' (1988 in music). The album was critically acclaimed, and she began touring and building a fanbase. Soon after performing at Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday party, Chapman's "Fast Car" began its rise on the US charts. Album and singles sales were strong, and the album went multi-platinum, as well as winning four Grammies. The follow-up, ''Crossroads'' (1989 in music) was less successful. By 1992 in music's ''Matters of the Heart'', Chapman was playing to a small and devoted cult. To the surprise of most industry-watchers, however, Chapman's 1995 in music album ''New Beginning'' included the hit single "Give Me One Reason" (1995 in music). The following album was 2000 in music's ''Telling Stories'', more a rock sound than folk, hit single "Telling Stories" was heavily airplayed on European radios. Her latest album is ''Let It Rain'' (2002 in music) for which she toured in Europe and the US in 2003. ==Discography== *''Tracy Chapman (album)'' (1988) *''Crossroads (album)'' (1989) *''Matters of the Heart'' (1992) *''New Beginning'' (1995) *''Telling Stories'' (2000) *''Collection'' (2001) *''Let It Rain'' (2002) ==Hit singles== *1988 "Fast Car" #6 US; #5 UK *1996 "Give Me One Reason" #3 US ==External links== *[http://www.about-tracy-chapman.net/ About Tracy Chapman] *[http://www.tracychapman.com/ Official Website] *[http://www.petitiononline.com/re4e2468/petition.html A petition to have Tracy Chapman's music videos on DVD] 1964 births African American musicians Female singers Folk singers Gay, lesbian or bisexual people LGBT musicians
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