I think this is one of the most beautiful songs...



I think she's beautiful too, truly beautiful, amazing voice...

Album version..


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I think she's wonderful.

ThreadBare said:

Co-Sign
I have her catalog. Good stuff.

That is a beautiful song. I love it.

mmmm... I really love this one too, and Fast Car, but I love all her music, it's always from the heart and with a message, and her voice always conveys so much emotion, which I love ... very talented.




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SUPRMAN said:

Co-sign *2

one of only a handful of female artists i listen to.

goodlookingmofo said:

her ENTIRE debut album was stunning!

DigitalGardin said:

'Telling Stories' is better than her debut.

Jeffiner said:

Yeah, this IS a cool track. I heard this was dedicated to somebody.

Jeffiner said:

That whole album is beautiful, and that's one of the standout tracks! Really lovely.

blackguitaristz said:

Oh really...?

Love this one too...yeah, anyone who doesn't have that album really NEEDS to get it!

It's kinda refreshing to hear again the original version because the radio always plays the crappy Boyzone/Ronan Keating version.

purplehippieonthe1 said:

THAT doesn't even deserve to be mentioned on this thread..

dd.....
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Great thread, I love Tracy Chapman!



^ "The Promise" is a classic in my book!

she's amazing. "The Love That You Had" is one of my favorite songs.

NpgSoldier said:

Beautiful! Thanks for posting it

purplehippieonthe1 said:

You know I think she's just refreshing full stop... she just writes great songs, gets up on stage and sings and plays, with none of the other crap, because she doesn't need it...puts a lot of other people to shame doesn't it?

She really was great for a while there. "Fast Car" is still her best song. The whole first album is classic.

Jeffiner said:

You're welcome!

I think 'the problem' with Tracy's career is: her debut album (which I love) was so perfect, that she has been busy trying to live up to it since. And that every new album she releases gets (sometimes over-critically) compared to that first masterpiece.

The same i see with other artists by the way: Tori Amos (after 'Little Earthquakes') and Pearl Jam (after 'Ten').

Anyone agrees?

Riverpoet31 said:

Yes, hard to live up to such a brilliant first album! Doesn't that happen a lot in the industry though? New artists probably have years to write that first album, then they become successful and.. well you know the rest...

Riverpoet31 said:

From a commercial standpoint, I might agree (in the case of Tracy, anyway...) But she's released some terrific records since her debut. "Crossroads" is fantastic.

I don't agree at all with Pearl Jam and Tori Amos. They've both had massive success with albums after their debut. In Tori's case, "Boys for Pele" was her biggest chart success by a wide margin, and she's still doing well - she just scored her 5th straight Top 10 album. Not many other 40+ solo female artists even coming close to that (apart from Madonna, of course).

midnightmover said:

I really disagree with that. Have you heard other albums of hers? Again, I think 'Telling Stories' is her best. And I have her catalog.

NoVideo said:

I also think Tracy has much better albums than her debut.

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Visit her site...

You can color it!!!

It's very nice!!

http://www.tracychapman.com/