{"product_id":"tracy-chapman-tracy-chapman","title":"Tracy Chapman - TRACY CHAPMAN |","description":"\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Tracy Chapman (vocals, acoustic \u0026amp; electric guitars, percussion); Jack Holder (guitar, dobro, electric sitar, hammered dulcimer, Hammond organ); Ed Black (guitar); David LaFlamme (electric violin); Steve Kaplan, Bob Marlette (keyboards); Larry Klein (bass); Denny Fongheiser (drums, percussion); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).\n\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Powertrax, Hollywood, California.\n\u003cbr\u003ePersonnel: Tracy Chapman (vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion); Jack Holder (electric guitar, dobro, dulcimer, sitar, piano, organ); Ed Black (steel guitar); David LaFlamme (electric violin); Steve Kaplan (harmonica, keyboards); Bob Marlette (keyboards); Denny Fongheiser (drums, percussion); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).\n\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Kevin Smith .\n\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Powertrax, Hollywood, CA.\n\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Matt Mahurin.\n\u003cbr\u003eUnknown Contributor Roles: David LaFlamme; Denny Fongheiser; Ed Black; Jack Holder; Larry Klein; Paulinho Da Costa; Tracy Chapman; Bob Marlette; Steve Kaplan.\n\u003cbr\u003eTracy Chapman exploded out of the Boston folk scene in the late eighties, carrying the acoustic guitar-playing singer\/songwriter mantle to a more political and socially conscious level than had recently been achieved. Her deep alto and throttled vocal delivery, combined with attentively scrutinized social scenarios presented in a simple, accessible manner, rocketed Tracy to the top of the charts and into the Grammy record books. Instrumentally crisp and minimal, TRACY CHAPMAN is a compelling statement from the no-holds-barred black singer\/songwriter, stealing the focus away from the popular folk mafia.\n\u003cbr\u003eChapman expresses a heretofore unmined black, feminist, disenfranchised point of view--from the helpless-but-hopeful underclass of the smash hit \"Fast Car,\" to the defiant politicos of \"Talkin' 'Bout A Revolution.\" In regards to other issues, Tracy responds to Suzanne Vega's \"Luka\" with her own a capella song about domestic violence, \"Behind The Wall\"; and the percussive \"Mountains O' Things\" is about material wealth. But TRACY CHAPMAN is not all social politics; there are several rapturously tender love songs included as well.\n\u003cbr\u003eThere are many strong influences to be heard in Tracy's voice, particularly Joan Armatrading (on \"Baby Can I Hold You\") and Odetta. Infused with those powerful roots, Chapman dramatically changed the commercial stakes of folk music by blending a catchy, acoustic backdrop to her social rhetoric, and delivering her manifestos in a unique, commanding voice that seemed like a beacon in a sea of mediocrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 1990-10-25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: ROCK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 1990-10-25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tracy Chapman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45221996003443,"sku":"ZSZJNH-4G6Q-7G","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0500\/7837\/files\/tracy-chapman-tracy-chapman_gjkT8.jpg?v=1783826337","url":"https:\/\/www.lovevinylrecords.com\/products\/tracy-chapman-tracy-chapman","provider":"Love Vinyl Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}