Tracy Chapman: Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman

1988 Folk Rock

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Tracklist

A1 Talkin’ Bout A Revolution 2:38
A2 Fast Car 4:58
A3 Across The Lines 3:22
A4 Behind The Wall 1:46
A5 Baby Can I Hold You 3:16
B1 Mountains O’ Things 4:37
B2 She’s Got Her Ticket 3:54
B3 Why? 2:01
B4 For My Lover 3:15
B5 If Not Now... 2:55
B6 For You 3:09

Musicians

Tracy ChapmanAcoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Rhythm Guitar, Rhythm Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Words By, Music By
Larry KleinBass
Jack HolderDobro, Electric Guitar, Electric Organ (Hammond), Electric Sitar, Hammered Dulcimer (Hammer Dulcimer), Piano (Acoustic)
Denny FongheiserDrums, Percussion
David LaFlammeElectric Violin
Steve KaplanHarmonica (Synth Harmonica), Keyboards
Bob MarletteKeyboards
Paulinho Da CostaPercussion
Ed BlackSteel Guitar

Production

David KershenbaumProducer (Produced By)

Also credited. Art Direction: Carol Bobolts. Engineer: Kevin W. Smith. Mixed By: Kevin W. Smith. Executive-Producer: Brian Koppelman, Don Rubin. Management: Elliot Roberts, Frank Gironda, Lookout Management. Photography By: Matt Mahurin.

Release notes

Includes a printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and thank yous on one side and a photo of Tracy Chapman on the other.

“SP” in label matrix and “E A S T” embossed on side B label denote a pressing.

Catalog numbers:
On spine: 9 60774-1
On label: 60774-1

[On back cover]:
Elektra/Asylum Records, A Division of Warner Communications Inc.
℗ © 1988 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Printed in U.S.A.

[On inner sleeve]:
A1, A5: © 1982 SBK April Music Inc./Purple Rabbit Music
A4, B4: © 1983 SBK April Music Inc./Purple Rabbit Music
A3: © 1985 SBK April Music Inc./Purple Rabbit Music
B2, B3, B5, B6: © 1986 SBK April Music Inc./Purple Rabbit Music
A2, B1: © 1987 SBK April Music Inc./Purple Rabbit Music

Digitally recorded and mixed at Powertrax, Hollywood, CA
This album is dedicated to Aneta.

Runout info:
- Runouts are hand-etched
- Variant 4 (side A): an “s” appears over the last M in “DMM”
- Variant 7 (side B): “1” has been hand-scribed over “2” after “DMM-”
- Variant 8 (both sides): “2” has been etched over “1” after “DMM-”