America’s Renown Versatile Singer & Guitarist, Tracy Chapman Is 59 Today
Tracy Chapman was born in the United States of America in the year 1964, March 30th to be precise in Cleveland Ohio. She’s a singer, song writer signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in 1987.
The following year she released her debut album, Tracy Chapman, which became a commercial success, boosted by her appearance at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert, and was certified 6time Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The album received six Grammy Award nominations, including one for Album of the Year, three of which she won; Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her single “Fast Car”, and Best Contemporary Folk Album.
In 1989, Chapman released her second album, Crossroads, which earned her an additional Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Her third album, Matters of the Heart, followed in 1992.
Chapman’s fourth album, New Beginning, was released in 1995 and became another worldwide success. It was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA and yielded the hit single “Give Me One Reason”, which earned Chapman the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.
Five years later she release her fifth album, Telling Stories (2000). Let It Rain and Where You Live followed in 2002 and 2005, respectively. Chapman’s most recent studio album is Our Bright Future, released in 2008.
The remastered compilation album Greatest Hits, which was curated by Chapman herself, was released in 2015.
