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There is no official Tracy Chapman biography other than the press releases that the record company publishes when a new Tracy Chapman album is released. This biography is the only one you’ve found on the Internet with lots of facts and dates.

[ 1964 ]

• March, 30 – Tracy Chapman was born in Cleveland, Ohio.

[ 1982 ]

• Tracy graduates from Wooster school, Danbury, CT, and goes on to study at Tufts University, Medford, MA, where she majors in Anthropology and African Studies in 1986.

[ 1986 ]

• Tracy joins an African drumming ensemble in college, but develops her own folk guitar playing and performs original acoustic songs on the Boston folk circuit. She records demos at Tufts campus radio station, WMFO.
• Fellow student Brian Koppelman recommends her to his father, Charles, president of SBK Publishing, who in turn introduces her to producer David Kershenbaum and also to Elektra Records where she links up with manager, Elliot Roberts.
• Tracy records “For My Lover” for the local p
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  Tracy Chapman

  American singer-songwriter (born 1964)

  This article is about the singer. For her debut album, see Tracy Chapman (album). For the actress, see Tracy Nicole Chapman.

  Musical artist

  Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, widely known for her hit singles "Fast Car" (1988) and "Give Me One Reason" (1995).

  She was signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in 1987.^[1] 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 6× 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, she 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, f

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  Tracy Chapman (album)

  1988 studio album by Tracy Chapman

  Tracy Chapman is the debut album by the American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, released on April 5, 1988, by Elektra Records. The album was recorded at the Powertrax studio in Hollywood, California. In 1987, Chapman was discovered by fellow Tufts University student Brian Koppelman. He offered to show her work to his father, who owned a successful publishing company; however, she did not consider the offer to be serious. After multiple performances, however, Koppelman found a demo tape of her singing "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", which he promoted to radio stations, and she was eventually signed to Elektra.

  In early attempts to produce the first album, many producers turned down Chapman as they did not favor her musical direction. David Kershenbaum, however, decided to produce it as he wanted to record an acoustic music album. It was recorded in Hollywood, California, in eight weeks. Most of the writing is based on political and social causes.

  Tracy Chapman quickly gained critical acclaim from a wide majo