Tracy Chapman (1988) Album Review

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Music critics combined give Tracy Chapman a score of 3.7333 out of 4

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All Music Guide

Arriving with little fanfare in the spring of 1988, Tracy Chapman's eponymous debut album became one of the key records of the Bush era, providing a touchstone for the entire PC movement while reviving the singer/songwriter tradition. Read more about Tracy Chapman on All Music Guide

Rolling Stone

Suzanne Vega was only the tip of the iceberg. Vega hauled the female-singer-songwriter genre into the Eighties, sold records, even got on the radio and on MTV. Read more about Tracy Chapman on Rolling Stone

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Movie critics combined give Tracy Chapman a score of 4.00 out of 4

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The Daily Vault Album Reviews

In 1988, if you weren’t a pinup or a cartoonish metal figure, chances were you were not going to see your album land on the charts. There was music of substance out there, but the figures behind this music (mainly U2 and Public Enemy) seemed
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Movie critics combined give Tracy Chapman a score of 3.20 out of 4

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Rolling Stone

Suzanne Vega was only the tip of the iceberg. Vega hauled the female-singer-songwriter genre into the Eighties, sold records, even got on the radio and on MTV. She was successful because she made smart music, not because she looked good in a miniskirt
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All Time

of 457,333

206

1980's

of 12,281

35

1988

of 1,900

9
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  - Alternative Rock
    
    of 49,285
    
    50
- Folk
  - Folk
    
    of 17,349
    
    18
  - Contemporary Folk
    
    of 5,019
    
    12
  - Traditional Folk
    
    of 7,820
    
    4
  - Alternative Folk
    
    of 529
    
    2
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 264,669
    
    198
  - Adult Alternative
    
    of 5,402
    
    6
  - Adult Contemporary
    
    of 6,752
    
    13
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,981
    
    115
  - Singer-Songwriters
    
    of 8,723
    
    37
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 108,263
    
    118
  - Folk Rock
    
    of 4,586
    
    24