35 years ago Tracy Chapman‘s debut album was released.
An album of simple songs with committed lyrics about love, pain, abandonment and hatred.
These are songs that strike and stir consciences.
An act of denunciation and hope.
The album came out at a time, 1988, when something new was moving and Tracy found herself becoming a voice with her music.
Her music became a means of denouncing injustice and inequality, leading to the album selling more than 20 million copies and winning three Grammy Awards.
Tracy has not changed since her great success, continuing to make music and live in the same city, Cleveland. Shy and out of the spotlight.
Thirty-five years later, the strength of the album has remained intact, not least because that act of denunciation is still alive today.
New generations should know Tracy‘s music and especially listen to this album.
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