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Folk & Singer-Songwriter · 1980s
Tracy Chapman — 1988
Tracy Chapman
Released 1988Folk & Singer-Songwriter
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A spare, powerful debut of social conscience, home to 'Fast Car'. Direct and beloved. A landmark. A single-entry catalogue presence, but the entry is strong.
On vinyl: Vintage copies and modern reissues both circulate — worth comparing condition and remaster notes.
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- Fast Car on Best Folk Songs of All Time
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