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Tracy Chapman (born March 30 , 1964 ) is an American Singer-songwriter , best known for legendary singles " Fast Car ," "Talkin' Bout a Revolution," "Baby Can I Hold You," and "Give Me One Reason." She is a multi platinum and multi grammy award winning artist Born in in Connecticut , and was eventually accepted to Tufts University in Medford , Massachusetts . CAREER During college, Chapman began street-performing and playing Coffeehouse s in Cambridge . After waiting to graduate college, she signed to SBK , releasing ''Tracy Chapman'' ( 1988 ). The album was critically acclaimed, and she began touring and building a fanbase. Soon after performing at the televised Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert in June 1988, Chapman's "Fast Car" began its rise on the US charts. Album and singles sales were strong, and the album went Multi-platinum and won four Grammy Award s. Later in 1988, Chapman was a featured performer on the worldwide Amnesty International Human Rights Now! Tour . Her follow-up album ''Crossroads'' ( 1989 ) was less commercially successful. By 1992 's ''Matters of the Heart'', Chapman was playing to a small and devoted audience. However, to the surprise of most industry-watchers, Chapman's fourth 1995 album ''New Beginning'' proved successful, selling over 3 million copies just in the U.S. This album included the hit single "Give Me One Reason" which won the 1996 Grammy for Best Rock Song. The following album was 2000 's ''Telling Stories'', which featured more of a Rock sound than Folk . Its hit single "Telling Stories" received heavy airplay on European radio stations. Her sixth album was ''Let It Rain'' ( 2002 ), in support of which she toured in Europe and the US in 2003. ''Where You Live'', Chapman's seventh studio album, was released in September 2005 . A brief supporting tour took place in major cities across the US in October and continued throughout Europe over the remainder of the year. The "Where You Live" tour has now been extended into 2006, with Summer dates announced in Germany, Italy, France, Sweden, Finland, Norway and the U.K. More dates are expected to be announced in the near future. DISCOGRAPHY
(US #1) RIAA: (US: 6x Platinum)
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(US #53) RIAA: (US: Gold)
(US #4) RIAA: (US: 5x Platinum)
(US #33) RIAA: (US: Gold)
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