New Beginning (Tracy Chapman album)

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New Beginning
File:Tracy Chapman - New Beginning.jpg
Studio album by Tracy Chapman
Released November 14, 1995
Recorded 1994–1995
Genre Folk, blues
Length 62:19
Label Elektra
Producer Tracy Chapman, Don Gehman
Tracy Chapman chronology
Matters of the Heart
(1992)Matters of the Heart1992		 New Beginning
(1995)		 Telling Stories
(2000)Telling Stories2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly B[2]
Robert Christgau (B-)[3]
Rolling Stone Album Guide 3.5/5 stars[4]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars[5]

New Beginning is the fourth album by singer/songwriter Tracy Chapman, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). According to Nielsen Soundscan, it is her biggest-selling recording since 1991, with 3.8 million copies sold,[6] and according to the RIAA, it has shipped five million copies in the United States.

According to Billboard Magazine, the "New Beginning" single was the first multi-session disc to have a sticker printed on the back of the packaging detailing system requirements to play the multi-media footage.

Track listing

All songs written by Tracy Chapman.

  1. "Heaven's Here on Earth" – 5:23
  2. "New Beginning" – 5:33
  3. "Smoke and Ashes" – 6:39
  4. "Cold Feet" – 5:40
  5. "At This Point in My Life" – 5:09
  6. "The Promise" – 5:28
  7. "The Rape of the World" – 7:07
  8. "Tell It Like It Is" – 6:08
  9. "Give Me One Reason" – 4:31
  10. "Remember the Tinman" – 5:45
  11. "I'm Ready" – 4:56
  12. "Save a Place For Me" (hidden track)

Musical style

The album's sound consists of Chapman's trademark acoustic rock / folk sound and is mainly made up of slow, low-key tunes and a few upbeat tracks. One notable exception is the hit "Give Me One Reason", which is a blues piece. Most tracks on the album have backup singers, which was very rare in Chapman's earlier works.

Personnel

Production

  • Producers: Tracy Chapman, Don Gehman
  • Engineer: Don Gehman
  • Assistant engineers: John Ewing, Jr., Kevin Scott, Doug Trantow
  • Mixing: Don Gehman
  • Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
  • Production coordination: Diane Medak
  • Art direction: Lee Cantelon
  • Design: Lee Cantelon
  • Graphic layout: Lavonne Murlowski
  • Photography: Christine Alicino

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1995 The Billboard 200 4
1995 Swedish Album Chart 46

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1996 "Give Me One Reason" Adult Contemporary 3
1996 "Give Me One Reason" Adult Top 40 1
1996 "Give Me One Reason" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 35
1996 "Give Me One Reason" The Billboard Hot 100 3
1996 "Give Me One Reason" Top 40 Mainstream 2
1997 "Give Me One Reason" Top 40 Adult Recurrents 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[7] 3× Platinum 210,000
Canada (Music Canada)[8] 7× Platinum 700,000
Germany (BVMI)[9] Gold 250,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] Platinum 15,000
United States (RIAA)[11] 5× Platinum 5,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1996 "Give Me One Reason" Best Rock Song

References

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