Tracy Chapman - New Beginning [1995]
I bought this CD because I heard one track (”Give Me One Reason”) on the radio & I had hoped that the whole CD would have a similar sound. Unfortunately, no other song on the CD sounds remotely like that one, so unknown to me at the time, there was only one reason to buy the CD! “Give Me One Reason” is a great blues song, with excellent lyrics (about a couple breaking up), & excellent electric guitar work, & an excellent soulful Girl Group doing backup vocals. It’s too bad that the rest of the songs on this CD are painfully slow, much more acoustic in nature, & don’t have the driving force of this one track. Tracy is known as a bluesy folk artist; on this CD, the emphasis is heavily on the folk, except for that one song. “Remember the Tinman” is the only other song that has what resembles a “beat,” but its lyrics are not up to her usual standards. If you like “Give Me One Reason,” try to find it on a single or compilation rather than buying this CD– you’re not likely to enjoy the rest of the songs.
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1. Heaven’s Here On Earth.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
2. New Beginning.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
3. Smoke And Ashes.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
4. Coldfeet.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
5. At This Point In My Life.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
6. The Promise.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
7. The Rape Of The World.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
8. Tell It Like It Is.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
9. Give Me One Reason.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
10. Remember The Tinman.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
11. I’m Ready.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
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