Wednesday 12/15/21 12am ET: Feature LP: Tracy Chapman – Crossroads (1989)

Crossroads is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, released October 3, 1989. Chapman was also a producer on this album, the first time she had taken on such a role. The song “Freedom Now” is dedicated to Nelson Mandela.

“Crossroads” – 4:11
“Bridges” – 5:24
“Freedom Now” – 4:02
“Material World” – 3:02
“Be Careful of My Heart” – 4:39
“Subcity” – 5:09
“Born to Fight” – 2:46
“A Hundred Years” – 4:20
“This Time” – 3:43
“All That You Have Is Your Soul” – 5:16

Tracy Chapman – acoustic guitar, harmonica (tracks 6, 10), electric guitar (tracks 3, 8), vocals, background vocals (track 3), 12 string guitar (tracks 6, 9), stagecoach guitar (track 10)
Charlie Bisharat – viola (track 6), electric violin (track 6), violin pizzicato (track 1)
Peggie Blu – background vocals (track 3)
Marc Cohn – piano (track 2)
Paulinho da Costa – tambourine (track 3), conga (track 8)
Carolyn Dennis – background vocals (track 3)
Denny Fongheiser – drums (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
Bobbye Hall – percussion (tracks 1, 4, 5), conga (tracks 3, 6), tambourine (track 7)
Jack Holder – banjo (track 3), piano (tracks 2, 7), acoustic stagecoach guitar (track 9), organ (track 9)
Larry Klein – bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Danny Kortchmar – electric guitar (track 8)
Russ Kunkel – drums (tracks 2, 6, 9)
Jim Lacefield – cello (track 10)
Tim Landers – bass guitar (tracks 3, 7)
Steve Lindley – electric piano (track 8)
Bob Marlette – keyboards (tracks 1, 2)
Frank Marocco – accordion (track 1)
Sheila Minard – background vocals (track 3)
Scarlet Rivera – violin (track 9)
Roz Seay – background vocals (track 3)
G.E. Smith – acoustic picking guitar (track 1), mandolin (track 5), electric guitar (track 4)
William D. “Smitty” Smith – organ (tracks 4, 6, 8)
John X. Volaitis – piano (track 9)
Elesecia Wright – background vocals (track 3)
Snooky Young – trumpet (track 7)
Neil Young – acoustic guitar (track 10), piano (track 10)

Monday 7/19/21 10pm ET: Feature LP: Tracy Chapman – Telling Stories (2000)

Telling Stories is the fifth album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, released February 14, 2000. It was her first album in over four years, and her first since Crossroads to be produced or co-produced by David Kershenbaum. A special 2 CD tour edition of this album was also released in May 2000, supporting the tour going on at the time. The album is composed of contemporary rock songs in the first half, and folk songs in the second half. The song “Unsung Psalm” was originally written for her previous album, New Beginning, but it didn’t make it onto the album.

The record marked a return to shorter songs for Tracy; on New Beginning they had been somewhat longer.

1. “Telling Stories” 3:57
2. “Less Than Strangers” 3:19
3. “Speak the Word” 4:12
4. “It’s OK” 4:00
5. “Wedding Song” 4:36
6. “Unsung Psalm” 4:19
7. “Nothing Yet” 3:21
8. “Paper and Ink” 4:52
9. “Devotion” 2:48
10. “The Only One” 3:08
11. “First Try” 3:31

Tracy Chapman – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, harp, vocals, background vocals, baritone guitar, record producer, mixing, art design
Alex Acuña – percussion
Rock Deadrick – vocals, background vocals
Tommy Eyre – organ, keyboard
Mike Finnigan – organ
Denny Fongheiser – percussion, drums
Emmylou Harris – vocals
Howard Hersh – bass guitar
Steve Hunter – dulcimer, lap steel guitar, baritone guitar
Larry Klein – bass guitar
JayDee Mannes – pedal steel guitar
John Pierce – bass guitar
Tim Pierce – acoustic guitar, dobro, mandolin, sitar, baritone guitar
Eric Rigler – Uillean pipes, low whistle
Scarlet Rivera – violin
Glenys Rogers – percussion, vocals, background vocals
Andy Stoller – bass guitar
Patrick Warren – keyboard, Chamberlin

Sunday with Ron Kovacs (8a – 12p) ET

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Artist Countdown: Tracy Chapman Top 25 7p ET @tchapmannews

Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, known for her singles “Fast Car”, “Talkin’ ’bout a Revolution”, “Baby Can I Hold You”, “Crossroads”, “Give Me One Reason” and “Telling Stories”. She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist.

Chapman often performs at and attends charity events such as Make Poverty History, amfAR and AIDS/LifeCycle, to support social causes. She identifies as a feminist.

Although Chapman has never disclosed her sexual orientation, in the mid-1990s she dated writer Alice Walker. Chapman maintains a strong separation between her personal and professional lives. “I have a public life that’s my work life and I have my personal life,” she said. “In some ways, the decision to keep the two things separate relates to the work I do.”  –Wikipedia

1	Fast Car
2	Give Me One Reason
3	Crossroads
4	Talkin’ ’bout a Revolution
5	Baby Can I Hold You
6	Telling Stories
7	Sing for You
8	Smoke and Ashes
9	Bang Bang Bang
10	New Beginning
11	All That You Have Is Your Soul
12	Subcity
13	Dreaming on a World
14	The Promise
15	It’s OK
16	Happy
17	Wedding Song
18	You’re the One
19	Another Sun
20	Thinking of You
21	Open Arms
22	Speak The Word
23	I’m Ready
24	Let It Rain
25	Bridges