New Beginning (Tracy Chapman album)

New Beginning
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)
New Beginning
(1995)
Telling Stories
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Robert Christgau(B-)[3]
Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Rolling Stone[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

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

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William (1995-11-14). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  4. ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide review
  5. ↑ "Rolling Stone review". Web.archive.org. 2008-07-26. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  6. ↑ "Ask Billboard: Mariah Carey, Tracy Chapman, Jeff Bates". Billboard.com. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  8. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Tracy Chapman – New Beginning". Music Canada. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tracy Chapman; 'New Beginning')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Tracy Chapman – New Beginning". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  11. ↑ "American album certifications – Tracy Chapman – New Beginning". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 15, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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