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Recorded
  
1999

Telling Stories (2000)
  
Collection (2001)

Release date
  
14 February 2000

Length
  
42:09

Artist
  
Tracy Chapman

Label
  
Elektra Records

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Released
  
February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)

Genres
  
Folk music, Alternative rock, Adult contemporary music

Producers
  
Tracy Chapman, David Kershenbaum

Similar
  
Tracy Chapman albums, Other albums

Tracy chapman telling stories


Telling Stories is the fifth album by American singer/songwriter Tracy Chapman, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). 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 2CD 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.

Contents

The record marked a return to shorter songs for Tracy, seeing as on New Beginning all of them had been very long.

Tracy chapman telling stories lyrics


Track listing

All songs written by Tracy Chapman.

Personnel

  • Tracy Chapman – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, harp, vocals, background vocals, baritone guitar, production, mixing, art design
    • Additional musicians
  • Alejandro "Alex" Acuña – percussion
  • Rock Deadrick – vocals, background vocals
  • Tommy Eyre – organ, keyboard
  • Mike Finnigan – organ
  • Denny Fongheiser – percussion, snare drums
  • Emmylou Harris – vocals
  • Howard Hersh – bass guitar
  • Steve Hunter – dulcimer, lap steel guitar, baritone guitar
  • Larry Klein – bass guitar
  • JayDee Mannes – pedal steel
  • 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
    • Technical personnel
  • Duane Baron – engineering, mixing
  • Tim Hailand – artwork
  • Jeri Heiden – design
  • John Heiden – design
  • Renata Kanclerz – production coordination
  • David Kershenbaum – mixing, production
  • Martie Kolbl – production coordination
  • Curt Kroeger – assistant engineering
  • Iki Levy – drum programming
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Herb Ritts – portraits
  • Roger Sommers – assistant engineering

    • Certifications

    Singles

    Songs

    1Three Little Birds
    2House of the Rising Sun (Live)2:03
    3Mountains o' Things (Live)5:06

    References

    Telling Stories Wikipedia
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