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Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

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Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

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Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her singles "Fast Car", "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Give Me One Reason" and "Telling Stories". She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist.-Biography:Tracy Chapman was born in Cleveland,...

, it features tracks from her first five studio albums. The tracks include her two U.S. Top Tens, "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason". Other charted singles on this album include "Talkin' Bout a Revolution", "Crossroads", "Telling Stories", and "Baby Can I Hold You".

Track listing

1. "Fast Car
   Fast Car
   "Fast Car" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. It was released as a single in April 1988 from her self-titled 1988 debut album Tracy Chapman...
   
   " - [Tracy Chapman 1988] 4:58
2. "Subcity" - [Crossroads 1989] 5:12
3. "Baby Can I Hold You
   Baby Can I Hold You
   "Baby Can I Hold You" is the third single from American contemporary folk artist Tracy Chapman, released in late 1988. The song succeeded in reaching the top fifty in the United States, unlike its predecessor, "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", but it failed to become Chapman's second top forty hit,...
   
   " - [Tracy Chapman 1988] 3:14
4. "The Promise" - [New Beginning 1995] 5:28
5. "I'm Ready" - [New Beginning 1995] 4:56
6. "Crossroads" - [Crossroads 1989] 4:13
7. "Bang Bang Bang" - [Matters Of The Heart 1992] 4:22
8. "Telling Stories" - [Telling Stories 2000] 3:58
9. "Smoke and Ashes" - [New Beginning 1995] 6:39
10. "Speak the Word" - [Telling Stories 2000] 4:13
11. "Wedding Song" - [Telling Stories 2000] 4:36
12. "Open Arms" - [Matters Of The Heart 1992] 4:34
13. "Give Me One Reason
    Give Me One Reason
    "Give Me One Reason" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. It was released on her 1995 album New Beginning. It is also Chapman's biggest US hit to date, reaching #3 on the US Hot 100. Chapman also performed the song six years before its release, on the December 16, 1989...
    
    " - [New Beginning 1995] 4:29
14. "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution
    Talkin' 'bout a Revolution
    "Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution" is the second single from African American contemporary folk artist Tracy Chapman. The politically aware song failed to replicate the success of its predecessor, "Fast Car", and peaked at #75 in the United States...
    
    " - [Tracy Chapman 1988] 2:40
15. "She's Got Her Ticket" - [Tracy Chapman 1988] 3:56
16. "All That You Have Is Your Soul" - [Crossroads 1989] 5:15

Charts

Tracy Chapman's "Collection" album reached #3 in the UK in October 2001. The album reached #10 in Australia and has been certified 2x Platinum.