Our Bright Future
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| Studio album by Tracy Chapman | ||||
| Released | November 11, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Tracy Chapman, Larry Klein | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 65/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Toronto Star |  [3] |
| Slant Magazine | [4] |
Our Bright Future is Tracy Chapman's eighth studio album and was released on November 11, 2008. The album was co-produced by Larry Klein. The album's first single "Sing For You" was released digitally on October 31. In promotion for this album Chapman appeared on radio stations across Europe with interviews and sessions. Chapman also performed "Sing for You" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. A European tour in support of the disc took place through November and December 2008. A U.S. tour was planned for January 2009 but was postponed.[5] Chapman toured Europe again in the Summer of 2009. Our Bright Future was certified Gold in France for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.[6] The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. To date, it is Chapman's latest record.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Tracy Chapman.
- "Sing for You" – 4:25
- "I Did It All" – 3:10
- "Save Us All" – 3:46
- "Our Bright Future" – 4:13
- "For a Dream" – 3:19
- "Thinking of You" – 4:49
- "A Theory" – 3:18
- "Conditional" – 4:05
- "Something to See" – 4:14
- "The First Person on Earth" – 3:52
- "Spring" – 3:07
Personnel
- Tracy Chapman – acoustic and electric guitar, vocals
- Larry Goldings – keyboards
- Jared Faw - piano
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Joe Gore – acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
- Larry Klein – bass, organ
- Dean Parks – guitar, clarinet, mandolin, pedal steel
- Joey Waronker – drums, percussion
- Rock Deadrick – background vocals
- Carla Kihlstedt – violin, nyckelharpa
- Michael Webster – keyboards
- Rob Burger – keyboards
Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 2008 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart[7] | 81 |
| 2008 | U.S. Billboard 200 | 57 |
| 2008 | UK Albums Chart | 75 |
| 2008 | French Albums Chart | 5 |
The single "Sing for You" was a moderate airplay hit in the U.S. It charted on Billboard's Triple A chart for 14 weeks.
References
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/our-bright-future/tracy-chapman
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