Tracy Chapman (WE 835, old Elektra logo and new cat# on disc, approx. 1994/95)

~ Release by Tracy Chapman (see all versions of this release, 21 available)

Annotation

This release has price code France WE 835 on back, an old red Elektra logo and a new, longer cat# on disc.

Catalog Numbers

Disc and back inlay: 7559-60774-2
Back of booklet: 960 774-2

Matrix

Matrix code: 755960774-2.2 WME
(no Mastering SID)
Disc ID: MhxKMfBAtiU9Pxu7rIJ.m36G_NY-
Mould SID (examples): IFPI 0606 or IFPI 05M1

Glass mastered by WMME Alsdorf, Germany (“WME” in matrix), probably also pressed there (IFPI 05xx was their usual code, but 06xx was probably also used), mid-1990s (SID codes since 1994).

Annotation last modified on 2024-08-14 17:58 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Talkin’ Bout a Revolution
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Smith (American DJ, producer and hip hop pioneer based in New York City)
producer:
David Kershenbaum
acoustic guitar, electric guitar [rhythm] and percussion:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Larry Klein
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Denny Fongheiser
electric guitar and Hammond organ:
Jack Holder
vocals:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 2015)
recorded at and mixed at:
Powertrax Studio in Hollywood
recording of:
Talkin’ Bout a Revolution
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
4.12:40
2Fast Car
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Smith (American DJ, producer and hip hop pioneer based in New York City)
producer:
David Kershenbaum
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and percussion:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
bass guitar:
Larry Klein
drums (drum set):
Denny Fongheiser
steel guitar:
Ed Black
vocals:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 2015)
recorded at and mixed at:
Powertrax Studio in Hollywood
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 71), BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 113), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 165) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 275)
recording of:
Fast Car
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
April Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing France, Kobalt Music Publishing Italia Ltd and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
4.44:57
3Across the Lines
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Smith (American DJ, producer and hip hop pioneer based in New York City)
producer:
David Kershenbaum
acoustic guitar:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
bass:
Larry Klein
drums (drum set):
Denny Fongheiser
hammered dulcimer:
Jack Holder
vocals:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Powertrax Studio in Hollywood
recording of:
Across the Lines
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
4.153:25
4Behind the Wall
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Smith (American DJ, producer and hip hop pioneer based in New York City)
producer:
David Kershenbaum
vocals:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Powertrax Studio in Hollywood
recording of:
Behind the Wall
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
4.21:50
5Baby Can I Hold You
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Smith (American DJ, producer and hip hop pioneer based in New York City)
producer:
David Kershenbaum
bass guitar:
Larry Klein
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Denny Fongheiser
electric sitar and Hammond organ:
Jack Holder
electric violin:
David LaFlamme
guitar [rhythm]:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
keyboard:
Bob Marlette
vocals:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988) and Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 2015)
recorded at and mixed at:
Powertrax Studio in Hollywood
recording of:
Baby Can I Hold You
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
43:14
6Mountains o’ Things
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Smith (American DJ, producer and hip hop pioneer based in New York City)
producer:
David Kershenbaum
electric guitar:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
keyboard:
Steve Kaplan (Keyboards) and Bob Marlette
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
vocals:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Powertrax Studio in Hollywood
recording of:
Mountains o’ Things
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Purple Rabbit Music, SBK Songs Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
3.34:39
7She’s Got Her Ticket
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Smith (American DJ, producer and hip hop pioneer based in New York City)
producer:
David Kershenbaum
bass:
Larry Klein
drums (drum set):
Denny Fongheiser
electric guitar:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter) and Jack Holder
Hammond organ:
Jack Holder
keyboard:
Steve Kaplan (Keyboards)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
vocals:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Powertrax Studio in Hollywood
recording of:
She’s Got Her Ticket
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
3.653:57
8Why?
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Smith (American DJ, producer and hip hop pioneer based in New York City)
producer:
David Kershenbaum
acoustic guitar:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
bass:
Larry Klein
drums (drum set):
Denny Fongheiser
electric guitar and Hammond organ:
Jack Holder
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) and Denny Fongheiser
vocals:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Powertrax Studio in Hollywood
recording of:
Why?
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
3.752:06
9For My Lover
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Smith (American DJ, producer and hip hop pioneer based in New York City)
producer:
David Kershenbaum
acoustic guitar:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
bass:
Larry Klein
drums (drum set):
Denny Fongheiser
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jack Holder
steel guitar:
Ed Black
synthesizer [synth harmonica]:
Steve Kaplan (Keyboards)
vocals:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Powertrax Studio in Hollywood
recording of:
For My Lover
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
43:12
10If Not Now…
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Smith (American DJ, producer and hip hop pioneer based in New York City)
producer:
David Kershenbaum
acoustic guitar:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
bass:
Larry Klein
drums (drum set):
Denny Fongheiser
percussion:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter) and Denny Fongheiser
piano [acoustic]:
Jack Holder
vocals:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Powertrax Studio in Hollywood
recording of:
If Not Now…
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
43:01
11For You
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Smith (American DJ, producer and hip hop pioneer based in New York City)
producer:
David Kershenbaum
acoustic guitar:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
vocals:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1988)
recorded at and mixed at:
Powertrax Studio in Hollywood
recording of:
For You
lyricist and composer:
Tracy Chapman (American singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
3.33:10

Credits

Release

mastered at:Masterdisk in New York, New York, United States