Crossroads

Tracy Chapman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 25, 1989)
• Original Release Date: October 3, 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000002H7I
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,871 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #77 in Music > Folk > Contemporary Folk > Alternative Folk

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CHAPMAN TRACY CROSSROADS

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm standing at the Crossroads of hell....., July 4, 2000

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Andrew O'Connor - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crossroads (Audio CD)

Owning Tracy Chapman and Telling Stories, I decided to give Crossroads a go. Luckily there are ten songs, so there is an easy way to rate this

Crossroads: 10/10. A truly amazing and spiritual track that uses percussive instruments well and utilizes amazing vocals.

Bridges: 8.5/10 A slower track, yet filled with moving guitar and piano, backed with her obviously stupendous vocals.

Freedom Now: 8.5/10 I'm not sure, but I can see a bunch of guys singing this as they work on the railroad. A fin track, and it's dedicated to a guy a really like (Nelson Mandela) so let's add a point to 9.5.

Material World: 9/10 This track must have written itself. Resembling some works on Tracy Chapman, this is an enjoyable song.

Be Careful of My Heart: 10/10 This is one of the most beautiful tracks, with guitars and heart wrenching vocals.

Subcity: 9.5/10 When I read the lyrics to this song, I thought it would be depressing, but it has a fun tune and beat.

Born To Fight: 9/10 This a tough, spunky song, with lot of great saxophone. It is really great to sing.

A Hundred Years: 8/10 Probably the weakest song on the album, yet still has a catchy tune.

This Time: 10/10 What a beautiful song, that rings true powerfully, and makes me want to singalong each time.

All That You Have is your Soul: 10/10 Like Be Careful of My Heart, a truly beautiful track.

How does it add up?.....93.5% or a whopping A+ or five star rating!

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best New Artist., March 1, 2000

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Jason Stein (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crossroads (Audio CD)

It's a shame that when an artist, such as Tracy Chapman, wins a Grammy for Best New Artist, she is then forgotten. I have been a fan right from the beginning, in 1988, with "Fast Car." I was 15 then, and Tracy touched a nerve for me. I thoroughly enjoyed her debut and was quite pleased that she won a Grammy. However, her following albums, Crossroads, Matters of the Heart, New Beginning and Telling Stories have all been dismissed by critics and Top 40 radio (with the exception of Give Me One Reason in 1996). I believe that Crossroads was just as great as her debut. It has ten solid tracks from "Crossroads", "Born To Fight", "All That You Have Is Your Soul" to "This Time", "Bridges", "Freedom Now" and "Subcity." It's a shame that Top 40 radio and teenagers turn away from great music that also has meaning in its lyrics. Crossroads is a great cd to have in your music collection.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars couldn't make a 'dud' if her life depended on it, July 6, 2000

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Shelley Gammon "Geek" (Kaufman, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crossroads (Audio CD)

This sophmore release by Tracy Chapman proves that her firstalbum was no accident. If there was any doubt, this poet, lyricist,song writer, singer and guitar player is incredibly talented. Her unique voice breathes life into one awesome song after another. Every song tells a story, whether it is a love story, a parable of the evils of material gain at the sacrifice of relationships or racial indifference. These aren't "preachy" songs... and you can listen to them w/o even paying attention to the lyrics if you want... the sounds are soft enough to play in the background while you're at work, or rockin' enough so you can jack up the volume on your car stereo and sing along. Tracy Chapman has a unique sound that really can't be compared to anything else you've heard before. A tremelo in her unique-sounding voice, the sounds of 6 and 12-string guitars, soft drums and an occaisional banjo makes this a little bit country, a lot of rock, a pinch of folk and just Tracy Chapman.