Matters of the Heart

Tracy Chapman | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (April 28, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000002H9W
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #503,338 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bang Bang Bang

2. So

3. I Used to Be a Sailor

4. The Love That You Had

5. Woman's Work

6. If These Are the Things

7. Short Supply

8. Dreaming on a World

9. Open Arms

10. Matters of the Heart

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a transitional phase, great work, unconventional Chapman, 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: Matters of the Heart (Audio CD)

If you're interested in this CD solely because you heard "Fast Car" on the radio and liked the sound, this is probably not the best Chapman CD to start with. Tracy Chapman spoiled her fast fans by coming out w/ 2 incredible CDs, one after another, filled with songs instantly ready for radio airplay.

Then, poof! She vanished for a couple of years before she came out with this 3rd installment. The hiatus introduced a different sound... it's still Tracy Chapman, but different somehow, and not the same exact flavor of the previous albums.

Fans of Chapman will still like this CD... I usually have all my Chapman CDs in the 6-disc player and hit the "shuffle" button so I get a good, rounded-out mix. Her voice is flawless and unique. The messages are the same... love stories, racial equality and the downside of the persuit of material gain. Great songs, but perhaps not for the casual listener of Chapman radio hits.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly my favourite album of all time, January 24, 2000

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Adam (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Matters of the Heart (Audio CD)

After an international best selling first album, Tracy has allowed her musical integrity, and not commercial success, to dictate her subsequent career. Her four albums to date have been progressively more sophisticated and beautifully produced. Matters of the Heart (the third) is my favourite. Possibly my favourite album of all time. A deep, sophisticated, introspective, subtly melodic, intricately textured, album, with typically socially conscious lyrics, sung with Tracy's characteristically longing, passionate phrasing. Like many of the classic albums that truly endure, it may take many listens before you really appreciate it, but each new playing will reveal more of the beauty of this brilliant album.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE CHAPMAN CD TO HAVE, January 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Matters of the Heart (Audio CD)

If you are a Chapman fan, take the time to get and listen to this maserpiece that unfortunately did not get the acclaim it deserved. The work on this CD is touching and will give you the same critically social meanings that we have come to know and love in Tracy's work. Get this for your collection.