

Editors’ Notes With quiet eloquence and smoldering outrage, Tracy Chapman made protest music relevant to Reagan-era audiences. Chapman’s heartwrenching-yet-dignified contralto can be filled with defiance (“Talkin’ Bout A Revolution”), longing (“Mountains O’ Things”), or resolve (“For My Lover”). But her incredible gift as a storyteller makes this breakthrough sound just as transcendent decades later.
Talkin' Bout a Revolution
1
2:41
Fast Car
2
4:56
Across the Lines
3
3:24
Behind the Wall
4
1:49
Baby Can I Hold You
5
3:13
Mountains O' Things
6
4:39
She's Got Her Ticket
7
3:54
Why?
8
2:06
For My Lover
9
3:12
If Not Now...
10
3:01
For You
11
3:09