*Fan trivia* – The single edit of this song had a slightly different arrangement featuring distinctively different backing vocals.Ĭhange represents the only song in the top 20 from Where You Live and also the latest released song on the list. Despite only making 119 on the US Billboard 200 Chart, with gorgeous lyrics such as, ‘Smoke and Ashes’ was the fourth single taken from Tracy’s massively successful fourth album, ‘New Beginning’. ‘Bang Bang Bang’, a tale of poverty and violence, was the lead single from Tracy’s third album Matters Of The Heart.ġ0. “Bang Bang Bang,” Matters Of The Heart, 1993 It might be some part of my life, or something I’ve felt, or something somebody’s told me. A lot of songs are a combination of influences. “The songs are not necessarily autobiographical. It was a single from Tracy’s second album ‘Crossroads’ and featured on the soundtrack of the 2003 documentary “Tupac Resurrection”.Īnother song from Tracy’s debut, with lyrics like, “Two weeks in a Virginia jail, for my lover, for my lover”, some fans have been led to think that Tracy killed her husband was subsequently imprisoned. This song speaks of keeping true to yourself in a turbulent and often cruel world. “All That You Have Is Your Soul,” Crossroads, 1989 Imagine Tracy welcoming you home after a long day at work… *Sigh*ġ3. This love song really does speak for itself. The song over the course of five minutes builds into an epic ballad, it’s easy to see why it made the top 20.ġ4. “Done so many things wrong, I don’t know if I can do right”, Tracy confesses during the opening of this song before pouring her heart out to a potential lover with brutal vulnerability. “At This Point In My Life,” New Beginning, 1995 It was not a single and is scarcely performed live But the familar tale of a man’s struggle to provide for a family whilst trying keep on the straight and narrow seems to resonate with a public who are nearly 20 years on still facing financial and social hardships.ġ5. This one may come as a surprise to many who follow Tracy’s career. Fans on Facebook voted it 17th in their favourite Tracy Chapman tracks. Here she plays the song for the Farm Aid concert of 1992.Ī simple song featuring just Tracy and her acoustic guitar, ‘For You’ is a tale of true love and longing. In this song we see Tracy denounce materialism. “Mountains O’Things,” Tracy Chapman, 1988 Tracy once said it was written about her sister, here she sings it live from Marseille during her Our Bright Future Tour in 2008.ġ8. ‘She’s Got Her Ticket’ tells the story of a woman taking a plane to a new life. “She’s Got Her Ticket,” Tracy Chapman, 1988 An impressive 7 minutes in length, ‘Matters Of The Heart’ is arguably one of Tracy’s most personal and honest songs.ġ9. Kicking off our countdown at #20 we have ‘Matters Of The Heart’ from the album of the same name. “Matters Of The Heart,” Matters Of The Heart, 1993