Tracy Chapman (album)
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Tracy Chapman (album) is the critically acclaimed 1988 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, featuring socially conscious folk-rock songs including the hit single "Fast Car."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tracy Chapman (album) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5060405 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tracy Chapman (album) Context triple: [Tracy Chapman, notableWork, Tracy Chapman (album)]
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A.
Brushfire Fairytales
Brushfire Fairytales is the debut studio album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, blending laid-back acoustic rock with surf-influenced folk melodies.
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B.
Song for Sharon
"Song for Sharon" is a reflective, narrative folk-jazz track by Joni Mitchell that explores themes of freedom, marriage, and female identity.
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C.
Straight No Chaser (album)
Straight No Chaser is the 2009 studio album by British singer-songwriter and producer Mr Hudson, blending pop, R&B, and electronic influences and featuring collaborations with artists like Kanye West.
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D.
The Traveling Kind
The Traveling Kind is a collaborative Americana and country-folk album by Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, noted for its reflective songwriting and rich vocal harmonies.
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E.
A Lesson in Leavin'
"A Lesson in Leavin'" is a popular country song best known for Dottie West's hit 1980 recording about a woman warning a cheating lover he'll eventually get what he deserves.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tracy Chapman (album) Target entity description: Tracy Chapman (album) is the critically acclaimed 1988 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, featuring socially conscious folk-rock songs including the hit single "Fast Car."
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A.
Brushfire Fairytales
Brushfire Fairytales is the debut studio album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, blending laid-back acoustic rock with surf-influenced folk melodies.
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B.
Song for Sharon
"Song for Sharon" is a reflective, narrative folk-jazz track by Joni Mitchell that explores themes of freedom, marriage, and female identity.
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C.
Straight No Chaser (album)
Straight No Chaser is the 2009 studio album by British singer-songwriter and producer Mr Hudson, blending pop, R&B, and electronic influences and featuring collaborations with artists like Kanye West.
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D.
The Traveling Kind
The Traveling Kind is a collaborative Americana and country-folk album by Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, noted for its reflective songwriting and rich vocal harmonies.
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E.
A Lesson in Leavin'
"A Lesson in Leavin'" is a popular country song best known for Dottie West's hit 1980 recording about a woman warning a cheating lover he'll eventually get what he deserves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification |
6× Platinum by RIAA
ⓘ
Platinum by BPI ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
number 1 on UK Albums Chart
ⓘ
number 11 on US Billboard 200 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | socially conscious ⓘ |
| followedBy | Crossroads (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | none (debut album) ⓘ |
| genre |
acoustic rock
ⓘ
contemporary folk ⓘ folk rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Tracy Chapman (album) cover image ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Across the Lines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baby Can I Hold You NERFINISHED ⓘ Behind the Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ Fast Car NERFINISHED ⓘ For My Lover NERFINISHED ⓘ For You NERFINISHED ⓘ If Not Now... NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountains o' Things NERFINISHED ⓘ She's Got Her Ticket NERFINISHED ⓘ Talkin' 'bout a Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Why? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 36 minutes ⓘ |
| name | Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Record of the Year (Fast Car) NERFINISHED ⓘ Grammy Award for Song of the Year (Fast Car) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
David Kershenbaum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Elektra Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1987 ⓘ |
| recordingStudio |
Powertrax Studio, Hollywood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Complex, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Elektra Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-04-05 ⓘ |
| single |
Baby Can I Hold You
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fast Car NERFINISHED ⓘ Talkin' 'bout a Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
domestic violence
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economic inequality ⓘ poverty ⓘ racism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tracy Chapman (album) Description of subject: Tracy Chapman (album) is the critically acclaimed 1988 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, featuring socially conscious folk-rock songs including the hit single "Fast Car."
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