New Beginning

New Beginning
Studio album by Tracy Chapman
Released	November 14, 1995
Recorded	???
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	62:19
Label	Elektra
Producer	Tracy Chapman, Don Gehman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B-) link Rolling Stone link
Tracy Chapman chronology
Matters of the Heart (1992) New Beginning (1995) Telling Stories (2000)

New Beginning is the fourth album by African American singer/songwriter Tracy Chapman, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 5 Awards

Track listing

(all songs written by Chapman)

1. "Heaven's Here on Earth" – 5:23
2. "New Beginning" – 5:33
3. "Smoke and Ashes" – 6:39
4. "Cold Feet" – 5:40
5. "At This Point in My Life" – 5:09
6. "The Promise" – 5:28
7. "The Rape of the World" – 7:07
8. "Tell It Like It Is" – 6:08
9. "Give Me One Reason" – 4:31
10. "Remember the Tinman" – 5:45
11. "I'm Ready" – 4:56

(bonus track: "Save a Space For Me" appended to "I'm Ready")

Personnel

• Tracy Chapman - organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, background vocals
• Rock Deadrick - percussion, drums, background vocals
• Lili Haydn - violin
• Adam Levy - electric guitar, background vocals
• Eric Rigler - human whistle, Scottish small pipes
• Scott Roewe - didjeridu
• Glenys Rogers - percussion, background vocals
• John Philip Shenale - keyboard
• Andy Stoller - bass, background vocals, tamboura
• Cameron Stone - cello
• John Thomas - piano

Production

• Producers: Tracy Chapman, Don Gehman
• Engineer: Don Gehman
• Assistant engineers: John Ewing, Jr., Kevin Scott, Doug Trantow
• Mixing: Don Gehman
• Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
• Production coordination: Diane Medak
• Art direction: Lee Cantelon
• Design: Lee Cantelon
• Graphic layout: Lavonne Murlowski
• Photography: Christine Alicino

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1995	The Billboard 200	4

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1996	"Give Me One Reason"	Adult Contemporary	3
1996	"Give Me One Reason"	Adult Top 40	1
1996	"Give Me One Reason"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	35
1996	"Give Me One Reason"	The Billboard Hot 100	3
1996	"Give Me One Reason"	Top 40 Mainstream	2
1997	"Give Me One Reason"	Top 40 Adult Recurrents	1

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1996	"Give Me One Reason"	Best Rock Song