Tracy Chapman

vocal, producer, acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, performer, percussion, harmonica

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
David Kershenbaum producer A Hundred Years, Across the Lines, All That You Have Is Your Soul, Baby Can I Hold You, Be Careful of My Heart, Behind the Wall, Born to Fight, Bridges, Crossroads, Devotion, Fast Car, First Try, For My Lover, For You, Freedom Now, If Not Now…, It's OK, Less Than Strangers, Material World, Mountains o’ Things, Nothing Yet, Paper and Ink, She’s Got Her Ticket, Speak the Word, Subcity, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, Telling Stories, The Only One, This Time, Unsung Psalm, Wedding Song, Why?
Kevin Smith (engineer and producer) engineer, mix A Hundred Years, Across the Lines, All That You Have Is Your Soul, Baby Can I Hold You, Be Careful of My Heart, Behind the Wall, Born to Fight, Bridges, Crossroads, Fast Car, For My Lover, For You, Freedom Now, If Not Now…, Material World, Mountains o’ Things, She’s Got Her Ticket, Subcity, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, This Time, Why?
Larry Klein bass A Hundred Years, Across the Lines, Baby Can I Hold You, Be Careful of My Heart, Bridges, Crossroads, Fast Car, For My Lover, Freedom Now, If Not Now…, If These Are the Things, Material World, She’s Got Her Ticket, Subcity, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, This Time, Why?
Denny Fongheiser drums, percussion A Hundred Years, Across the Lines, Baby Can I Hold You, Born to Fight, Crossroads, Fast Car, For My Lover, Freedom Now, If Not Now…, Material World, She’s Got Her Ticket, Subcity, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, Why?
Duane Baron engineer Devotion, First Try, It's OK, Less Than Strangers, Nothing Yet, Paper and Ink, Speak the Word, Telling Stories, The Only One, Unsung Psalm, Wedding Song

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
David Kershenbaum producer A Hundred Years, Across the Lines, All That You Have Is Your Soul, Baby Can I Hold You, Be Careful of My Heart, Behind the Wall, Born to Fight, Bridges, Crossroads, Devotion, Fast Car, First Try, For My Lover, For You, Freedom Now, If Not Now…, It's OK, Less Than Strangers, Material World, Mountains o’ Things, Nothing Yet, Paper and Ink, She’s Got Her Ticket, Speak the Word, Subcity, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, Telling Stories, The Only One, This Time, Unsung Psalm, Wedding Song, Why?
Kevin Smith (engineer and producer) engineer, mix A Hundred Years, Across the Lines, All That You Have Is Your Soul, Baby Can I Hold You, Be Careful of My Heart, Behind the Wall, Born to Fight, Bridges, Crossroads, Fast Car, For My Lover, For You, Freedom Now, If Not Now…, Material World, Mountains o’ Things, She’s Got Her Ticket, Subcity, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, This Time, Why?
Larry Klein bass A Hundred Years, Across the Lines, Baby Can I Hold You, Be Careful of My Heart, Bridges, Crossroads, Fast Car, For My Lover, Freedom Now, If Not Now…, If These Are the Things, Material World, She’s Got Her Ticket, Subcity, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, This Time, Why?
Denny Fongheiser drums, percussion A Hundred Years, Across the Lines, Baby Can I Hold You, Born to Fight, Crossroads, Fast Car, For My Lover, Freedom Now, If Not Now…, Material World, She’s Got Her Ticket, Subcity, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, Why?
Duane Baron engineer Devotion, First Try, It's OK, Less Than Strangers, Nothing Yet, Paper and Ink, Speak the Word, Telling Stories, The Only One, Unsung Psalm, Wedding Song
Kevin Scott (Engineer) engineer At This Point in My Life, Cold Feet, Give Me One Reason, Heaven’s Here on Earth, I’m Ready, New Beginning, Remember the Tinman, Smoke and Ashes, Tell It Like It Is, The Promise, The Rape of the World
Don Gehman engineer, mix, producer At This Point in My Life, Cold Feet, Give Me One Reason, Heaven’s Here on Earth, I’m Ready, New Beginning, Remember the Tinman, Smoke and Ashes, Tell It Like It Is, The Promise, The Rape of the World
Jack Holder Hammond organ, acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, electric guitar, electric sitar, hammered dulcimer, organ, piano Across the Lines, Baby Can I Hold You, Born to Fight, Bridges, For My Lover, Freedom Now, If Not Now…, She’s Got Her Ticket, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution, This Time, Why?
Doug Trantow engineer At This Point in My Life, Cold Feet, Give Me One Reason, Heaven’s Here on Earth, I’m Ready, New Beginning, Remember the Tinman, Smoke and Ashes, Tell It Like It Is, The Promise, The Rape of the World
John Ewing, Jr. (Engineer) engineer At This Point in My Life, Cold Feet, Give Me One Reason, Heaven’s Here on Earth, I’m Ready, New Beginning, Remember the Tinman, Smoke and Ashes, Tell It Like It Is, The Promise, The Rape of the World
Marty Lester engineer, mix A Hundred Years, All That You Have Is Your Soul, Be Careful of My Heart, Born to Fight, Bridges, Crossroads, Freedom Now, Material World, Subcity, This Time
Roy Bittan accordion, keyboard Bang Bang Bang, Dreaming on a World, I Used to Be a Sailor, If These Are the Things, Matters of the Heart, Open Arms, Short Supply, So, The Love That You Had, Woman’s Work
Jimmy Iovine producer Bang Bang Bang, Dreaming on a World, I Used to Be a Sailor, If These Are the Things, Matters of the Heart, Open Arms, Short Supply, So, The Love That You Had
Chad Blinman engineer Bang Bang Bang, Dreaming on a World, I Used to Be a Sailor, If These Are the Things, Open Arms, Short Supply, So, The Love That You Had, Woman’s Work
Thom Panunzio recording Bang Bang Bang, Dreaming on a World, I Used to Be a Sailor, If These Are the Things, Open Arms, Short Supply, So, The Love That You Had, Woman’s Work
Mino Cinelu percussion Bang Bang Bang, Dreaming on a World, I Used to Be a Sailor, Matters of the Heart, Open Arms, Short Supply, So, The Love That You Had
Manu Katché drums Bang Bang Bang, Dreaming on a World, I Used to Be a Sailor, Matters of the Heart, Open Arms, Short Supply, So, The Love That You Had
Steve Thornton percussion Bang Bang Bang, Dreaming on a World, I Used to Be a Sailor, Matters of the Heart, Open Arms, Short Supply, So, The Love That You Had
Bob Clearmountain mix Bang Bang Bang, Dreaming on a World, I Used to Be a Sailor, Matters of the Heart, Open Arms, Short Supply, So
Bobbye Hall congas, percussion, tambourine Be Careful of My Heart, Born to Fight, Crossroads, Freedom Now, Material World, Subcity
Bradshaw Leigh recording Dreaming on a World, I Used to Be a Sailor, Matters of the Heart, Open Arms, Short Supply, So
Joe Pirrera engineer Dreaming on a World, I Used to Be a Sailor, Matters of the Heart, Open Arms, Short Supply, So
Mike Campbell (worked with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) bouzouki, electric guitar, mandolin Bang Bang Bang, I Used to Be a Sailor, If These Are the Things, Short Supply, So, Woman’s Work
Paulinho da Costa congas, percussion, tambourine A Hundred Years, Freedom Now, Mountains o’ Things, She’s Got Her Ticket, Why?
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/chapman stick) bass I Used to Be a Sailor, Matters of the Heart, Short Supply, So
Bob Marlette keyboard Baby Can I Hold You, Bridges, Crossroads, Mountains o’ Things
Femi Jiya mix, recording If These Are the Things, The Love That You Had, Woman’s Work
G.E. Smith acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin Be Careful of My Heart, Crossroads, Material World
Steve Kaplan (Keyboards) harmonica, keyboard For My Lover, Mountains o’ Things, She’s Got Her Ticket
David Bianco recording Bang Bang Bang, If These Are the Things, The Love That You Had
William D. "Smitty" Smith (organist/keyboardist) organ A Hundred Years, Material World, Subcity
Michael Fisher (Percussionist) percussion If These Are the Things, Open Arms, Woman’s Work
Russ Kunkel drums Bridges, Subcity, This Time
Vernon Reid electric guitar Bang Bang Bang, Dreaming on a World, Short Supply
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge) bass Bang Bang Bang, Dreaming on a World, Open Arms
Carla Kihlstedt hurdy gurdy, violin Goodbye, Save Us All, The First Person on Earth
Ed Korengo engineer Dreaming on a World, Open Arms
Nellee Hooper recording, percussion Dreaming on a World, Open Arms
Mark 'Spike' Stent (producer, engineer) recording Dreaming on a World, Open Arms
Alex Acuña percussion Dreaming on a World, Open Arms
Greg Goldman engineer Bang Bang Bang, The Love That You Had
Rick Plank engineer Bang Bang Bang, The Love That You Had
Ed Black steel guitar Fast Car, For My Lover
Tim Landers double bass Born to Fight, Freedom Now
Charlie Bisharat electric violin, viola, violin Crossroads, Subcity
Chad Musney engineer Dreaming on a World, Open Arms
Waddy Wachtel electric guitar Bang Bang Bang, If These Are the Things
Frank Marocco accordion Crossroads
David LaFlamme electric violin Baby Can I Hold You
David Thoener mix The Times They Are A‐Changin’
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) acoustic guitar, piano All That You Have Is Your Soul
Jim Lacefield cello All That You Have Is Your Soul
Niko Bolas recording Woman’s Work
Omar Hakim drums If These Are the Things
Charles Judge keyboard Open Arms
Peggi Blu vocal Freedom Now
Rail Jon Rogut engineer If These Are the Things
Bobby Womack acoustic guitar Open Arms
Danny Kortchmar electric guitar A Hundred Years
Roz Seay vocal Freedom Now
John X. Volaitis piano This Time
Scarlet Rivera violin This Time
Sheila Minard vocal Freedom Now
Snookie Young trumpet Born to Fight
Carol Dennis vocal Freedom Now
Steve Lindley electric piano A Hundred Years
David Hewitt (engineer) recording The Times They Are A‐Changin’
Thom Cadley mix The Times They Are A‐Changin’
Elisecia Wright vocal Freedom Now
Larry Williams (Keyboard player) keyboard Open Arms
Emmylou Harris vocal The Only One
Marc Cohn piano Bridges
Bob Glaub bass The Love That You Had
John Hanlon (recording engineer) mix All That You Have Is Your Soul

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Audraulic performer Where the Soul Never Dies
Bruce Springsteen performer Chimes of Freedom