Telling Stories

For the album by The Charlatans, see Tellin' Stories.
Telling Stories
A blurred photograph of a sign reading "TELLING STORIES"
Studio album by Tracy Chapman
Released February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)[1]
Recorded 1999
Genre Adult Contemporary, Folk
Length 42:09
Label Elektra
Producer Tracy Chapman, David Kershenbaum
Tracy Chapman chronology
New Beginning
(1995)
Telling Stories
(2000)
Collection
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Robert Christgau [3]
Rolling Stone [4]
Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Telling Stories is the fifth album by American singer/songwriter Tracy Chapman, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). It was her first album in over four years, and her first since Crossroads to be produced or co-produced by David Kershenbaum. A special 2CD tour edition of this album was also released in May 2000, supporting the tour going on at the time. The album is composed of contemporary rock songs in the first half, and folk songs in the second half. The song "Unsung Psalm" was originally written for her previous album, New Beginning, but it didn't make it onto the album.

The record marked a return to shorter songs for Tracy, seeing as on New Beginning all of them had been very long.

Track listing

All songs written by Tracy Chapman.

No.TitleLength
1."Telling Stories"  3:57
2."Less Than Strangers"  3:19
3."Speak the Word"  4:12
4."It's OK"  4:00
5."Wedding Song"  4:36
6."Unsung Psalm"  4:19
7."Nothing Yet"  3:21
8."Paper and Ink"  4:52
9."Devotion"  2:48
10."The Only One"  3:08
11."First Try"  3:31
Tour Edition Bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Three Little Birds" (Live)3:27
2."House of the Rising Sun" (Live)2:02
3."Mountains O' Things" (Live)5:06
4."Behind the Wall" (Live)2:09
5."Baby Can I Hold You"  3:13

Personnel

Additional musicians
Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
The Billboard 200 33
Billboard Top Internet Albums 5
Swedish Albums Chart 16

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[6] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[7] Gold 150,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Gold 7,500^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[9] Gold 25,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Singles
Year Single Chart Position
2000 "Telling Stories" Billboard Adult Top 40 8
Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 8

References


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