MOUNTAINS
O’ THINGS
TRACY
CHAPMAN
SONGWRITER:
TRACY L. CHAPMAN
COUNTRY:
U. S. A.
ALBUM: TRACY CHAPMAN
LABEL: ELEKTRA RECORDS
GENRE: FOLK
YEAR: 1988
Tracy Chapman is the self-titled debut
album by singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman,
released on April 5, 1988, by Elektra Records.
The album was
recorded at the Powertrax studio in Hollywood, California. In
1987, Chapman was discovered by fellow Tufts University student Brian Koppelman. He offered to show her work to
his father, who owned a successful publishing company; however, she did not
consider the offer to be serious. After multiple
performances, however, Koppelman found a demo tape of her singing her single
"Talkin' 'bout
a Revolution", which he promoted to
radio stations, and she was eventually signed to Elektra Records.
In early attempts to produce the first album,
many producers turned down Chapman as they did not favor her musical direction.
David Kershenbaum,
however, decided to produce it as he wanted to record an acoustic music album. It was recorded in Hollywood,
California in eight weeks. Most of the writing is based on
political and social causes.
Tracy Chapman gained critical acclaim from a
wide majority of music critics, praising the simplicity, Chapman's vocal
ability and her political and social lyrical content. The album received commercial
success in most of the countries it was released, making it to the top of the
charts in many countries, including Austria, New Zealand, Switzerland, Denmark,
and the United Kingdom. It peaked at Nº 1 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA),
with sales exceeding over six million copies in the United States alone.
Three
singles were released from the album, with the most commercially successful
single being "Fast Car". The song was performed at the Nelson
Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute. It rose
to the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 and also did well in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United
Kingdom, and other European countries. Tracy Chapman is one of the best-selling
albums of all time.
The life I've always
wanted
I guess I'll never have
I'll be working for somebody else
Until I'm in my grave
I'll be dreaming of a live of ease
And mountains
Oh mountains o' things
To have a big expensive car
Drag my furs on the ground
And have a maid that I can tell
To bring me anything
Everyone will look at me with envy and with greed
I'll revel in their attention
And mountains, oh, mountains o' things
Sweet lazy life
Champagne and caviar
I hope you'll come and find me
Cause you know who we are
Those who deserve the best in life
And know what money's worth
And those whose sole misfortune
Was having mountains o' nothing at birth
Oh they tell me
There's still time to save my soul
They tell me
Renounce all
Renounce all those material things you gained by
Exploiting other human beings
Consume more than you need
This is the dream
Make you pauper
Or make you queen
I won't die lonely
I'll have it all prearranged
A grave that's deep and wide enough
For me and all my mountains o' things
Oh they tell me
There'a still time to save my soul
They tell me
Renounce all
Renounce all those material things you gained by
Exploiting other human beings
Mostly I feel lonely
Good good people are
Good people are only
My stepping stones
It's gonna take all my mountains o' things
To surround me
Keep all my enemies away
Keep my sadness and loneliness at bay
The life I've always
wanted
I guess I'll never have
I'll be working for somebody else
Until I'm in my grave
I'll be dreaming of a life of ease
And mountains, oh mountains o' things
I'll be dreaming,
dreaming, dreaming...
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