Our Bright Future

Our Bright Future
Studio album by Tracy Chapman
Released	November 11, 2008
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	42:20
Label	Elektra
Producer	Tracy Chapman, Larry Klein
Tracy Chapman chronology
Where You Live (2005) Our Bright Future (2008) Greatest Hits (2015)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Toronto Star	[3]
Slant Magazine	[4]

Our Bright Future is Tracy Chapman's eighth studio album and was released on November 11, 2008. The album was co-produced by Larry Klein. The album's first single "Sing For You" was released digitally on October 31. In promotion for this album Chapman appeared on radio stations across Europe with interviews and sessions. Chapman also performed "Sing for You" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. A European tour in support of the disc took place through November and December 2008. A U.S. tour was planned for January 2009 but was postponed.^[5] Chapman toured Europe again in the Summer of 2009. Our Bright Future was certified Gold in France for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.^[6] The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. To date, it is Chapman's latest record.

Track listing

All songs written by Tracy Chapman.

1. "Sing for You" – 4:25
2. "I Did It All" – 3:10
3. "Save Us All" – 3:46
4. "Our Bright Future" – 4:13
5. "For a Dream" – 3:19
6. "Thinking of You" – 4:49
7. "A Theory" – 3:18
8. "Conditional" – 4:05
9. "Something to See" – 4:14
10. "The First Person on Earth" – 3:52
11. "Spring" – 3:07

Personnel

• Tracy Chapman – acoustic and electric guitar, vocals
• Larry Goldings – keyboards
• Jared Faw - piano
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Joe Gore – acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
• Larry Klein – bass, organ
• Dean Parks – guitar, clarinet, mandolin, pedal steel
• Joey Waronker – drums, percussion
• Rock Deadrick – background vocals
• Carla Kihlstedt – violin, nyckelharpa
• Michael Webster – keyboards
• Rob Burger – keyboards

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
2008	Australian ARIA Albums Chart[7]	81
2008	U.S. Billboard 200	57
2008	UK Albums Chart	75
2008	French Albums Chart	5

The single "Sing for You" was a moderate airplay hit in the U.S. It charted on Billboard's Triple A chart for 14 weeks.

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[8]	Platinum	200,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[9]	Gold	15,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. http://www.metacritic.com/music/our-bright-future/tracy-chapman
2. Deming, Mark (2008-11-11). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
3. "Toronto Star review". Thestar.com. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
4. "Slant Magazine review". Slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
5. "Official website". Tracy Chapman. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
6. http://www.chartsinfrance.net/charts/bilan-2008.php
7. "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
8. "French album certifications – Tracy Chapman – Our Bright Future" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
9. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Tracy Chapman; 'Our Bright Future')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2012.