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Our Bright Future

by Tracy Chapman

Our Bright Future is a 2008 folk album by Tracy Chapman. It runs 11 tracks across 42 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 5 ratings.

Folk · Folk Rock · Rock

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11
Tracks
42 min
Runtime
127 bpm
Tempo
A major
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Our Bright Future album cover

Our Bright Future album cover

The Our Bright Future cover was photographed by James Minchin III and art-directed by Matt Taylor.

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James Minchin III
Art direction
Matt Taylor

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11 tracks · 42 min

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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. 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. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.

In brief

Is Our Bright Future good?
Riffiter listeners rate Our Bright Future 4.0/5 from 5 ratings.
When was Our Bright Future released?
Our Bright Future was released in 2008.
How many tracks are on Our Bright Future?
Our Bright Future has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 42 minutes.
What genre is Our Bright Future?
Our Bright Future is catalogued under Folk, Folk Rock, Rock.
What BPM is Our Bright Future?
Our Bright Future runs at a median tempo of 127 BPM across its tracks, most often in A major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Our Bright Future?
Listeners of Our Bright Future also rate In Rainbows by Radiohead, A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay, Abbey Road by The Beatles.

Our Bright Future at a glance

Label
Elektra
Produced by
Larry Klein

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