an evening with
Tracy Chapman: guitar and vocals

Symphony Hall
Boston, Mass. USA
November 25, 1988
promoting her debut
(and Grammy nominated) album
"Tracy Chapman"

1st generation audience tape
runtime: 75:21 (minutes/ seconds)
and 3 songs from TV appearances
total runtime: 88:11

setlist:
1: across the lines 5:22
2: for my lover 4:18
3: woman's work 2:23
4: for you 3:53
5: this time 4:11
6: baby can I hold you 4:00
7: give me one reason 3:49
8: born to fight 3:31
9: Tracy talks, all that you have is your soul 7:52
10: Tracy talks 2:24
11: behind the wall 2:20
12: fast car 5:37 (cuts at 2:11, tape flip)
13: she's got her ticket 3:38
14: material world 4:13
15: freedom now 5:22
16: mountains o'things 5:51
17: talkin' 'bout a revolution 3:33
18: why? 2:30
19: give me one reason 3:59 (David Letterman show 1995 nov 29)
20: give me one reason 3:53 (tonight show 1996 jan 18)
21: new beginning 4:51 (tonight show 1996 july 15)

lineage:
stereo aiwa recorder with built in auto levelling mikes >
maxell XLII 90 minute cassette >
1st gen. maxell XLII copied on Nak. BX 100 decks (no dolby) >
tascam 112 > soundforge (16 bit 33.1 khz wav) >
flac (sb's aligned)

notes:
although her 1st album was the focus of this tour,
a few songs from future records showed up in it too,
incl. "born to fight", "this time" and "all you have is your soul"
from her 2nd album "crossroads", 'woman's work" from matters of the heart
(her 3rd album), and "give me one reason", yet another big hit for her,
which wasn't released until several years after it was written and played live,
finally appearing on "new beginning" (her 4th record)
that one won a Grammy award for best rock song of 1996.
she would release 4 more, the latest "our bright future" being in 2008.
that one was nomonated for the best contemporary folk album Grammy award.