<Tr> <Td> Rolling Stone </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Rolling Stone Album Guide </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Village Voice </Td> <Td> B+ </Td> </Tr> <P> Tracy Chapman received acclaim from music critics . According to Rolling Stone, Chapman "caught everyone's ear in the hair - metal late Eighties" with the album . Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic wrote, "Arriving with little fanfare in the spring of 1988, Tracy Chapman's eponymous debut album became one of the key records of the Bush era, providing a touchstone for the entire PC movement while reviving the singer / songwriter tradition ." According to Erlewine, "the juxtaposition of contemporary themes and classic production precisely is what makes the album distinctive--it brings the traditions into the present ." He highlighted the album as her best album of her whole discography . Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic in his review for The Village Voice . He found "Fast Car" and "Mountains o' Things" very perceptive and Chapman an innately gifted singer but was disappointed by the presence of "begged questions" and "naive left - folkie truisms" such as "Talkin' ' bout a Revolution" and "Why": "She's too good for such condescension...Get real, girl ." </P>

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