Let It Rain (Tracy Chapman album)

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Let It Rain
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 2002
RecordedMarch – August 2002
StudioPlant Studios, Sausalito, California
LabelElektra
ProducerTracy Chapman, John Parish
Tracy Chapman chronology
Collection
(2001)
Let It Rain
(2002)
Where You Live
(2005)
Singles from Let It Rain
  1. "You're The One"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Another Sun"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Let It Rain is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, released on October 15, 2002, by Elektra Records. The album was co-produced by John Parish. It produced two singles: "You're the One" and "Another Sun".

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Tracy Chapman.

No.TitleLength
1."Let It Rain"5:40
2."Another Sun"5:11
3."You're the One"5:06
4."In the Dark"5:02
5."Almost"5:52
6."Hard Wired"5:37
7."Say Hallelujah"5:11
8."Broken"5:25
9."Happy"4:58
10."Goodbye"5:31
11."I Am Yours"5:33
12."Over in Love"2:49
Tour Edition Bonus Live CD
No.TitleLength
1."You're the One" (Live)3:36
2."Give Me One Reason" (Live)4:49
3."Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" (Live)3:32
4."I Am Yours" (Live)3:40
5."Get up, Stand up" (Live)4:58

Cover version[edit]

  • "Get up, Stand up" (on this release written without the comma) is a The Wailers cover. The song was originally released on the album Burnin' in 1973.

Trivia[edit]

  • All songs of the bonus live CD were recorded at the Tränenpalast, Berlin on December the 2nd, 2002.

Personnel[edit]

Production[edit]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[22] Gold 15,000*
France (SNEP)[23] 2× Gold 200,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Silver 60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Let It Rain by Tracy Chapman". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Lankford Jr., Ronnie D.. Let It Rain at AllMusic
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review Archived July 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tracy Chapman – Let It Rain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Let It Rain". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tracy Chapman – Let It Rain" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  11. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Tracy Chapman". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Let It Rain". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  13. ^ "Charts.nz – Tracy Chapman – Let It Rain". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Let It Rain". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Let It Rain". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Let It Rain". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  19. ^ "Tracy Chapman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  20. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2002" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  21. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  22. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Tracy Chapman – Let It Rain" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  23. ^ "French album certifications – Tracy Chapman – Let It Rain" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  24. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Let It Rain')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  25. ^ "British album certifications – Tracy Chapman – Let It Rain". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

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