Our Bright Future Explained

Our Bright Future
Type:studio
Artist:Tracy Chapman
Cover:Tracy Chapman - Our Bright Future.png
Length:42:20
Label:Elektra
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Our Bright Future is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, released on November 11, 2008 via Elektra. The album was co-produced by Larry Klein, with the album's first single "Sing For You" being released digitally on October 31, 2008. 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 US tour was planned for January 2009 but was postponed.[1] Chapman toured Europe again in the Summer of 2009. Our Bright Future was certified Platinum in France, selling more than 200,000 copies there.[2] It also was certified Gold in Switzerland, for sales in excess of 15,000. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. To date, it is Chapman's latest record.

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Charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Our Bright Future
Chart (2008)Position
French Albums (SNEP)[4] 41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 85
Chart (2009)Position
French Albums (SNEP)[6] 78
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 97

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official website . Tracy Chapman . 2012-02-03.
  2. Web site: 2008 : Le bilan des ventes de disques en France . 2008-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090210170257/http://chartsinfrance.net/charts/bilan-2008.php . 2009-02-10 . dead .
  3. Web site: The ARIA Report: Issue 978 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20081219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081220-0000/issue978.pdf . dead . 2008-12-19 . webarchive.nla.gov.au . 2006-08-23 . 2012-02-03.
  4. Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 2008. SNEP. fr. August 25, 2020.
  5. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2008. hitparade.ch. August 25, 2020.
  6. Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 2009. SNEP. fr. August 25, 2020.
  7. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2009. hitparade.ch. August 25, 2020.