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AllMusic[2]
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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

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."Over in Love (Instrumental)"1:47
12."I Am Yours"3:36
International edition
No.TitleLength
11."I Am Yours"3:36
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

  • "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

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

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

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

  1. ^ "Let It Rain by Tracy Chapman". Metacritic. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  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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  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. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  21. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. 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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