| # | Title | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Telling Stories | 3:58 |
| 2 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:13 |
| 3 | Change | 5:05 |
| 4 | The Promise | 5:26 |
| 5 | Open Arms- recording engineer:
- Nellee Hooper, Bradshaw Leigh, Thom Panunzio and Mark “Spike” Stent
- assistant engineer:
- Chad Blinman, Ed Korengo, Chad Musney and Joe Pirrera
- producer:
- Tracy Chapman and Jimmy Iovine
- mixer:
- Bob Clearmountain
- acoustic guitar:
- Tracy Chapman (from 1991 until 1992) and Bobby Womack (from 1991 until 1992)
- bass guitar:
- Randy Jackson (from 1991 until 1992)
- drums (drum set):
- Manu Katché (from 1991 until 1992)
- keyboard:
- Roy Bittan (from 1991 until 1992), Charles Judge (from 1991 until 1992) and Larry Williams (from 1991 until 1992)
- percussion:
- Alex Acuña (from 1991 until 1992), Mino Cinelu (from 1991 until 1992), Michael Fisher (from 1991 until 1992), Nellee Hooper (from 1991 until 1992) and Steve Thornton (from 1991 until 1992)
- vocals:
- Tracy Chapman (from 1991 until 1992)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Entertainment for the United States (in 1992), WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States (in 1992) and Elektra Entertainment (in 2015)
- recorded at:
- A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1991 until 1992), The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1991 until 1992) and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1991 until 1992)
- mixed at:
- A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Open Arms (from 1991 until 1992)
- lyricist and composer:
- Tracy Chapman
- publisher:
- Purple Rabbit Music (in 1992) and SBK April Music Inc. (in 1992)
| 4:34 |
| 6 | Subcity | 5:10 |
| 7 | Fast Car- engineer and mixer:
- Kevin Smith
- producer:
- David Kershenbaum
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar and percussion:
- Tracy Chapman
- bass guitar:
- Larry Klein
- drums (drum set):
- Denny Fongheiser
- steel guitar:
- Ed Black
- vocals:
- Tracy Chapman
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1988) and Elektra Entertainment (in 2015)
- recorded at and mixed at:
- Powertrax Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 71), BILLIONS CLUB, Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 113), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 165) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 275)
- recording of:
- Fast Car
- lyricist and composer:
- Tracy Chapman
- publisher:
- April Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Purple Rabbit Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス
- sub-publisher:
- Kobalt Music Publishing France, Kobalt Music Publishing Italia Ltd and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
| 4:57 |
| 8 | Bang Bang Bang- recording engineer:
- David Bianco and Thom Panunzio
- assistant engineer:
- Chad Blinman, Greg Goldman and Rick Plank
- producer:
- Tracy Chapman and Jimmy Iovine
- mixer:
- Bob Clearmountain
- acoustic guitar:
- Tracy Chapman (from 1991 until 1992)
- bass guitar:
- Randy Jackson (from 1991 until 1992)
- drums (drum set):
- Manu Katché (from 1991 until 1992)
- electric guitar:
- Mike Campbell (from 1991 until 1992), Vernon Reid (from 1991 until 1992) and Waddy Wachtel (from 1991 until 1992)
- keyboard:
- Roy Bittan (from 1991 until 1992)
- percussion:
- Mino Cinelu (from 1991 until 1992) and Steve Thornton (from 1991 until 1992)
- vocals:
- Tracy Chapman (from 1991 until 1992)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Entertainment for the United States (in 1992), WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States (in 1992) and Elektra Entertainment (in 2015)
- recorded at:
- A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1991 until 1992) and The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1991 until 1992)
- mixed at:
- A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Bang Bang Bang (from 1991 until 1992)
- lyricist and composer:
- Tracy Chapman
- publisher:
- Purple Rabbit Music (in 1992) and SBK April Music Inc. (in 1992)
| 4:23 |
| 9 | Crossroads | 4:12 |
| 10 | Speak the Word | 4:11 |
| 11 | Smoke and Ashes | 6:40 |
| 12 | Sing for You (single edit) | 3:43 |
| 13 | You’re the One | 3:05 |
| 14 | Save Us All | 3:45 |
| 15 | All That You Have Is Your Soul | 5:14 |
| 16 | Talkin’ Bout a Revolution | 2:40 |
| 17 | Give Me One Reason | 4:29 |
| 18 | Stand by Me (live at The Late Show with David Letterman)- electric guitar:
- Tracy Chapman (on 2015-04-16)
- vocals:
- Tracy Chapman (on 2015-04-16)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Elektra Entertainment (in 2015)
- recorded at:
- Ed Sullivan Theater in Theater District, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-04-16)
- live cover recording of:
- Stand by Me (on 2015-04-16)
- publisher:
- Mike Stoller
- writer:
- Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- publisher:
- A.D.T. Enterprises, Hornall Brothers Music, Jerry Leiber Music, Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Melodie der Welt, Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG, Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Rightsong Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Trio Music, Trio Music Co., Inc., Unichappell Music and Universal Music Publishing
| 2:49 |
