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Tracy Chapman

Give Me One Reason

1995 · via Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman wrote “Give Me One Reason” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1995. Also recorded by Joe Bonamassa & Robert Cray (released 2010), Black Stone Cherry (released 2021) and Junior Wells (released 1996), among 38 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Tracy Chapman – Give Me One Reason
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Chapman put the song out in 1995, and Junior Wells had his version out by 1996, before Tom Jones and Joe Bonamassa with Robert Cray took their turns. Play hers, then his, and hear how little the song needs to stay standing.

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▶Give Me One Reason (2015 Remaster)
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Credited writer: Tracy Chapman.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1995.

Other recordings on file · first release year

38 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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