Tracy Chapman will release her sixth album, Let It Rain, on October 15th. The singer-songwriter is completing the album, which will be the follow-up to 2000's Telling Stories, in Northern California. The first single, "You're the One" was already released to radio and can be heard on Chapman's official site, www.elektra.com/elektra/tracychapman.

Chapman co-produced the album with John Parish, who has worked with PJ Harvey, the Eels, and Beck. (Parish's own album How Animals Move is due September 10th.) Drummer Joey Waronker (R.E.M, Smashing Pumpkins) and guitarist Joe Gore (Harvey, Tom Waits), collaborated with Chapman on Let It Rain.

Let It Rain track listing:

Let It Rain
Another Sun
You're the One
In the Dark
Almost
Hard Wired
Say Hallelujah
Broken
Happy
Goodbye
Over in Love
I Am Yours

CHRISTINA SARACENO
(September 6, 2002)