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'''Yahoo Music Engine''' is a free music player released by [[Yahoo]] in [[2005]]. The features are currently complete, although the player is still considered to be in the [[Development stage|Beta stage]] due to minor, miscellaneous glitches. Its appearance is somewhat similar to the ''[[MusicMatch Jukebox]]''. This may be related to the fact that MusicMatch, which developed the Jukebox, was purchased by Yahoo in 2004.
[[Image:Tracy Chapman-Tracy Chapman.jpg|right|frame|Tracy Chapman on the cover of her self-titled album]]
'''Tracy Chapman''' (born [[March 30]], [[1964]]) is an [[African American]] [[singer-songwriter]], best known for a small number of enduring hits, such as "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason".
Its features include CD [[ripping]] and [[CD/DVD authoring|burning]], access to [[Launcast]] and [[Yahoo Unlimited]], playlist creation, transfer of music to portable devices such as [[digital audio player|mp3 players]] and [[USB flash drive]]s. Also the program allows [[Yahoo Messenger]] users to [[streaming media|stream]] music to one another (not to be confused with [[uploading and downloading]] or [[filesharing]]) and browse one another's playlists. Only those subscribed to Yahoo Ultimate are entitled to entire songs, however. Non-subscribers are limited to a thirty second sample.
[[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]-born Chapman began playing guitar as a child, and eventually began attending [[Tufts University]]. Chapman began performing in coffeehouses and soon signed to [[SBK]], releasing ''Tracy Chapman'' ([[1988 in music|1988]]). The album was critically acclaimed, and she began touring and building a fanbase. Soon after performing at [[Nelson Mandela]]'s 70th birthday party, Chapman's "Fast Car" began its rise on the US charts. Album and singles sales were strong, and the album went multi-platinum, as well as winning four Grammies.
One can rip songs in a variety of formats including [[WAV|.wav]], [[MP3|.mp3]], and [[WMV|.wmv]]. Interestingly, one cannot rip songs in the [[WMA|.wma]] format, despite the fact that songs purchased from Yahoo are encoded using that format.
The follow-up, ''Crossroads'' ([[1989 in music|1989]]) was less successful. By [[1992 in music|1992]]'s ''Matters of the Heart'', Chapman was playing to a small and devoted cult. To the surprise of most industry-watchers, however, Chapman's [[1995 in music|1995]] album ''New Beginning'' included the hit single "Give Me One Reason" ([[1995 in music|1995]]). The following album was [[2000 in music|2000]]'s ''Telling Stories'', more a rock sound than folk, hit single "Telling Stories" was heavily airplayed on European radios. Her latest album is ''Let It Rain'' ([[2002 in music|2002]]) for which she toured in Europe and the US in 2003.
==Discography==
*''[[Tracy Chapman (album)|Tracy Chapman]]'' (1988)
*''[[Crossroads (album)|Crossroads]]'' (1989)
*''[[Matters of the Heart]]'' (1992)
*''[[New Beginning]]'' (1995)
*''[[Telling Stories]]'' (2000)
*''[[Collection]]'' (2001)
*''[[Let It Rain]]'' (2002)
==Hit singles==
*1988 "Fast Car" #6 US; #5 UK
*1996 "Give Me One Reason" #3 US
The Engine also has a great deal of [[plugin]]s, which reside on the program's official website below.
==External links==
*[http://music.yahoo.com/musicengine Yahoo! Music Engine Official Site]
*[http://plugins.yme.music.yahoo.com Yahoo! Music Engine Plug-ings]
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*[http://www.about-tracy-chapman.net/ About Tracy Chapman]
*[http://www.tracychapman.com/ Official Website]
*[http://www.petitiononline.com/re4e2468/petition.html A petition to have Tracy Chapman's music videos on DVD]
*http://www.stefchapman.tk/ Best Uk Fan Site
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