Our Bright Future

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{{Infobox album

| name = Our Bright Future

| type = studio

| artist = Tracy Chapman

| cover = Tracy Chapman - Our Bright Future.png

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2008|11|11}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 42:20

| label = Elektra

| producer =

• Tracy Chapman
• Larry Klein

| prev_title = Where You Live

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Greatest Hits

| next_year = 2015

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Our Bright Future

| type = studio

| single1 = Sing for You

| single1date = 2008

| single2 = Thinking of You

| single2date = 2009

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

|MC = 65/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/our-bright-future/tracy-chapman|title=Our Bright Future by Tracy Chapman|accessdate=6 January 2019|website=Metacritic.com}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Deming |first=Mark |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r1439939 |pure_url=yes}} |title=AllMusic review |publisher=AllMusic |date=2008-11-11 |accessdate=2012-02-03}}

| rev2 = Evening Standard

| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123234925/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23583748-details/CDs+of+the+week/article.do|title=CDs of the week|website=Evening Standard|last=Clark|first=Pete|date=11 November 2008|access-date=10 April 2025}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/09/tracy-chapman-review|title=Pop review: Tracy Chapman, Our Bright Future|website=The Guardian|last=Hoggard|first=Liz|date=9 November 2008|access-date=10 April 2025}}

| rev4 = Now

| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204232338/http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=166248|title=Tracy Chapman - Our Bright Future|website=Now|last=Celestine|first=Haidita|date=4 December 2008|access-date=10 April 2025}}

| rev5 = Record Collector

| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/our-bright-future|title=Our Bright Future - Tracy Chapman|website=Record Collector|last=Heatley|first=Michael|date=13 October 2008|access-date=10 April 2025}}

| rev6 = Slant Magazine

| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1576 |title=Slant Magazine review |website=Slant Magazine |accessdate=2012-02-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131657/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1576 |archivedate=2015-04-02 }}

| rev7 = Q

| rev7score = {{rating|2|5}}The lack of any overt passion, energy and fresh ideas makes a numbing and sadly all too predictable listen. [Dec 2008, p.128]

| rev8 = Toronto Star

| rev8score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/546764 |title=Toronto Star review |work=Thestar.com |date=2008-12-02 |accessdate=2012-02-03}}

| rev9 = Uncut

| rev9score = 6/10Larry Klein places the vocals disconcertingly high in the mix, but it effectively emphasises Chapman's poetic sensibility. [Dec 2008, p.86]

}}

Our Bright Future is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, released on November 11, 2008 via Elektra. The album was co-produced by Larry Klein, with the album's first single "Sing For You" being released digitally on October 31, 2008. In promotion for this album, Chapman appeared on radio stations across Europe with interviews and sessions. Chapman also performed "Sing for You" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. A European tour in support of the disc took place through November and December 2008. A US tour was planned for January 2009 but was postponed.{{cite web|url=http://www.tracychapman.com |title=Official website |publisher=Tracy Chapman |date= |accessdate=2012-02-03}} Chapman toured Europe again in the Summer of 2009. Our Bright Future was certified Platinum in France, selling more than 200,000 copies there.{{Cite web |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/charts/bilan-2008.php |title=2008 : Le bilan des ventes de disques en France |access-date=2008-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210170257/http://chartsinfrance.net/charts/bilan-2008.php |archive-date=2009-02-10 |url-status=dead }} It also was certified Gold in Switzerland, for sales in excess of 15,000. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. To date, it is Chapman's latest studio album.