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Released on Elektra, also Just Like Heaven (The Cure), For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica) and Killer Queen (Queen)
Produced by David Kershenbaum, also (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard (Cat Stevens), It’s Different for Girls (Joe Jackson) and Steppin’ Out (Joe Jackson)
Mixed by Kevin Smith, also Beautiful in My Eyes (Joshua Kadison), Fast Car and Talkin’ Bout a Revolution
Engineered by Kevin Smith, also Fast Car, Talkin’ Bout a Revolution and Crossroads
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
David Kershenbaum produced 10 of Tracy Chapman’s top 10 songs
Kevin Smith engineered 10 of Tracy Chapman’s top 10 songs
David Kershenbaum produced 94 songs on fono
Tracy Chapman wrote 66 songs on fono
Credits
All 14 credits
- Written by
- Tracy Chapman
- Produced by
- Brian Koppelman, David Kershenbaum and Don Rubin
- Performed by
- Denny Fongheiser, Jack Holder, Larry Klein, Paulinho da Costa and Tracy Chapman
- Engineered by
- Kevin Smith
- Mixed by
- Kevin Smith
- Part of
- Tracy Chapman
- Recorded at
- Powertrax Studio
- Released on
- Elektra
- Written by
- Tracy Chapman
- Produced by
- Brian Koppelman, David Kershenbaum and Don Rubin
- Performed by
- Denny Fongheiser, Jack Holder, Larry Klein, Paulinho da Costa and Tracy Chapman
- Engineered by
- Kevin Smith
- Mixed by
- Kevin Smith
- Part of
- Tracy Chapman
- Recorded at
- Powertrax Studio
- Released on
- Elektra
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: David Kershenbaum
Same mixer: Kevin Smith
Same engineer: Kevin Smith
Same label: Elektra
Same producer: David Kershenbaum
Same engineer: Kevin Smith
Same label: Elektra
Same producer: David Kershenbaum
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Why? was performed by Denny Fongheiser
2MusicBrainz Why? was performed by Jack Holder
3MusicBrainz Why? was performed by Larry Klein
4MusicBrainz Why? was performed by Paulinho da Costa
5MusicBrainz Why? was performed by Tracy Chapman
6MusicBrainz Why? was produced by Brian Koppelman
7MusicBrainz Why? was produced by David Kershenbaum
8MusicBrainz Why? was produced by Don Rubin
9MusicBrainz Why? was written by Tracy Chapman
10MusicBrainz Why? is part of the release Tracy Chapman
Why? is part of the release Tracy Chapman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Why? was recorded at Powertrax Studio
12MusicBrainz Elektra is the label of the song Why?
13MusicBrainz Why? was engineered by Kevin Smith
14MusicBrainz Why? was mixed by Kevin Smith
15MusicBrainz Why? was released on 1988-04-05