Where You Live

Where You Live
Studio album by
Tracy Chapman
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2005
Studio
Length46:54
LabelElektra
ProducerTracy Chapman,
Tchad Blake
Tracy Chapman chronology
Let It Rain
(2002) 		Where You Live
(2005) 		Our Bright Future
(2008)
Singles from Where You Live
  1. "Change"
    Released: 2005
  2. "America"
    Released: 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Blender[5]
The Guardian[6]
Mojo[7]
Now[8]
The Observer[9]
Q[10]
Uncut8/10[11]

Where You Live is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, released on September 13, 2005, by Elektra Records. The album was co-produced by Tchad Blake. It produced two singles: "Change" and "America".

Its name comes from the line 'home is where you live/home is where you die', from the fourth song in this album, Going Back.

Track listing

All songs are written by Tracy Chapman.

  1. "Change" – 5:06
  2. "Talk to You" – 4:27
  3. "3,000 Miles" – 5:58
  4. "Going Back" – 5:22
  5. "Don't Dwell" – 3:22
  6. "Never Yours" – 3:37
  7. "America" – 3:43
  8. "Love's Proof" – 3:44
  9. "Before Easter" – 3:03
  10. "Taken" – 3:42
  11. "Be and Be Not Afraid" – 4:44
  12. "Lose Your Love" – 6:27 (Bonus track on the Japanese version)

Personnel

  • Tracy Chapman – acoustic & electric guitar, clarinet, harmonica, mandolin, percussion, glockenspiel, keyboard bass, hand drums
  • Paul Bushnell – bass
  • Flea – bass
  • Mitchell Froom – organ, celeste, harpsichord, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
  • Joe Gore – acoustic & electric guitar, dobro, percussion, bass, lap steel guitar, keyboard bass
  • David Piltch – upright bass
  • Michael Webster – keyboards
  • Quinn Smith – percussion, piano, drums, glockenspiel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[27] Gold 100,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28] Gold 20,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ McIntosh, Gregory. Where You Live at AllMusic
  2. ^ McIntosh, Gregory. Where You Live at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Where You Live by Tracy Chapman". Metacritic.com. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  4. ^ McIntosh, Gregory. Where You Live at AllMusic
  5. ^ The arrangements are lean but wonderfully evocative... while Chapman's lyrics remain memorable and affecting. [Oct 2005, p.136]
  6. ^ Denselow, Robin (September 9, 2005). "Tracy Chapman, Where You Live". The Guardian. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  7. ^ Given her almost unremittingly bleak subject matter, it helps enormously that she's blessed with a unique voice. [Oct 2005, p.108]
  8. ^ Liss, Sarah (September 23, 2005). "TRACY CHAPMAN - Where You Live". Now. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  9. ^ Hoggard, Liz (September 5, 2005). "Tracy Chapman, Where You Live". The Observer. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  10. ^ In many ways Chapman just sings the same song over and over. [Oct 2005, p.115]
  11. ^ If you're a fan, Where You Live is classic Chapman. [Oct 2005, p.94]
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  26. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005". hitparade.ch. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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  28. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Where You Live')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
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