Where You Live
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| Released | September 13, 2005 | |||
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| Length | 46:54 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producers | Tracy Chapman, Tchad Blake | |||
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| Singles from Where You Live | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Blender |  |
| The Guardian | |
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| Now | |
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| Q | |
| Uncut | 8/10 |
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.
- "Change" – 5:06
- "Talk to You" – 4:27
- "3,000 Miles" – 5:58
- "Going Back" – 5:22
- "Don't Dwell" – 3:22
- "Never Yours" – 3:37
- "America" – 3:43
- "Love's Proof" – 3:44
- "Before Easter" – 3:03
- "Taken" – 3:42
- "Be and Be Not Afraid" – 4:44
- "Lose Your Love" – 6:27 (Japanese bonus track)
Personnel
- Tracy Chapman – vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, keyboards (2, 4), clarinet (3), harmonica (11), electric mandolin (11), percussion (7), glockenspiel (3), keyboard bass (8), hand drums (7)
- Paul Bushnell – bass
- Flea – bass (1, 2, 7)
- 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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP) | Gold | 100,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Gold | 20,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ↑ McIntosh, Gregory. Where You Live at AllMusic
- ↑ McIntosh, Gregory. Where You Live at AllMusic
- ↑ "Where You Live by Tracy Chapman". Metacritic.com. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ↑ McIntosh, Gregory. Where You Live at AllMusic
- ↑ The arrangements are lean but wonderfully evocative... while Chapman's lyrics remain memorable and affecting. [Oct 2005, p.136]
- ↑ Denselow, Robin (September 9, 2005). "Tracy Chapman, Where You Live". The Guardian. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ↑ Given her almost unremittingly bleak subject matter, it helps enormously that she's blessed with a unique voice. [Oct 2005, p.108]
- ↑ Liss, Sarah (September 23, 2005). "TRACY CHAPMAN - Where You Live". Now. Archived from the original on June 17, 2006. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Hoggard, Liz (September 5, 2005). "Tracy Chapman, Where You Live". The Observer. Archived from the original on September 5, 2005. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ In many ways Chapman just sings the same song over and over. [Oct 2005, p.115]
- ↑ If you're a fan, Where You Live is classic Chapman. [Oct 2005, p.94]
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 24/9/2005 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Tracy Chapman – Where You Live – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 24/9/2005 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Tracy Chapman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2005" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005". hitparade.ch. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ↑ "French album certifications – Tracy Chapman – When You Live" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Where You Live')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
