Where You Live

Where You Live
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2005
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[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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

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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

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  • 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

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[18] Gold 100,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[19] Gold 20,000^

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

References

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  1. ^ "Where You Live by Tracy Chapman". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  2. ^ McIntosh, Gregory. Where You Live at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "Tracy Chapman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2005" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005". hitparade.ch. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  18. ^ "French album certifications – Tracy Chapman – When You Live" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  19. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Where You Live')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
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