Where You Live | ||||
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Released | September 13, 2005 | |||
Length | 46:54 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Tracy Chapman, Tchad Blake | |||
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Singles from Where You Live | ||||
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Metacritic | 71/100 [1] |
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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.
All songs are written by Tracy Chapman.
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP) [18] | Gold | 100,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [19] | Gold | 20,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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