Where You Live

Where You Live
Studio album by Tracy Chapman
Released	September 13, 2005
Studio	The Sound Factory (San Francisco, CA) [1] Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA) [2]
Length	46:54
Label	Elektra
Producer	Tracy Chapman, Tchad Blake
Tracy Chapman chronology
Let It Rain (2002) Where You Live (2005) Our Bright Future (2008)
Singles from Where You Live
"Change" Released: 2005 "America" Released: 2006

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Blender	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Mojo	[7]
Now	[8]
The Observer	[9]
Q	[10]
Uncut	8/10 [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

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [12] 7 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 23 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] 20 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] 38 French Albums (SNEP) [16] 7 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] 12 Italian Albums (FIMI) [18] 9 Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 46 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [20] 23 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [21] 28 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [22] 4 UK Albums (OCC) [23] 43 US Billboard 200 [24] 49

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position French Albums (SNEP) [25] 120 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] 82

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 . Archived from the original on June 17, 2006. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
9. Hoggard, Liz (September 5, 2005). "Tracy Chapman, Where You Live". The Observer . Archived from the original on September 5, 2005. 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]
12. "Austriancharts.at – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
13. "Ultratop.be – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
14. "Ultratop.be – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
16. "Lescharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
17. "Offiziellecharts.de – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
18. "Italiancharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
19. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
20. "Spanishcharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
21. "Swedishcharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
22. "Swisscharts.com – Tracy Chapman – Where You Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
23. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
24. "Tracy Chapman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
25. "Top de l'année Top Albums 2005" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
26. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005". hitparade.ch. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
27. "French album certifications – Tracy Chapman – When You Live" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved October 15, 2012.
28. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Where You Live')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

External links

• Fan site info on the album