CHANGE Tracy Chapman: acoustic & electric guitar, backing vocals Flea: electric bass Mitchell Froom: harpsichord, organ Joe Gore: electric guitar Quinn: drums, persussion	AMERICA Tracy Chapman: hand drum, electric guitar, persussion, backing vocals Flea: electric bass Mitchell Froom: keyboards Joe Gore: electric guitar, percussion, backing vocals Quinn: drums, mazur, persussion, backing vocals Michael Webster: keyboards, backing vocals
TALK TO YOU Tracy Chapman: electric guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Flea: electric bass Mitchell Froom: keyboards Joe Gore: keyboards Quinn: drums, persussion	LOVE'S PROOF Paul Bushnell: electric bass Tracy Chapman: acoustic guitar, keyboards bass, backing vocals Mitchell Froom: wurlitzer Joe Gore: acoustic guitar, keyboard bass Quinn: drums
3,000 MILES Tracy Chapman: hand claps, clarinet, glockenspiel, electric guitar, backing vocals Mitchell Froom: organ Joe Gore: acoustic guitar, keyboards, lap steel David Pilch: upright bass Quinn: drums, hand claps, persussion, piano	BEFORE EASTER Tracy Chapman: acoustic & electric guitar, electric mandolin, backing vocals Mitchell Froom: field organ, Fender Rhodes Joe Gore: electric guitar David Pilch: upright bass Quinn: drums
GOING BACK Tracy Chapman: guitar, keyboards Mitchell Froom: celeste Joe Gore: acoustic guitar, keyboards David Pilch: upright bass Quinn: drums, hand claps, persussion, piano	TAKEN Tracy Chapman: acoustic guitar, electric bass Joe Gore: electric guitar, electric bass, keyboards Quinn: drums, percussion
DON'T DWELL Tracy Chapman: electric guitar Joe Gore: electric guitar Quinn: drums, glockenspiel	BE AND BE NOT AFRAID Tracy Chapman: acoustic guitar, harmonica, backing vocals Joe Gore: dobro Quinn: drums
NEVER YOURS Paul Bushnell: electric bass Tracy Chapman: strumstick, acoustic guitar, backing vocals Joe Gore: electric guitar Quinn: drums, hand claps, persussion, piano	LOOSE YOUR LOVE Tracy Chapman: guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Joe Gore: piano, backing vocals Quinn: drums, backing vocals

PRODUCED by TCHAD BLAKE & TRACY CHAPMAN Engineered & mixed by Tchad Blake Recorded at Fuzzbox, San Francisco Additional recording at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood Mixed at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood Assistant Engineers: Jared Miller (San Francisco & Hollywood) and Scott Wiley (Hollywood) Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine All songs written by Tracy Chapman All songs published by Purple Rabbit Music (ASCAP) Cover photo: Kasskara All other photos: Jeri Heiden, Tracy Chapman and Tchad Blake Art Direction and Design: Jeri & John Heiden at Smog Design Thanks tp the Fuzzbox crew, Jared, Joe, Quinn and Tchad, and to Smog, Direct Management, Atlantic Records and everyone who supported the making of this record/ Special thanks to Flea and Mitchell Froom.

[ ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE ]

Song by song, puzzle-piece by puzzle-piece, Tracy Chapman's latest album mysteriously began willing itself into existence back in 2000. Now, after a five year gestation, the Grammy winning singer-songwriter has assembled those fragments into a remarkably intimate-sounding new record. Co-produced by Chapman and celebrated sound engineer and mixer Tchad Blake (Los Lobos, Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Tom Waits, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Randy Newman, Richard Thompson), Where You Live features 11 original compositions that run the gamut from haunting world-pop forays ("3,000 Miles," "Going Back") to coarse-grained Americana ("Before Easter," "Taken," "America") and bright-burning acoustic rockers (the album's maiden single, "Change"). Recorded at an improvised San Francisco rehearsal space turned studio, Where You Live is as notable for its soulful hearthside vibes as for its deep-felt songs. Though Chapman is hard pressed to trace the inspirational source of her new material, the singer discovered a common thread after Where You Live was completed. "All the songs seemed to reference this idea of where you live," Chapman explains. "In some songs, the reference is to a physical place and environment -- where you live physically in the world. In some of the other songs, the reference is to a state of mind and to a state of being; where you live in your head and in your heart. I'd say there's even a song or two that addresses how you think about yourself in relation to the universe. That's how the title of the record came to be." With its memorable songs and true-to-life recording sounds, it seems inevitable that fans will embrace Where You Live with ardent enthusiasm. Chapman charts her musical course on the album's first single, "Change." Built on a rock-steady folk rhythm, this compelling opening track finds Chapman posing timeless rhetorical questions that seem all the more relevant in this discordant age of affluence and poverty, war and peace, faith and science. To wit: "if you knew that you would die today / if you saw the face of God and love... would you change?" With "Change" serving as a point of departure, Where You Live proceeds to transport listeners to an all-encompassing world of musical possibility. On the gorgeously rendered "Don't Dwell," Chapman frames bittersweet lyrics against ravishing torch song melodies. On "America," the singer ponders the escalating cost of western imperialism, setting her sentiments to driving rhythms that evoke the merciless lurch of progress. "Going Back" and "3,000 Miles," examines the struggle for identity in an increasingly dehumanized world, while tracks like "Talk to You" and "Love's Proof" follow in the romantic tradition of Tracy Chapman love songs like 1988's "Baby Can I Hold You" and 2002's "I Am Yours." To underscore the album's truth-seeking lyricism, Chapman stripped away any sonic barriers that might impede the connection between artist and listener. Instead of booking time at a professional studio, the singer and co-producer Blake trucked recording gear into an unassuming Bay Area rehearsal space. The pair then invited a small but select group of musicians to join them, including guitarist / keyboardist Joe Gore (Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Eels) and percussionist Quinn (eastmountainsouth). Legendary bassist Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) was recruited to play on three tracks, while Chapman herself ably handled vocals, guitar, keys and clarinet. The fortunate result of these experiments is the spontaneous, on-the-fly sound that animates Where You Live. Far removed from the claustrophobic pop productions of the day, Chapman's new album boasts an airy, wide-open sound that complements the forthrightness of her songs. "I felt like simplifying things would give me the flexibility I was seeking," the singer explains. "Playing with just a few musicians would give me the ability to do what I do when I play acoustic -- that is, to give an interpretation of a song that's for the moment, or a particular place. To me, it feels like this approach creates an opportunity for more emotion." Just shy of her 20th anniversary as a recording artist, it's heartening to find Tracy Chapman still in hot pursuit of "more emotion." After all, it was Chapman who brought the metal-weary masses to their senses in 1988 with her self-titled debut album. Fueled by the success of the singles "Fast Car," "Talkin' Bout A Revolution" and "Baby Can I Hold You," Chapman's album went on to sell 6 million copies domestically and captured three Grammy awards, including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Contemporary Folk Recording and Best New Artist. She was named Best New Artist (Pop / Rock) at the 1989 American Music Awards and was featured on the Amnesty International Human Rights Now! World tour with Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Youssou N'Dour. Impervious to trends, Chapman has commendably stayed her musical course, winning acclaim for such albums as "Crossroads" (1989 -- certified platinum), "Matters of the Heart" (1992 -- certified gold)," "New Beginning" (1995 -- 5x platinum), "Telling Stories" (2000 -- gold) and "Let It Rain" (2002). The singer's incandescent recordings have continued to win the approbation of fans, critics and peers. "Give Me One Reason," the bluesy single from "New Beginning," netted Chapman her fourth Grammy. Now, with the release of her new album, Tracy Chapman continues on the strong-willed path that has made her one the world's most acclaimed singer-songwriters. Where You Live possesses an aural integrity and nuanced emotionalism rarely evidenced in contemporary pop music. [From AtlanticRecords.com ]

[ CHANGE LYRICS ]

If you knew that you would die today If you saw the face of God and Love Would you change? Would you change? If you knew that love can break your heart When you're down so low you cannot fall Would you change? Would you change? How bad how good does it need to get? How many losses how much regret? What chain reaction What cause and effect Makes you turn around Makes you try to explain Makes you forgive and forget Makes you change Makes you change If you knew that you would be alone Knowing right being wrong Would you change? Would you change? If you knew that you would find a truth That brings a pain that can't be soothed Would you change? Would you change? How bad how good does it need to get? How many losses how much regret? What chain reaction What cause and effect Makes you turn around Makes you try to explain Makes you forgive and forget Makes you change Makes you change Are you so upright you can't be bent if it comes to blows Are you so sure you won't be crawling If not for the good why risk falling Why risk falling If everything you think you know Makes your life unbearable Would you change? Would you change? If you'd broken every rule and vow And hard times come to bring you down Would you change? Would you change? If you knew that you would die today If you saw the face of God and Love Would you change? Would you change? © 2003 Tracy Chapman

[ PREVIEWS ]

CHAPMAN FLIES WITH FLEA By Steve Baltin © Rolling Stone, July 06, 2005 Singer-songwriter enlists Chili Peppers bassist for "Where You Live" Tracy Chapman will release Where You Live, her seventh studio album and first album in three years, on September 13th. Co-produced by Chapman and Tchad Blake (Phish, Bonnie Raitt), the album features the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea on bass, Joe Gore (PJ Harvey, Tom Waits) on guitar, Mitchell Froom (Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow) on keyboards and Quinn (Belinda Carlisle, Paula Cole) on drums. "I made some great friends on this album," says Chapman, who in addition to acoustic guitar tried her hand at clarinet. "I had run into Flea a few times over the years, and he'd said to me at one point, 'If you're making a record and you want me to, I'll play on it.' So I took him up on the offer." Flea makes his presence known behind Chapman's passionate vocals on the anthemic single "Change." Other standout tracks include the gospel-tinged "Talk to You," the jazzy, percussion-heavy "Before Easter" and the sparse, haunting "Never Yours." "It's mostly recorded live," Chapman says of the album. "It's a new direction for me, sonically and thematically." Chapman is planning a worldwide tour behind Where You Live in the fall. TRACY CHAPMAN - Change (CDM, VÖ 15.08.2005) By: plattentests.de Nicht weniger als 35 Millionen Alben von TRACY CHAPMAN gingen bis heute weltweit über die Ladentische, und dies obwohl sie wirklich nicht mit lauten Tönen auf sich aufmerksam macht. Als Poetin der stillen Revolution sind es eher die leisen Töne und die feinsinnigen Texte, mit denen TRACY CHAPMAN beeindruckt. Und die Qualität ihrer Songs ist nicht nur im Folk-Genre außergewöhnlich, so feiert zurzeit Ronan Keating mit einer Pop-Version des CHAPMAN-Hits Baby Can I Hold You internationale Airplay-Erfolge. Nun hat die wohl einflussreichste Songwriterin der letzten 2 Dekaden ein neues Album angekündigt. Where You Live ist das siebte Studio-Album TRACY CHAPMANs und behandelt nach Aussage der Künstlerin die Themen Heimat, Liebe und Erinnerung. Es wurde in einem extra für TRACY hergerichteten Studio in San Francisco aufgenommen und von Tchad Blake produziert, der bereits durch seine innovative Arbeit für eigenwillige Künstler wie Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Tom Waits, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Los Lobos, Randy Newman u.v.m. bekannt ist. Als Musiker wirkten Gitarrist Joe Gore (Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Eels), Drummer/Percussionist Quinn (Paula Cole, Belinda Carlisle, Patti LaBelle, Vesta Williams) an Where You Live mit, weitere Gäste waren Blakes Studio Partner Mitchell Froom und Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers). Die erste Single aus dem Album ist Change, ein Song, der ganz im kleinen Format daherkommt. Akustische Gitarre, TRACYs Stimme, ein Piano, Bass und Besenschlagzeug machen den Anfang und es beginnt ein Song, der sommerlich beschwingt klingt und doch einen Text zum Nachdenken mitbringt: "If you knew that you would die today / and saw the face of God and love / would you change? Would You change? / If you knew that love can break your heart / when you’re down so low / you cannot fall / would you change? would you change?" Auch nach sechs Alben überrascht es noch, mit welcher Leichtigkeit TRACY CHAPMAN Folk mit Pop verbindet und einem anspruchsvollen Gedanken eine ganz und gar gefällige Musik zu schenken, die ohne jede Effekthascherei eine wundervolle Melodie zum Tragen bringt. Where You Live erscheint am 12. September, die Single Change am 15. August. Vier Grammies konnte TRACY CHAPMAN im Laufe ihrer Karriere entgegennehmen, drei davon für ihr Debüt-Album Tracy Chapman. Jedes ihrer Alben erreichte international hohe Chartpositionen, Crossroads (1990) landete bei uns auf Platz 1 und Matters Of The Heart (1992) auf 13. 1995 erschien nach einer Pause das Album New Beginning, das für TRACY CHAPMANs vierten Grammy sorgte, und Telling Stories (2000) erreichte in Deutschland Platz 5. 2001 erschien die Best Of-Sammlung The Collection, die in Deutschland auf Platz 3 ging und mit Gold ausgezeichnet wurde. 2002 schließlich kam Let It Rain, das in Deutschland Platz 15 erreichte. Tracy Chapman: "Where You Live" By: TVtoday.de Sie schreibt ihre Songs am liebsten, wenn die Nacht am tiefsten ist: in den frühen Morgenstunden. "Das ist die Zeit, wenn alles ruhig ist und so friedlich wirkt", sagt Tracy Chapman. Dass sie als Nachtstücke entstanden sind, merkt man den Songs der neuen CD "Where You Live" deutlich an. Die sparsamen Arrangements, das sanfte Tempo, Chapmans unangestrengter, zurückhaltender Gesang - alles passt in eine entspannte Halbschlaf-Stimmung. Und doch verbreiten die Lieder keine Langeweile, sondern entfalten einen Zauber. Oft allerdings erst beim genauen Hinhören. Dann nämlich entpuppt sich ein vermeintlich poetisch- spirituelles Stück wie "Before Easter" mit seinem verschleppten Rhythmus, den düsteren Bassklängen und dem Refrain "Jesus Knows" als regelrecht politisch. Tracy Chapman erklärt: "Es geht um die Rolle, die die Religion in einer Gesellschaft spielt. In den USA sind viele Menschen in Not - und diese Leute brauchen Unterstützung. Aber viele religiöse Gruppen würden sie einfach ihrem Schicksal überlassen und darauf warten, dass Gott oder Jesus einspringt und ihnen hilft." Aber typisch Tracy Chapman: Sie packt ihren Ärger in dichterische Bilder, die weit vom konkreten Thema wegführen. "Es muss nicht ausdrücklich das Wort ,Krankenversicherung" im Text vorkommen", sagt sie. Und hat Recht: Solche Wörter gehören nicht in Popsongs. Gleichzeitig ist das ein praktisches Mittel, so wenig wie möglich von sich selbst preiszugeben - für die notorisch schüchterne Tracy Chapman geradezu eine Überlebensstrategie. Und so schreibt sie lieber über große Themen wie Leben und Tod als etwa über ihre Kindheit in Ohio. Wenn sich das Ergebnis aber so anhört wie auf "Where You Live", lässt sich damit sehr gut leben. Fazit: Die Songwriterin aus San Francisco ist für ihre Ernsthaftigkeit und emotionale Ehrlichkeit bekannt - beides bietet "Where You Live" ausgiebig. In Mini-Bandbesetzung wirken ihre Lieder ganz unmittelbar. Ein großes Album, das sich als kleines tarnt. Text: Rolf von der Reith für TV TODAY

[ CD REVIEWS ]

Tracy Chapman, Where You Live ***** Seventh heaven for the worthy woman who has lightened up By: Liz Hoggard, The Observer, Sunday August 21, 2005 Where You Live (Elektra) £12.99 Since her 1988 self-titled debut, Tracy Chapman has had a bit of an uncompromising image that may have scared off lesser mortals. But this album, her seventh, is an absolute delight. Concerned with home, place, love and memory , it is bereft of folksy whimsy. There are elements of jazz and gospel, and even the most overtly political track, 'America', is underscored by addictive percussive elements. As Chapman knows to her cost, there are dangers when an iconic song reaches saturation point. But even if you'd rather have your teeth pulled than listen to 'Fast Car' ever again, I challenge you not to fall in love with new single 'Change'. One of the most joyous things she's ever done. Submitted by: AWOL