This Is Where I Live

This Is Where I Live
Black-and-white photo of William Bell, wearing a hat and sunglasses
Studio album by
William Bell
ReleasedJune 3, 2016
GenreRhythm and Blues, Americana, Soul,[1] Roots
Length38:49
LabelStax
ProducerJohn Leventhal
William Bell chronology
New Lease on Life
(2006) 		This Is Where I Live
(2016)

This Is Where I Live is an album by William Bell released on June 3, 2016 in the US and July 8, 2016 elsewhere. It won Bell a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.[2]

Reception

PopMatters gave the album 8 out of 10 stars, calling it "an imperative listen for anyone claiming to be a fan of rhythm and blues, both old and new."[3]

Following his Grammy win, streaming of "Born Under A Bad Sign" (which Bell performed at the ceremony with Gary Clark Jr.) on Spotify increased by 4,950%, with overall streams increasing by 680%. Similarly, streaming of Bell's music on Pandora increased by 12,085%.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Three of Me"William Bell, John Leventhal, Marc Cohn3:24
2."The House Always Wins"Bell, Leventhal, Cory Chisel, Scott Bomar2:56
3."Poison in the Well"Bell, Leventhal, Cohn3:15
4."I Will Take Care of You"Bell, Leventhal2:52
5."Born Under a Bad Sign"Bell, Booker T. Jones3:17
6."All Your Stories"Jesse Winchester2:56
7."Walking on a Tightrope"Leventhal, Rosanne Cash2:52
8."This Is Where I Live"Bell, Leventhal3:14
9."More Rooms"Bell, Leventhal, Cohn4:19
10."All the Things You Can't Remember"Bell, Leventhal, Cohn3:00
11."Mississippi-Arkansas Bridge"Bell, Leventhal, Cohn3:47
12."People Want to Go Home"Bell, Leventhal2:58

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "This Is Where I Live". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Carr, Courtney (February 12, 2017). "William Bell Wins Best Americana Album at 2017 Grammy Awards". The Boot. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. ^ McGuire, Colin (July 20, 2016). "William Bell: This Is Where I Live". PopMatters. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  4. ^ McAlone, Nathan (February 13, 2017). "The Grammys' biggest winner was a 77-year-old Memphis legend, according to Spotify and Pandora". Business Insider. Retrieved December 3, 2020.