This Is Where I Live
Black-and-white photo of William Bell, wearing a hat and sunglasses
Studio album by
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.
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