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."[14]
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%.[15]
Track listing
| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "The Three of Me" | William Bell, John Leventhal, Marc Cohn | 3:24 |
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| 2. | "The House Always Wins" | Bell, Leventhal, Cory Chisel, Scott Bomar | 2:56 |
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| 3. | "Poison in the Well" | Bell, Leventhal, Cohn | 3:15 |
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| 4. | "I Will Take Care of You" | Bell, Leventhal | 2:52 |
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| 5. | "Born Under a Bad Sign" | Bell, Booker T. Jones | 3:17 |
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| 6. | "All Your Stories" | Jesse Winchester | 2:56 |
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| 7. | "Walking on a Tightrope" | Leventhal, Rosanne Cash | 2:52 |
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| 8. | "This Is Where I Live" | Bell, Leventhal | 3:14 |
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| 9. | "More Rooms" | Bell, Leventhal, Cohn | 4:19 |
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| 10. | "All the Things You Can't Remember" | Bell, Leventhal, Cohn | 3:00 |
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| 11. | "Mississippi-Arkansas Bridge" | Bell, Leventhal, Cohn | 3:47 |
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| 12. | "People Want to Go Home" | Bell, Leventhal | 2:58 |
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References
- ^ Deming, Mark. "This Is Where I Live". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ Carr, Courtney (February 12, 2017). "William Bell Wins Best Americana Album at 2017 Grammy Awards". The Boot. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ "Reviews for This Is Where I Live by William Bell". Metacritic. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ Deming, Mark (June 3, 2016). "This Is Where I Live - William Bell". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ Nadal, James (June 20, 2016). "William Bell: This Is Where I Live". All About Jazz. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ Dennis, Jon (21 July 2016). "William Bell: This Is Where I Live review – undimmed soul mastery". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ Gill, Andy (7 July 2016). "Album reviews round-up: Biffy Clyro, Roisin Murphy, William Bell and more". The Independent. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ Carroll, Jim (August 4, 2016). "William Bell - This Is Where I Live album review: authentic southern soul". The Irish Times. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ William Bell has forgotten nothing, it seems, least of all how to make wonderful, eternal soul music. [Aug 2016, p.88]
- ^ Young, Jon (July 7, 2016). "William Bell: This Is Where I Live". Paste. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ Brown, Helen (12 July 2016). "William Bell's Where I Live proves he's a soul survivor". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: William Bell". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ The septuagenarian may not possess the range he once had, but Bell's voice wears the years gracefully. [Aug 2016, p.71]
- ^ McGuire, Colin (July 20, 2016). "William Bell: This Is Where I Live". PopMatters. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ 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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