The Chair in the Doorway

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chair in the Doorway
Living chair300x300.jpg
Studio album by
Living Colour
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2009
Genre
Length41:10 (excluding 4:33 of silence); 45:43 (includes 4:33 of silence)
LabelMegaforce
Living Colour chronology
What's Your Favorite Color?: Remixes, B-Sides and Rarities
(2005) 		The Chair in the Doorway
(2009) 		Shade
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars[2]
Associated Press(favorable)[3]
MetalSucks4/5 stars[4]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[5]
Rolling Stone4/5 starsLink
The Washington Post(favorable)[6]

The Chair in the Doorway is the fifth studio album by Living Colour, which was released on September 15, 2009.[7] It is their first studio album since the release of Collideøscope in 2003, and their first release on Megaforce Records. The album met generally positive reviews and sold about 2,800 copies in its first week landing at No. 161 on the Billboard 200. This is their first album to chart since Stain in 1993.

"Bless Those (Little Annie's Prayer)", which was co-written by Annie Bandez and Doug Wimbish, was originally recorded and released on Little Annie's 1992 album Short and Sweet. Mark Stewart included a version of the song "Method" on his 2012 album The Politics of Envy.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Living Colour, along with those noted below.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Burned Bridges" 3:37
2."The Chair"Count2:09
3."Decadance"Milan Cimfe, Mark Stewart3:20
4."Young Man"Mark Stewart2:53
5."Method"Milan Cimfe, Mark Stewart4:20
6."Behind the Sun"Count3:40
7."Bless Those (Little Annie's Prayer)"Doug Wimbish, Annie Bandez5:04
8."Hard Times" 2:48
9."That's What You Taught Me" 3:45
10."Out of My Mind"Mark Stewart3:42
11."Not Tomorrow" 3:01
12."(4 minutes, 33 seconds of silence)" (Hidden track)John Cage4:33
13."Asshole" (Hidden track) 2:51

Personnel[]

Living Colour
  • Corey Glover – lead and backing vocals
  • Vernon Reid – guitars, electronic guitar, acoustic guitar, laptop, sound design and backing vocals on "That's What You Taught Me"
  • Doug Wimbish – bass, ambience, guitars, beats vocals
  • Will Calhoun – drums, percussion; wave drum, toy piano, keyboards, backing vocals on "Not Tomorrow"
Additional musicians
  • Becca de Beauport – keyboards on "That's What You Taught Me" and vocals on "Not Tomorrow"

Charts[]

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 161

References[]

  1. ^ "Living Colour". SF Weekly. 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  2. ^ "The Chair in the Doorway - Living Colour". Allmusic.
  3. ^ http://articles.lancasteronline.com/ap/4/us_music_review_living_colour. Retrieved September 16, 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  4. ^ "The Chair In The Doorway: Living Colour, Still Vivid". MetalSucks.
  5. ^ "CG: Artist 817". Robert Christgau.
  6. ^ "Record Review: Living Colour's 'The Chair in the Doorway'". The Washington Post. August 28, 2009.
  7. ^ "Living Colour: New Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2009-06-19. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  8. ^ "Living Colour Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2017.



Stub icon

This article about a 2000s alternative metal album is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""