The Chair in the Doorway

The Chair in the Doorway
Studio album by Living Colour
Released September 15, 2009
Genre
Length 41:10 (excluding 4:33 of silence)
Label Megaforce
Living Colour chronology
What's Your Favorite Color?: Remixes, B-Sides and Rarities
(2005)What's Your Favorite Color?: Remixes, B-Sides and Rarities2005		 The Chair in the Doorway
(2009)		 Shade
(2017)Shade2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Associated Press(favorable)[2]
MetalSucks[3]
Robert Christgau[4]
Rolling StoneLink
The Washington Post(favorable)[5]

The Chair in the Doorway is the fifth studio album by Living Colour, which was released on September 15, 2009.[6] 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 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)  
13."Asshole" (Hidden track) 2:51

Personnel

Living Colour
  • Corey Glover – lead and background vocals
  • Vernon Reid – electric, electronic and acoustic guitars; laptop, sound design and background vocals on "That's What You Taught Me"
  • Doug Wimbish – bass and ambience; guitar, beats vocals
  • Will Calhoun – drums, percussion; wave drum, toy piano, keyboard, background 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[7] 161

References

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