The Chair in the Doorway

The Chair in the Doorway
Studio album by Living Colour
Released September 15, 2009
Genre Alternative metal, funk metal, experimental rock
Label Megaforce
Living Colour chronology

What's Your Favorite Color?: Remixes, B-Sides and Rarities
(2005)		 The Chair in the Doorway
(2009)		 Shade
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Associated Press (favorable)[2]
MetalSucks [3]
Robert Christgau [4]
Rolling Stone
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. 159 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 Politics of Envy.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Living Colour, along with those noted below. 

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

Personnel

Additional musicians:

References

  1. ↑ "The Chair in the Doorway - Living Colour". Allmusic.
  2. ↑ http://articles.lancasteronline.com/ap/4/us_music_review_living_colour[]
  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'". Washington Post. August 28, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Living Colour: New Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-20.