The Chair in the Doorway

The Chair in the Doorway
Studio album by Living Colour
Released	September 15, 2009
Genre	Funk metal, heavy metal, hard rock, alternative metal
Label	Megaforce
Living Colour chronology
What's Your Favorite Color?: Remixes, B-Sides and Rarities (2005) The Chair in the Doorway (2009)

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.

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

• 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"

References

1. ^ "The Chair in the Doorway - Living Colour". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1634073. 
2. ^ http://articles.lancasteronline.com/ap/4/us_music_review_living_colour^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "The Chair In The Doorway: Living Colour, Still Vivid". MetalSucks. http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/09/14/the-chair-in-the-doorway-living-colour-still-vivid. 
4. ^ "CG: Artist 817". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=817. 
5. ^ "Record Review: Living Colour's 'The Chair in the Doorway'". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/27/AR2009082701317.html. 
6. ^ "Living Colour: New Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2009-06-19. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=122260. Retrieved 2009-06-20.