The Chair in the Doorway

2009 studio album by Living Colour

Studio album by

Living Colour

Released

September 15, 2009

Genre

Funk metal
experimental rock
alternative metal
pop metal^[1]

Length

45:43

Label

Megaforce

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Associated Press	(favorable)^[3]
MetalSucks	^[4]
Robert Christgau	^[5]
Rolling Stone	Link
The Washington Post	(favorable)^[6]

The Chair in the Doorway is the fifth studio album by American rock band Living Colour, released on September 15, 2009.^[7] It was the band's 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 #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.	Title	Writer(s)	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)	John Cage	4:33
13.	"Asshole" (Hidden track)		2:51

Personnel

Living Colour

Corey Glover – lead and backing vocals
Vernon Reid – electric, acoustic and electronic guitars, laptop; 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

^ "Living Colour". SF Weekly. 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
^ "The Chair in the Doorway - Living Colour". Allmusic.
^ "Archived". articles.lancasteronline.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2023-05-07.^{[dead link]}
^ "The Chair In The Doorway: Living Colour, Still Vivid". MetalSucks. 14 September 2009.
^ "CG: Artist 817". Robert Christgau.
^ "Record Review: Living Colour's 'The Chair in the Doorway'". The Washington Post. August 28, 2009.
^ "Living Colour: New Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2009-06-19. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
^ "Living Colour Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2017.