The Door (Keb' Mo' album)

The Door
Studio album by
Keb' Mo'
ReleasedOctober 10, 2000
GenreDelta blues
LabelOKeh, Epic[1]
ProducerKeb' Mo', Russ Titelman[2]
Keb' Mo' chronology
Slow Down
(1998) 		The Door
(2000) 		Sessions at West 54th
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]

The Door is a studio album by Delta blues artist Keb' Mo', released in 2000.[5][6]

The album peaked at No. 122 on the Billboard 200.[7] It was nominated for a Grammy, for "Best Contemporary Blues Album".[8]

Production

Co-produced by Russ Titelman, the album employed many well-known session musicians.[9]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "even when he updates the Elmore James classic 'It Hurts Me Too' with an arrangement that weds a funk beat to a wash of electronics, Mo' makes the transition from analog to digital age seem smooth, if not exactly welcome."[2] The Chicago Tribune thought that the "acoustic, adult-contemporary blues style becomes more sophisticated with every album."[10] OC Weekly deemed the album "a disappointment," calling it "more James Taylor than Skip James."[11] The Record wrote that "this Los Angeles musician's urban folk-blues stew remains disarmingly soothing."[12]

Track listing

All songs written by Kevin Moore (Keb' Mo') unless otherwise noted.

  1. "The Door" (Moore, Leon Ware)
  2. "Loola Loo" (Moore, Bobby McFerrin)
  3. "It Hurts Me Too" (Mel London)
  4. "Come on Back"
  5. "Stand Up (And Be Strong)" (Moore, Clayton Gibb)
  6. "Anyway"
  7. "Don't You Know"
  8. "It's All Coming Back" (Moore, John Lewis Parker)
  9. "Gimme What You Got" (Moore, Kevin McCormick)
  10. "Mommy Can I Come Home" (Moore, Melissa Manchester)
  11. "Change"
  12. "The Beginning" (Moore, Bobby McFerrin)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 769.
  2. ^ a b Joyce, Mike (November 3, 2000). "KEB' MO'" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  3. ^ "The Door - Keb' Mo' | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  5. ^ "Keb' Mo' Opens 'Door' to His Blues". Los Angeles Times. November 30, 2000.
  6. ^ "Keb' Mo' | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Keb' Mo'". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Keb'Mo'". GRAMMY.com. December 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "KEB' MO': THE DOOR". The Morning Call: A54. 16 Dec 2000.
  10. ^ Knopper, Steve. "Keb MoThe Door (OKeh/Epic)Singer-guitarist Kevin Moore's acoustic,..." chicagotribune.com.
  11. ^ "In the Closet With the Blues – OC Weekly". www.ocweekly.com.
  12. ^ Lewis, Randy (3 Nov 2000). "QUICK SPINS". The Record: 32.


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