The Chair in the Doorway
# The Chair in the Doorway

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Associated Press | (favorable) |
| MetalSucks | |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Rolling Stone | Link |
| The Washington Post | (favorable) |

The Chair in the Doorway is the fifth studio album by American rock band Living Colour, released on September 15, 2009. 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.

## Personnel

### Living Colour

* Corey Glover – lead and backing vocals
* Vernon Reid – guitars, electronic guitar, acoustic guitar, laptop, sound design and 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 | 161 |
