Numbered Doors

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Numbered Doors
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2014
RecordedMarch 2014
Genre Country, folk
Length37:11
Label Hoodie Songs
Lori McKenna chronology
Massachusetts
(2013)
Numbered Doors
(2014)
The Bird and the Rifle
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [1]
Country Standard Time (favorable) [2]
No Depression (favorable) [3]
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Numbered Doors is the eighth studio album by the folk singer Lori McKenna, released on September 23, 2014. Rolling Stone named it the 16th best country album of 2014. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Time I've Wasted"Lori McKenna, Jesse Walker, Liz Rose 3:33
2."Numbered Doors"McKenna3:44
3."Stranger in His Kiss"McKenna, Dean Fields4:34
4."God Never Made One of Us to Be Alone"McKenna4:30
5."All a Woman Wants"McKenna3:17
6."Rose of Jericho"McKenna, Drew Kennedy3:39
7."Love to Be Cruel for" (featuring Mark Erelli)McKenna, Ben Fields3:34
8."Good Marriage"McKenna3:37
9."Three Kids No Husband"McKenna, Brandy Clark 3:19
10."Starlight"McKenna, Hillary Lindsey, Liz Rose 3:24
Total length:37:11


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References

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  2. "Lori McKenna - Numbered Doors". www.countrystandardtime.com.
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